Okay…I can’t handle this anymore. I’ve tried my hardest not to complain. I didn’t want to complain when I want this baby more than anything and I feel truly blessed with this beautiful life growing inside me. That being said, I can’t help it. I must let the whining commence. Just keep in mind that I still feel very blessed and wouldn’t trade this experience for anything. I’m ready for it to be over though.

I’ve entered the 3rd trimester with a bang. I’m enormous and my body aches. My hips are spreading again, which is very painful. My back is killing me. I have elephantitis of the feet and cankles. I’m tired all the time. None of my shoes fit. I’m down to a rotation of about 6 outfits.

To top it all off, I’m now battling gestational diabetes for about a week now. I really thought I would be able to kick it by adjusting my diet, but apparently that isn’t going to be an option. The one and only time I was able to get my blood sugar down, all I had for lunch was a lettuce salad w/ low-cal dressing….meaning that I wasn’t getting anything of nutritional value for the baby and I. So, that means I’m going to have to start insulin. I see the doc today and I’m sure that is what he’ll prescribe. I’m not looking forward to it, but it needs to be done.

Little Gabriel isn’t even that little. We found out at last weeks appointment that he was already 5 lbs! The normal weight for 29 weeks is 3 lbs. Did you all read about that 17 lb gestational diabetes baby born in Brazil? Please, please, please…I’m begging…no 17 lb baby. I can handle 10…I’m even willing to try 11 lbs. No way in heck do I want to try and have a 17 lb baby. I know they would have to take a 17 lb baby c-section. I don’t want a c-section. I want natural childbirth and right now, I’m still saying no epidural.

OK, that officially ends my whining and complaining quota for the day.

There is no doubt about it. We are going to be welcoming a little boy into the world in about 10 weeks!

I can’t count the times that I’ve wanted to blog about work, but either because I don’t want to get fired or someone might read something that could cause a bad vibe in the office, I don’t. There are so many times when I really needed to just vent and get stuff off my chest, but I don’t for the reasons mentioned above.

I’m sure that many of you have encountered this same situation. So, I’d love to offer you a place to post anonymously. For any of my internet friends out there, just send me an e-mail, which can be found in the upper-left hand corner of my blog. I’ll set up an anonymous account and you can vent to your heart’s content.

I am here for you!

In a couple months, I’m going to be squeezing something the size of a watermelon through a hole the size of a lemon…that’s going to be such a nice vacation.

Been a long time…thought I’d actually do a meme!

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” -Henry Ward Beecher

Remind me, please…when I am no longer pregnant this is a list of things I shouldn’t do:

1. I shouldn’t tell a pregnant lady that the pain she is feeling will only get worse. This isn’t supportive. It may be true, but it doesn’t do any good to tell someone with virtually no control of the situation that this is the case. Instead, I should remind them that it is okay to take Tylenol, recommend getting a “pregnancy” massage, suggest heat packs/heating pads for back/hip pain… I swear that I’ve heard several people say, “You think it hurts now, it is only going to get worse.” and one person suggested the above options and quickly reminded me of the 4D ultrasound. It was supportive and it gave me something very positive to think about.

2. I shouldn’t tell a pregnant woman that her lack of sleep is only the beginning. While this is also probably true, the better response might be that the lack of sleep is getting the mom ready for the baby and to keep in mind that it is all temporary. In time the sleep deprivation will be caused by a beautiful baby and even that is temporary…soon the baby will sleep through the night.

I’m sure there is more, but this is the first of my “Negative Nelly No-No’s” list.

We are having a 4D Ultrasound at our next appointment. I’m so friggin’ anxious. If you haven’t seen how amazing these are, check out the pics and video at this site…January 20th needs to hurry up and get here!

Thanks to Firebrand for providing the link to Gallery & my husband for helping with the set-up, I now have a new photo gallery. It makes me very happy! You can click to enter or there is a link in the upper left-hand corner that can take you there anytime.