Oh the Joys!

I've decided that once I hit my third trimester things have not been quite as easy. Luckily it's just the normal aches and pains that go along with pregnancy and everything with the baby is healthy. This pregnancy stuff is really just taking a toll on my body. I guess I knew this would happen but I didn't really know in what ways. I really hate to be a complainer. When people ask how I'm feeling I always like to tell them I'm feeling good and not bore anyone with the backaches and other pains.

About two months ago, I started getting some pain in my feet. I figured it was just from working on my feet and the extra weight I'm carrying around so I didn't think anything of it. As the weeks went on the pain started getting worse. Now it's so bad that it hurts to walk from one room to the other in our tiny apartment. It's getting very frustrating and I'm forgetting what it's like to be able to walk from one place to the other with out thinking ahead like I need to bring this and that with me so I don't have to walk ALL the way back over there get it. I now have an appointment with an orthopedic dr. to check out what's wrong with my feet and what we need to do to make them better.

The most frustrating thing to me is that I really want to keep working. My plan was I wanted to work up until a few weeks before my due date. Now I really don't see that in my future. I like working because it keeps me busy for a few hours a day and also gives me a little exercise. The extra money helps a lot too. I've cried too much in the last few days over this and I'm so over it. These darn hormones making me cry at every little thing. haha.

I have been very lucky with such an easy and healthy pregnancy. But leave it to me to have the most random things happen to me. No I don't get typical pregnancy symptoms. I get my first stomach flu in my whole life, my first pink eye about three times in a row and now I might be walking around in a cast for the rest of my pregnancy! (I'm really hoping it doesn't come to that.lol) I guess I should be thankful since all this stuff really hasn't had any effect on the baby at all. It's all just me.

So I must thank my little Baby J for all of these wonderful things. Haha. But through all of this all I can think about is how worth all of it is going to be in the end. That moment that I'm holding her in my arms I will probably forget all about this stuff that's making me cry. She is worth any little ache and pain even though right now I can't wait for October to be here faster.

I am 32 weeks this week so that means we only have 8 more weeks left! At this point I feel like I've been pregnant forever. But I feel like I'm in a dream and that this experience is such a miracle. I've wanted to be a mommy since I was a little girl playing with my cabbage patch dolls. I'm so blessed to be given the chance to experience this little miracle growing inside of me. This beautiful miracle that Jordan and I have created together.

Shout It Out!

Last night Baby got to experience the amazingness of Hanson live! I'm pretty sure she liked it because she started kicking a lot after a few songs. I got a whole lot of attention from my shirt. I probably got my picture taken about ten times but fellow fans. Too bad it didn't spark some attention from Hanson themselves. Haha.

We made it a little late for the one mile walk that they have before each concert. We caught the end of it but I'm actually glad we didn't do the whole thing because it was so hot outside. We were sweating bullets from the little that we did walk and I already felt exhausted from that. We've already been to two other walks other than this one. We decided next walk we will take Baby J along in a stroller and Penny too! We saw a lot of people with their kids and dogs.

We took a break at starbucks to cool off and wipe off our sweat. lol. Then we sat out in the heat for about another two hours. Oh the things I do for Hanson. And I'm so lucky to have a husband who is willing to go through it with me. I don't know if I have ever sweat so much in my life. But it was all worth it. There was actually a girl who was standing in front of us that passed out once we were inside waiting for Hanson. We felt so bad for her. It had to have been heat exhaustion. She walked away then fainted in the middle of a crowd of people twice! We got her friends attention to help her then Jordan and I looked at each other and pulled then pulled out our waters and started chugging it. We saw her by the end of the concert and she was fine but embarrassed I'm sure.
Hanson is known for being late. When it says the concert starts 8 it really means about 9:30. My feet were killing me way before they even came out. We had to go through two opening acts before they even came out. I was tired, hungry hot and being almost eight months pregnant does not help matters. So I was feeling very impatient. It's not like you can just go and find a seat and wait a while before they come out. At a Hanson concert you need to pick a perfect spot in the crowd and stay there. Hanson fans can get pretty feisty. We witnessed almost two cat fights happen right next to us because some girls squeezed their way in front of other girls that had been standing there for 2 hours already. It was pretty entertaining to watch.

As usual, Hanson put on an amazing show. I danced and sang along to every song and tried not to bump the girl in front of me with my belly. Near the end I felt like my bladder was going to explode and I couldn't take it anymore so we decided to lose our precious spots and go to the bathroom. Luckily they only had a few more songs left so I wasn't missing out on much. But I did walk away at one of my favorite songs. "Penny and Me."

I came to realize that I didn't quite have the energy or patience this time around. It was still worth waiting in the heat, standing on my feet for 5 hours straight, getting my full bladder kicked by baby J and feeling exhausted. I wanted to wait after the concert to see if Hanson would come out so I could take a picture with them but by that point all I wanted to do was sit down and eat something. lol. So I passed it up. It's not like I haven't met them a few times already and gotten pictures with them :)

All in all it was a fun experience and baby J will be singing "Thinkin about Somethin" right out of the womb!

All in all it was a fun experience to remember and baby J will be singing "Thinkin About Somethin" right out of the womb!

10 More Weeks and A New Niece!

I had my 30 week appointment today. It was all just the usual stuff. Blood pressure, pee in a cup, check your weight, ask how you're feeling measure the belly and hear the heartbeat. Everything is right on track. I'm measuring at exactly 30 weeks and my weight gain is doing a lot better than last time. I love listening to my little baby's heartbeat everytime. I asked if she could tell what position she is in because I keep feeling a lot of movement on the right side of my tummy. She felt around and said her head is down and her butt is to the left and feet are on the right. So it's her little legs that have been kicking me like crazy! Sometimes I feel like she is going to kick right out of my tummy. I love just sitting and watching my belly. It's definitely one of the most amazing feelings you can ever experience in your life.

We took a hospital tour on Saturday and it was very exciting and nerve racking at the same time. It's a very nice hospital and it's only about 5-10 minutes away from our house. It made us realize how close we are getting. As we were walking into the hospital we were saying how this is where our first baby is going to be born. We never thought our baby would be born in Kansas. Haha.

In some exciting news- My first niece was born last wednesday! I'm so happy for my sister in law Samantha and the family. I can't wait to meet her. Her and baby J are going to be the best of friends one day.

Annabelle Fayth! She's a little blondie and looks just like her brothers :)

This saturday we are going to see Hanson in concert! Yes this will be number 7 and I'm sooo excited. We'll see how much baby J kicks. I've been listening to non stop Hanson so she will probably be coming out of my belly singing one of their songs. lol.