In a few days I will begin in my third trimester of pregnancy. Week 28 of 40 (ish) (or 7 months, if you prefer months over weeks, and I do). I can't believe how quickly time has gone by this time around. It didn't drag on the first time or anything but it is flying by this time.
We know we are having a boy. Or a girl.
Like last time, I haven't had any food cravings or aversions but my nose is a little more sensitive to car exhaust. The one weird craving that I had was to listen to 80s bands such as The Cure and The Clash. Best craving ever....I never knew what I was missing! I never had the slightest interest in listening to pretty much any music from the 80s and, in fact, would just change the channel when it came on. Besides the baby itself, the other best gift this pregnancy has given me is a respect and appreciation for some truly awesome music. And it was most definitely a craving. I absolutely HAD to hear the song "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds, and it all went from there. What the hell kind of music lover was I before this?
Unlike last time, I had a few weeks of nausea but thankfully never actually threw up. I just had a general feeling of barfyness all day a few days a week for about 4-6 weeks.
Leg cramps - check, but so far not quite as frequently as round one.
Heartburn - nothing like last time. So far maybe just once or twice.
I began show much quicker this time around, which I have heard is very common after your first pregnancy. Jacob and I are both amazed every day at how ginormous my tummy is.
Praise the Lord, not a stretch mark in sight and no more spider veins in my legs than I had last time (which, happily, went away after Roman was born and I am hopeful they will go away this time as well. however, if genetics are any indicator, I might be in for it. Sorry about your legs, mom).
TMI alert - I'm not nearly as, shall we say, frisky this time. Sorry for all your wasted efforts, Jacob. I bet he was so excited for my second trimester to roll around, thinking it would be like last time. He swears that we are having a girl because of this difference (but a friend of mine who has a son recently told me she was the same way, so there goes that theory).
I am thankful that just like last time, it has been an easygoing process. It's just getting harder to do things like get out of bed and bend over to tie my shoes or put on my socks. To get out of bed, sometimes I have to rock a little from side to side to gain some momentum. :)
I love feeling all of the kicking and movement and it is fun to see my belly move around.
Nesting started really early this time and I've really enjoyed all of the amped-up domesticness (that must be a sign that it's a girl too because girls are more into cooking and cleaning. Right?). I'm usually pretty domestic, but like I said, this is domestic skills on steroids!
We're getting very excited for Baby Wright II's arrival. We might finally have our names picked out (don't ask. I won't tell you what the are). I'm not sure how we are going to manage two young kids, and it is going to be extra tough over the next year because Jacob is also working on his masters degree and we both work full time, but we are ready to take it on!!!
We keep telling Roman there is a baby in mommy's tummy and I think he is starting to understand. He's going to be an awesome older brother....after the initial loathing and jealousy wears off, of course.
Roman wants to be in the picture too.
Must be a boy! (ignore the glowing boobs)
This one will have to do. Almost 28 weeks/7 months.
Cute pictures!!! The glowing boobs are hilarious! And not to sound petty but I'm glad your belly is finally a belly. I feel like I've been bigger than you and I'm 6 weeks behind you. Now we're at least even. LOL.
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