OUCH!

Normally I sleep through all of Lucas' kicks and punches.. this was NOT the case last night!!  He straight up beat me up while I was trying to sleep!!  I probably woke up four different times from what felt like him trying to escape from my belly.. and this morning I feel bruised in the spot where all the commotion was focused. It's amazing how strong he's gotten.. and a little scary!!

IT'S OFFICIAL

I'm enormous... :) as you can see from the pics above!  I have no idea how 3 more months of baby are going to fit in my belly.. Some good news is that my test results confirmed I don't have gestational diabetes. Pumpkin pie here I come!!!!!!!!!!  I know that's awful but in addition to worrying about how diabetes would  have affected Lucas I was also VERY distraught about the fact that I wouldn't be able to eat any sweets over the holidays.. hahaha now THAT would have been devastating.

HELLO 3RD TRI!

I can't believe that I'm already on the home stretch!!!!!!!!!! I had my 26 week apointment today and got totally freaked by the fact that I will now be visiting the doc every 2 weeks! Today's appointment was all the usual (weigh in, blood pressure, pee in a cup and listen to sweet little Lukie's heartbeat) plus the added bonus of the glucose tolerance test (PUKE!)...  the test consists of drinking a gazzilion grams of sugar in liquid form on an empty stomach and then getting your blood drawn to check glucose levels. All morning I felt like vomiting... the whole point of the test is to check for gestational diabetes (which I'm very worried that I have!) so I'm very anxious for the results.

Joys the 3rd tri has brought so far:

*An ever expanding belly!  Although it sometimes feels like a 1,000 lbs I really do love it.

*LOTS of kicks, rolls and karate from Lucas.  I LOVE that I get to feel him ALL day long - he is the first thing I feel in the morning and the last thing I feel at night.. I'm totally addicted

*A closeness with Lucas that is indescribeable. I am so in love with him..

"Un-Joys" the 3rd tri has brought so far:

*Sore back :( 

*Having to literally "roll" out of bed because sitting up like a normal person is no longer an option

*Having to say goodbye to bladder control. When Lucas mistakes my bladder for a trampoline an adult diaper starts to seem more and more necessary.