This Pregnancy

I haven't been documenting this pregnancy like I did during the last two.  With Benjamin, Lance took a weekly photo of my belly.  With Evan I kept a journal called the "Belly Book".  This time around I have done nothing. Its never too late to start, right?  Or is that, "better late than never"?  For the most part, this pregnancy has been very similar to the last two.  I got a bit queasy at times in the first trimester, but not really sick.  The second trimester was a breeze, and I felt amused every time someone asked me how I was feeling.  I was feeling so good that it seemed silly when they asked me, as though I should not be feeling well.  Although, every time they asked me, I kept thinking to myself that I will probably be feeling worse in a couple of months.  I suppose my stock response should have been, "Ask me in a couple of months".  


I've felt Sawyer moving since about week 14, and the movements become more pronounced with every week.  It is still the most amazing thing to feel a baby move inside of you and I don't think that ever gets old.  In fact, this is probably the thing I like most about pregnancy.  It feels as though I am never alone, I always have a little companion who reminds me that he's here every few hours.  After dinner he does more than just remind me he's here, he spends a good amount of time trying to entertain me with his antics.  Like his brothers and his mommy, he really seems to enjoy sugar.


I am about to enter the third trimester and, just as predicted, I am beginning to feel less wonderful.  The main symptom is the aching in my feet toward the end of a normal day.  I told Lance last night that I really need a 30 minute foot massage every night before bed, but I don't think that is very realistic.  The other symptoms is shortness of breath, which occurs about once or twice a day and leads me to feel tired.  Of course, all of these symptoms are worth it and I need to remember that I will never be pregnant again.  If I could just focus on the miracle inside of me then the aches and pains would not be so bothersome.  I am working on that.  I really am thankful to God for allowing us to be parents to another precious child.  These next few months couldn't go by any quicker, but I also want them to go by as slowly as possible (if that makes any sense!).