Pregnancy Woes

During my first pregnancy I complained all the time to my doctor about my pregnancy woes. I was retaining a LOT of water and super uncomfortable. I was experiencing heartburn for the first time. I gained too much weight. I had a big baby in my rib cage. You get the idea. After every complaint my doctor would say, "Well, you're pregnant." I used to get really annoyed because she never had children, so she had no idea what is was like to be pregnant. (I honestly had a very easy pregnancy with no complications.)

(about 36 weeks with Jayden)

You'd think I'd really love being pregnant with how I got pregnant again only 5 months after delivering Jayden. It was amazing to me how different I was with my second pregnancy. I didn't have the same swelling. I didn't gain as much weight. But I was still dealing with the normal pregnancy side effects. I realized that complaining wasn't going to get me anywhere. You just have to deal with these little changes for a few months and then you pop out a baby.

(My sister 6 months with my niece and me 34ish weeks with Gabriella)

Now that I'm (almost) 32 weeks pregnant with No. 3 I only complain to my husband. He's very sweet and does well with having a pregnant wife. I've done pretty well on my weight so far and if I continue to gain only 1 pound a week, then I'll only have gained 35 pounds by the end. I don't have swelling in my hands and feet. I'm still short waisted with little room for baby to go. I do get heartburn which causes nausea. But I've figured out how to deal with these things and it's only temporary.

I feel like a pro at being pregnant and having kids. My doctor's appointments are fairly boring because I always know what to expect, of course the only non-boring part is hearing the beautiful heartbeat of the baby.

With every pregnancy, every labor and delivery and every baby being different, I can't help but spend my free time thinking about what this baby will look like and act like. I wonder if I'll be able to breastfeed for a full year. I wonder how the kids will adjust to their new sibling and having to share mommy and daddy even more. I wonder how long it will take for the baby to sleep through the night. I only have 4 weeks until I'm full term and I keep telling the baby it is more than welcome to come early. :)