Well – remember how I said I was going to be better about posting?? Apparently, I lied. Maybe not lied, but had some unrealistic expectations about how busy I was going to be. I just spent the past week in Phoenix at a conference for work, as well as coming back to a CRAZY few days at work that were filled with a lot of crisis management. It was fitting that my conference was for student life in higher education and then I came back to working a TON with students lives! 🙂
But onto the goods. I’ll give you a few updates on how I look from the last time I posted…if I have some.
I feel like I’ve hit a few of the pregnancy crests. The first is the “feeling good” crest. I think I peaked around week 17 or 18. Back in those days, I remember thinking, “Man – this pregnancy thing – I GOT THIS! This is amazing! I can totally do this!” Those days are certainly fading. Granted, I still feel good most days, but not nearly as good as I did then. I’m feeling more tired these days, as well as a bit more sore in my back. But then again, I am turning into a giant. The more and more I get into this pregnancy, the more I realize that God knows what God’s doing because I think as I finish out my last 3 and a half months or so – I am going to be SO ready to get this kid out of me, no matter how nervous I am now. Which leads me to pregnancy crest number dos. I’ve gotten over the fun of being pregnant and now am into the “HOLY CRAP WHAT ARE WE DOING?!” phase. It’s less about pregnancy daily and more about actually having a kid at the end of this. I think before, it just seemed so far away, but as it draws closer its becoming more and more like a child…not just a weird thing that kicks me throughout the day and presses on my bladder like there is no tomorrow. This whole journey really does end with a child at the end! Sometimes I feel like I’m ready for that and sometimes I really don’t. But again – I’ve got another 3 and a half months to get used to the idea, and I think by that time, I’ll most definitely be ready.