With baby coming any day now, I figured the better make this post before he decides to join us and it’s time for his birth story!
This pregnancy altogether has been SO much harder than my first pregnancy (you can catch my third trimester recap with my older son Jack HERE) so believe me when I tell you I am SO READY for this kid to be out of my body and in our arms. HA! We are so enamored with him already and so so ready to bring him home. Our induction date is days away so we are COUNTING DOWN. Anyways, here is my third trimester recap so you can see what I’ve been dealing with the last 3 months. 😉 Let’s dive into it.
***FULL STOP: baby came LITERALLY hours after I finished writing this. It’s a little late, and birth story will be up in just a few days but Noah had his own timing. HAH!***
THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY UPDATE – BABY #2
I am not really a person who loves being pregnant, just an FYI. I am SO grateful to my body for giving me my boys and keeping us all safe and healthy during my pregnancies. That said, I’m not someone who likes the actual pregnancy part – just the amazing end result. And that’s just the honest truth for me. I’m generally uncomfortable and being diagnosed with SPD this time around has been truly awful. So. Just a note going into this. HA!
- My SPD has continually gotten worse – and I was put on bedrest at around week 36. It’s been SO difficult to adhere to being sitting or standing most of the time when I have life to do and a toddler to tend to. Walking is excruciating and I can no longer put on my own underwear or pants. I’m very ready to not be dealing with this anymore!
- Noah is THRIVING – but we did have a premature labor scare about 3 weeks before our induction date. His heart rate dropped significantly and my doctor was worried about his amniotic fluid levels. Cue the immediate rush to the hospital to check it out further. Luckily, we were able to keep him cooking a little longer and he’s doing much better now!
- My Braxton hicks this time around have been SO much worse than with Jack! I have them constantly throughout the day and they hurt. I’ve been keeping my eye on them in case they turn into real labor contractions.
- I am like a turtle on his shell when I am trying to get out of bed. Adam has to help me get up because I can’t roll over on my own right now. It’s a whole thing.
- Noah is SO LOW that every time I stand up I feel like he’s going to actually fall out of my body. My OB actually poked his little head during my last cervical exam. He’s just chilling down there waiting to make his entrance into the world.
- I’m nesting like crazy – and not able to do nearly as much as I want to because of the SPD and it’s INFURIATING. I don’t know if you understand that nesting is an actual biological thing but when you CAN’T nest – it’s horrible. My mom is coming over to help me get some stuff done this week after Jack goes to bed because I just am not able to do it all myself!
- I am SO tired. I need like 10 hours of sleep at night and I take a nap at the same time as Jack every day. I’m just so tired. I forgot that you get tired like this at the end of your pregnancy and not just the beginning.
- I am right about the exact same size I was with Jack at this time, just carrying way lower. I carried SO HIGH with Jack, and SO LOW with Noah. If we have a third kid, I’ll be so curious to see if I carry high or low!
- Noah has hiccups ALL THE TIME and they move my entire belly. Jack has hiccups all the way through my third trimester, too, and it’s such a funny feeling. Like a muscle twitch you can’t stop!
- We are completely ready for him to be here logistically, which is great and makes me feel so much more at ease. He’s got a completed nursery (see our nursery reveal here), car seat is installed, double stroller is in the back of the car, and he has more clothes than a newborn will ever wear.
I am 1000% done being pregnant and honestly, am not eager to have another baby any time soon LOL. We’ve always wanted 3 kids but this pregnancy this time around has definitely made me rethink our timeline – ha! With Jack I feel like I was ready really soon to have another baby, but this time I think I’ll need a little bit of a longer break between babies.
