28 Weeks - third trimester

Well I guess last week was really the beginning of my third trimester.  I feel huge, like I should be in my ninth month.  And this boy moves all the time!  with Kendra she would move if I pushed on my belly or if a garment or pant seam was too tight on my belly.  But this boy just moves, not only when I'm sitting or laying down, while I'm walking he just does kung-fu. I don't even know if he sleeps, if he does it's like cat naps, no longer than 20 min at a time.  If it's this bad now, I don't even want to know what it will be like in two months!  But at least I know he's healthy, and that's the most important thing, not my comfort.  Bearing children was never supposed to be comfortable.

27 Weeks- Heart Burn

I'm usually on heart burn medication all the time, even when I'm not preg. but when my prescription ran out this last time, I decided to see how my heart burn would do without it.  For me, I felt almost cured of my heart burn problem, but when I got preg. I knew that it would get worse.  I talked to my doctor about getting back on my meds but she decided to wait until it got worse like before.  Well, I think now it has.  I have major heart burn three times a day at least.  It's been really bad these last few days.  I have two weeks till my next apt so I'll have to suffer until then, but, I'm definitely asking for my meds back or I wont have an esophagus by the time I give birth cause the stomach acid will have eaten in all away.

26 Weeks - Grazing

Well my appetite returned about three weeks ago.  Instead of just eating three meals in the day, I now just nibble all day long.  I can't eat much at one time, but I seem to need to eat every two to three hours or my hands get shaky. The problem is I still don't like snack food.  I don't want chips or crackers or anything salty, which is usually the kind of snacks we have.  I always want fruit, but we never have enough, so I end up eating bread: toast with jam, or bagel with cream cheese or toast and tomatoes.  Also, chocolate in all it's varieties: chocolate chips, ice cream, candy bars, cookies, chocolate milk, etc.  So what does this all mean?  CALORIES!! And too much of them.  I only gained the recommended amount of weight between my last two appointments, but yesterday the Dr. said I'm measuring a little big.  If I don't change the types of foods I'm eating I'm going to gain unnecessary weight.  I've only gained 15lbs this pregnancy and I hope to keep it under 30 (which is recommended).  With Kendra I gained 35lbs.  I want to stay healthy so I need to shop and eat smarter.

25 weeks- bending over

So far I've been a month ahead in belly size than with Kendra.  I thought it would slow down but so far it hasn't.  I feel huge.  I can't bent over without grunting from pressure, I've started to pick up things from the side, I don't remember starting that until well into my 3rd trimester. And I can't sit up strait, I went to the dentist yesterday and when your not laying back in those chairs that have you upright and it was swishing my belly so bad. I still try to wear my normal jeans with an elastic but it's making me realize I need some 3rd trimester jeans.  I have a lot of summer pants but when it starts snowing I'll have nothing to wear but sweat pants.

24- Weeks