Pregnancy Update

28 weeks.  sometimes it's hard to believe i'm that far along.  and others, i can't believe i still have 12 weeks of this left!  this has really been the hardest thing i've ever had to do.  this little girl just wants to make sure that i don't forget she's there!

the nausea is almost gone.  i still have bad days, and times of day.  but at least i don't have to take medicine all day every day just to make it through.  there are still things i can't eat or think about without gagging.  poor cody ordered a new smoker for himself for christmas, and all he wants to do is smoke meat.  and i can barely handle typing smoked meat, let alone think about eating it.  lucky for him, my dad comes into town soon, and he'll go with cody so he can eat smoked meat to his hearts content.

i was having some bad contractions for a few weeks, not of the braxton hicks variety.  the real thing.  so they had to run a bunch of tests.  everything is fine.  they're just stress induced.  so i need to stress less (shouldn't be a problem right?), and rest more.  i have a hard time with that one, especially with a very vibrant active 2 year old.  but, i'm trying to take it easy.

this past week my sciatica has been so bad i could barely walk some days.  the other day i was sitting on the floor playing with mae while cody was changing after work, and it hurt so bad to get up i just started crying.  mae kept saying "mama sad", and gave me hugs.  bless her sweet little heart.  it keeps me up at night.  my doctor gave me stretches to do, but even those weren't helping.  so, i've been given a recommendation for physical therapy.  i start later this week.  hopefully it will help!

this little girl is proving to be just as active as mae.  mae kicked and moved a lot in my belly, and if possible, this girl does even more.  there have been a few nights where her kicks have woke me up. 

with everything i've gone through this pregnancy (and apparently will continue to go through), i love this little girl more every day.  i can't wait to meet her. i can't wait for mae to meet her.  i'm so nervous about having another person to care for, but i feel so blessed that Heavenly Father would entrust me with another of His precious spirit children.  this girl is supposed to be in our family.  and i'm so grateful that she will be here soon!