Almost There!

31 weeks:

Only 9 more weeks to go!! That seems so far away and so incredibly close all at the same time. I feel like I've made so much progress and besides being tired and somewhat uncomfortable, I'm feeling great. This has to be one of the longest and shortest experiences of my life. I feel like I've been pregnant forever, but since I've been feeling better, time started flying. Some of the wonderful 3rd trimester ailments I've been experiencing include acid reflux, heart burn, leg cramps and pain on the lower right side of my rib cage in my front and back. I've figured out how to deal with all of it except the pain in my ribs. That one showed up a few days ago and there's not much I can do for relief other than stretch my top half as straight as it will go. It's the worst when I'm sitting or lying down and continues to wake me up in the middle of the night. I now sleep with my right arm up and over my head and that offers a little relief. All that being said, I would still take all of this amplified by 10 rather than deal with the 1st trimester again.

This is the only photo I allowed when I was super sick and on the iv. I was about 10 weeks pregnant. This was taken after the picc line was placed but before it started making me sick. I think I allowed the photo because I felt pretty ok that day. So this was my 24/7 friend for 6 weeks. This isn't my favorite pic, but it's nice to have a reminder of where I was and how far I've come.

As uncomfortable as I might get, nothing can be worse than what I experienced at the beginning of this pregnancy. I try to keep that in mind and be grateful that Romney and I have made it this far, happy and healthy. So here are a few belly pics from the last couple months.

23 weeks

28 weeks

30 weeks--special thanks to my friend Sharli for taking  professional pics for us. I love how they turned out and I'll post more later :)

Tyler and I grow more and more excited everyday. Between the two of us, I'm honestly not sure who's more excited. Tyler has been working non-stop this past week to get the nursery finished (he's amazing) and it looks like it will be almost completely done by tomorrow, so I'll post pics soon. While he's working on the nursery, I spend my time deep cleaning; so between the two of us our house will definitely be ready for this little girl. We start prenatal classes at the hospital on October 1st. I'm extremely excited for this, mostly because it means we're getting even closer. Plus I'm the type of person that likes to know exactly what's going on, so I'm eager to get a rundown of what labor and the hospital stay will entail. But until that time comes, I'm going to just enjoy these last 2 months of pregnancy. I have a feeling part of me will really miss it once she's born.