26-11-2008 - feeling a change

My mood while writing this blog: good

i can't believe how quickly this pregnancy is going by! it seems like just yesterday i was in my first trimester, now i only have one week left before i'm into my third trimester! crazy! the anticipation of my third trimester starting, plus the added stress of hosting my first thanksgiving dinner ever at my house, has turned out to be quite the recipe for emotional and physical exhaustion.

the past 2 nights have ended early, with my sobbing my eyes out in bed. i haven't experienced emotions like this since my first trimester, and i can only attribute them to my approaching third trimester! i've heard pregnancy compared to a roller coaster- down for the first, up for the second, and down down down for the third! we shall see. i'm hoping once thanksgiving stress is over i will be able to relax a bit more. no more crying!

on another note... i weighed myself yesterday morning and ugh... it's hard to remember that you're pregnant when you step on the scale. anybody else experience this? i have gained 19 lbs so far (at 26 weeks). i'm hoping this is not too much weight! some things i read say you should gain 1 lb/ week from here on out... yikes!!! if that is truly the case, that would put my total weight gain around 32lbs! i was really hoping to stay under 30 lbs, but i guess you can't control everything in pregnancy! thankfully, my pants still fit- but my bras are tight and my chin looks like it's doubled in size to me. apparently nobody else can tell..... liars.

anybody else totally excited for thanksgiving dinner?! i'm cooking a huge list of things this year- turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry, gravy, and pumpkin pie with bourbon drizzle :) delicious... plus my husband's family is bringing a whole host of appetizers, side dishes, desserts, another turkey, and a prime rib! we are going to have way too much food! i keep telling my husband that and every time he looks at me and says, "THAT'S THE POINT!!!" i guess he's a little excited for leftovers!

before i say goodbye for the weekend, has anyone had any pain in their sciatica? at the end of the night i've been getting this shooting pain (out of nowhere!) from my left kidney, down my left leg. it is absolutely debilitating when it happens- i have to shift my weight off my left foot, and either lean or sit. last night it was so bad i ended up in bed in tears. poor hubby. i was trying to bake a pumpkin pie and everything was going wrong with it- mostly because i wasn't comprehending the directions. plus, my back kept spasming. after about an hour of this drama, i finally started sobbing on the counter. my sweet husband scooped me up and put me in bed to cry it out. amazingly, after i cry i feel so much better! it's like it releases every frustrated, painful, dull emotion in my head and replaces it with happy energy! maybe it's my replacement pregnancy orgasm! hahaaa! i can tell you for sure i'm not having any of those... but i'm sure i'm not alone on that one- even if "what to expect" says the 2nd tri is the best. not so much for me!

anyways, i hope you all have a wonderful thanksgiving! i am truly thankful for this website, and all of the support and advice i've been given these past few months.