Pregnancy Update: 32 Weeks

Maternity Clothes:  My new favorite things to wear include: Nostalgia Yoga pants in both black and brown - I got 2 pairs because they are SO comfy.  I also really like my Capri style leggings from Old Navy and Craig's t-shirts when no ones looking.  Either my belly is HUGE or my past maternity clothes have shrunk over years of use and washings  because it seems like I need to put a tank top on under most of the shirts.  I'm going to pretend it's the later...

Best Moment This Week:  Watching my kids go trick or treating.  I almost opted out and I'm so glad I didn't. I loved watching them skip from house to house with their pumpkin buckets bobbing along.  They had so much fun and I love seeing my kids happy.

Movement:  This little guy is definitely rockin' and rollin' in there.  Just this morning I had a Dr.'s appt and while we were listening to his heartbeat my stomach was rolling all over the place.  The nurse practitioner just started laughing and said she wished she had a video camera because she usually doesn't see that much activity.  Whenever I'm lying still trying to get some shut eye he starts up.  He's already preparing me for the lack of sleep that I'm in for.  

Food Cravings:  I don't know if I've necessarily been craving candy but since it's been around I've been snacking on it .. lots of it.  Candy Corn will probably be the death of me.  I still love grapefruit and orange juice, string cheese, and peanut butter on whole wheat to snack on.  

What I Miss Most:  My sanity!!  Can you say "HORMONES" .. well,  mine are on overdrive.  Poor Craig.  I feel bad for him.  I can go from being perfectly content, to crazy mad, to super emotional.  The other day we got into an argument because I thought he spent too much time on his smartphone.  Somehow it turned into who pays more attention to the kids which turned into who is the 'fun' parent.  I was sure I was since I'm the one that bakes cookies with them, reads them stories at bedtime, lets them have bubble baths, takes them to the zoo, the park, thunderkid activities, ballet, t-ball, etc...  I draw pictures of airplanes for Jace and play babies with Brooke.  However when Craig asked the kids they both said him because he's the one that swoops in after a long day and wrestles with them, chases them around the house before bedtime, and tickles them until they cry tears of laughter.  He lets them stay up late after bedtime and sneak junk food after I've said "no".  I felt utterly unappreciated .. especially after I've practically been playing single mom and doing so much on my own.  I was so mad at Craig that I scorned him for the rest of day ... he was practically the devil.  After taking off in the car to have some alone time and trying on clothes at a few stores I felt even more depressed.  I came home crying that everything looked ugly on me.  Craig just hugged me and listened to me even after I was so horrible to him all day.  I finally realized that it's okay that I'm not the 'fun' parent.  I am the one that makes sure that they eat their veggies, delegates time-outs when needed, makes them do their chores, helps with homework, and fixes boo boos with snuggles and luvs.  Yes, I take them to the park but Craig plays tickle monster with them.  I'm fun .. just a different kind of fun and that's okay.   I'm lucky I have an understanding husband ... even if he changed my ringer on his phone to "Crazy Train" for that day. lol  - thus the song change on the blog.

Sleep:  Well,  I battled a cold this month that lasted 2 weeks so I didn't sleep much and ended up on the couch most nights.  I HATE colds with a passion.  Plus, whenever I'm about ready to fall asleep baby starts kicking up a storm and doing gymnastics in my tummy.  It's really odd to think that a 4lb. something is in there moving around.  

What I'm Looking Forward To:  Well, now that Halloween is over I'm really excited for Thanksgiving.  My parents are coming and I'm going to make a turkey for the first time ever.  I'm super excited to see family.

Symptoms:  My belly button is officially an outie! :)  I have been having lots of low back aches and my feet are really sore.  I've had some cramping, lots of braxton hicks contractions, and I'm tired, emotional, and bit crazy from time to time. lol

Other Thoughts:  Well, the next 3 months are going to be super crazy so I'm trying not to think about it too much.  This is really hard for me since I like to be organized and I'm not very patient.  It's driving me crazy that I can't do all the things I want to do.  For example,  I have this list of things I want to get done before baby comes/ before we move.  There just aren't enough hours in the day though and even though I really want to go through all the bins in the garage and sort through everything.  That may not be possible since I can't lift most of it in my current situation and Craig is gone most of the time.  It stinks!!  I'm hoping that we will know where we will be moving by Thanksgiving.

 

Photos courtesy of my talented 6 yr old, Jace.