5 weeks left

it feels like yesterday that i hit the single digit mark... but that was already 5 weeks ago... and that's just what i have left to go! maybe less, maybe more?? who knows...

Just an update on this pregnancy:

apparently just because you were stretched out from your first pregnancy not too long ago, it doesn't mean you'd get less stretch marks or none this time. Holy moly. Will i ever recognize this belly again? Funny thing, i heard that if you have three C-sections in alberta, with your third one they will do a tummy tuck upon request - covered by alberta health care. too bad that doesn't apply to me, but i thought it was an interesting tidbit.

i can't stop eating. that might be the reason behind these stretch marks. In the last 3 weeks or so, i've gone through tubs after tubs of ice cream. Now, i am finally saying enough is enough and i will not eat ice cream again for another year. In fact, i want to spend this next month that i have left trying to right all the wrongs with my diet thus far. I hope it's not too late, but i'm going to eat better. now that the fruits are hitting the stands and tasting better, that's what i will be eating more and more. 

I still don't know what is going on with this baby's position and i won't know until my next appointment, which seems to be taking forever to get here. I am at a point where i am now having nightmares about not knowing this baby's position and no one is giving me an ultrasound to help figure things out. I hope if she isn't already, she will settle into the correct position soon. 

I think we found a name! It is so weird how life works. This entire time we had a list of five or so names that we loved, but something just didn't click about them. And we thought we knew what we wanted in our baby's name, but that all proved to be wrong... If we stick with this, i think many people will be a bit surprised, especially if we discussed this before in person. We were just sitting around naming names off the top of our head and this one just seemed right... i'll explain more after the baby is born. 

the mosquitoes are so bad right now, i can't bring myself to go outside. I need to exercise in some form or else i don't think i'll be able to get this baby out when the time comes from all the deconditioning. So i started doing short stints on the exercise bike that we have at home. It's gotta be better than nothing, right? but boy it hurts my pelvis...

speaking of pelvis, it hurts so bad. on top of the regular pelvic pain i have, i stepped on a piece of paper on the carpet the other day and my one leg slid outwards, almost doing like a sideways splits. I was in tears, it hurt so bad, even though my foot only slid out like maybe 6 inches. I can hardly put pants on, get in/out of the car, turn in bed. i'm in lots of pain. 

My mood has been definitely improving. I think the unexpected success of Gemma's potty training, the weather, the reality of this baby coming so soon and the excitement that comes along with it are all playing a part in lifting my spirits.

it's hard to believe June is half over and July is just around the corner. Only 14 work days left! I can't wait til I'm done work!