Woohoo! I’m in the home stretch! Only a few more weeks to go!
CRAVINGS
I am having a lot of the same cravings from previous weeks: fresh fruit, smoothies, juice, yogurt, egg sandwiches, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and Almond Joy Chia Pudding.
AVERSIONS
My appetite has been a lot better lately and most foods are appetizing once again. There are still some that just don’t appeal to me, but I almost feel “normal” with regard to what I’ve been eating lately.
OTHER SYMPTOMS
Frequent urination: Same as before, but I’m a lot more thirsty, so I’m drinking more water than I usually do.
Morning sickness: I still have it, but my chia seed trick seems to help. Or maybe the morning sickness is finally starting to go away?
Indigestion: It seems to come and go depending on what I eat (i.e. pizza), but it hasn’t been bad enough to break out the TUMS. Thank goodness!
Sleep: I’m still sleeping fairly well. I still wake up a ton to pee, but I can usually fall right back to sleep. There was one night last week that I woke up at 1:45 AM and didn’t get back to sleep until 4:00 AM, which was frustrating, but I slept well the next night.
Clear skin: My skin is still looking great!
Colitis stuff: Whomp whomp. Well, I made it to 35 weeks without a single UC symptom, so I guess I should be thankful. Some women flare their entire pregnancy. As soon as things started to get weird on the UC front, I called my doctor, who immediately upped my meds (Lialda + Canasa), and my symptoms quickly improved. I still don’t think I am totally out of the woods yet, but I am happy to see things getting better, especially since I never really got better, no matter what I did, before I was pregnant. Let’s just hope things stay as calm as possible until after I deliver. After I deliver, I will surely go into a flare (since labor is so hard on the body), so anything I can do now to keep things under control will help me in the long run.
Signs of labor: Nada. I am still getting cramps on a regular basis, but nothing other than that.
Weight gain: At my 36-week appointment last week, I was up 36 pounds.
WORKOUTS
I’m still at it! Here are my weekly workout recaps from the past couple of weeks: 35 weeks and 36 weeks. Obviously, things are slowing down (more long walks with Murphy, more exercise modifications at CrossFit), but I’m still rocking WODs when I can!
ADDITIONAL UPDATES
Mal and I set up a home gym from Again Faster Equipment in our basement. It’s already gotten a ton of use, and I know it’s going to get even more once Baby H. arrives!
Mal and I went on a tour of the maternity ward at the hospital where I plan to deliver. This time, we arrived at the right place on time, so now we know where to go when I am in labor. The tour itself was really helpful and made me feel quite a bit more prepared about what to expect when I arrive.
Baby H. is running out of room. He pretty much never stops moving (can’t stop, won’t stop), but now that he is bigger and stronger, my belly is constantly shifting and moving. I swear, it’s always lopsided with some sort of elbow/knee/foot poking out. It’s super sci-fi and weird. Haha!
I started to think about what to pack for the hospital and made a list. You guys came up with all sorts of great ideas too, so now I just need to do it. I can’t believe he came come almost any day now!
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In case you missed them, my pregnancy updates so far:
- Third Trimester Recap: Weeks 33-34
- What to Pack In Your Hospital Bag
- Third Trimester Recap: Weeks 30-32
- My Baby Shower
- Third Trimester Recap: Weeks 27-29
- Baby To Do List
- Nursery Notes & Inspiration
- Second Trimester Recap: Weeks 24-26
- Second Trimester Recap: Weeks 21-23
- Our Savannah Babymoon
- Getting Ready for Baby {House Projects}
- 22-Week Ultrasound
- Second Trimester Recap: Weeks 19-20
- Second Trimester: My Maternity Wardrobe
- I’m Busting Out of My Jeans
- It’s a”¦
- Second Trimester Recap: Weeks 16-17
- First Trimester Recap
- Thrilled