Oops. Okay, so I must say, once I got close, I decided to just wait so it would really be one year later haha. AJ and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary yesterday. Crazy how much has changed since last year!! Did not get in the trip to South Bass Island again like we had hoped to, but we'll spend a relaxing weekend (I hope) in Columbus this weekend instead. Let's see. Since last year, my job changed - I am now the rehab manager at the Laurels of Canton - no longer the Arbors, we got a dog - a wonderful black lab mix named Sammi who keeps us VERY busy, and oh yeah, I'm 35 weeks pregnant!! I cannot wait to see what the next year brings!
My daily routine is getting up around 7, work 8-5 (at least), come home and take Sammi for a walk - exercise for me, and it will also assure that she will then pass out for about an hour on the kitchen floor, eat dinner, watch tv for a bit, and then head for bed around 9:30. Then I toss and turn for anywhere from 1-3 hours. Ha. No laughing matter really - it's making me a little crazy!!
I always thought I would be this certain type of pregnant person - I would exercise and stay in shape, eat only the healthiest of foods and love my big pregnant body. Wow I couldn't have been more wrong. I did exercise regularly for about a month around my 22 week mark which really was good for me at that time, right when I started getting big. Then I kind of quit that until the past few weeks when I've started taking Sammi for walks daily or at least 5 days a week. Food - hmm I pretty much eat whatever whenever. My appetite was small in the beginning - not terribly sick, but did have some nausea, then HUGE - mom made fun of me that I would eat anything that was put in front of me and most things that weren't. Now my appetite has somewhat normalized, but bottom line is, at no point did I look at what I was eating and think, hm is this healthy?! haha. And finally, it's not that I hate being pregnant but I sure don't love it like I thought I would. It's much more BIZARRE than I ever thought it would be!! How strange that I have a small human being just hanging out inside of me! Well, back flipping and swimming is more what it feels like. It's really crazy. I'm starting to get uncomfortable - I won't say miserable yet, but uncomfortable. The nights are the worst part - VERY uncomfortable and cannot sleep. Waking up several times a night to pee and usually awake for a while each time. I know it's just mother nature's way of preparing me for the next year of my life, but COME ON, I'm sure I'll get the hang of it when it's really here - bless me with some shut eye in the meantime!!!
So I have 5 weeks to go til we meet our little girl. (It's a girl!!) I have a strong feeling she's going to come early, but that may just be wishful thinking. It just doesn't seem like she can get much bigger - or that I can get much bigger. If she does take her time and wait 5 more weeks, I am betting I will get to the miserable point!!
Regardless of the discomfort, I cannot WAIT to meet her and become a mom. I can't wait to start this next chapter of my life and to face my biggest challenge so far :)
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