same and different

inspired by jaime's post, i thought i'd reflect on what has been the same and different with this pregnancy.

same

• first trimester "morning" sickness. by "morning" i mean starts mostly in the afternoon and progressively gets worse until bedtime. i think it lasted a little bit longer this time, but it was still there.
• gestational diabetes. yup, i got it again in my 30th week. lucky me! :)
• little weight gain. i would say my low weight gain in the last weeks are due to my gestational diabetes diet.
• cravings. most of my cravings were different, but i still craved sweets. i think i'm going to have a smore soon..
• ailments. i now have the same swollen feet, eczema acting up, and red shins that i had last time. i also have the same skin tags that i did from last time.
  

different

• time. man, has this pregnancy flown by! chasing a toddler definitely makes time go by more quickly. i think this has been good for me so that i wouldn't worry so much about how the baby was doing. :)
• cravings. when i was feeling sick last time with sean, spaghetti and spaghetti sauce was one of the few things i could eat. seafood made me gag just looking at it. this time around, spaghetti sauce made me gag. any green veggie made me gag. everything else was ok. i don't remember what i craved, but it was slightly different.
• movement. this baby has moved a lot more than i remember sean moving. :) i think that has more to do with his personality than anything.
• ailment. uh, i have hemorrhoids this time, and it didn't bother me until right now. i think the baby is sitting real low now, and he's putting pressure down there which makes it flare up. very uncomfortable and not cool. i feel like i kinda did after delivery with sean. boo.
  

what a good influence i am....

this is what my friend posted on my facebook today:

I blame you for ruining my ability to work. I hear sawing noises in my head as I think to myself... "Ooo, Settlers online? Yes! Yes, I will!" Curse you, Ramona!

ah, i'm such a good friend. :)

progress

we're now on the homestretch where i go and see the doctor every week. the doctor checked me today to see how i was progressing. he was super excited to see that i was almost at 3cm and 80% effaced. i told him that's what i was last week (he didn't check the chart before checking me). so essentially, i've made no progress. :)

dr. s. thinks the baby is about 7 lbs and 11 oz right now. we'll see how accurate that is when he comes out! :)

ramona != whale cow

for the past couple of months, i've complained to nat that i feel like i whale cow. today, i got an e-mail with the subject, "ramona != whale cow". in the e-mail, it says, "I have evidence. See attached.":



my husband sure is sweet and can make me laugh! :)

last days

now that my due date is approaching, i definitely feel like i need to cherish these last days where it's just the 3 of us, and the last days (for awhile) of uninterrupted sleep.