hello third trimester! which somehow also means hello third trimester morning sickness..
i have glimpses of a perfect pregnancy, energy and a bounce in my step, but out of nowhere came the nausea and the general feeling that you want to crawl under a cool dark rock and sleep forever. but that’s pregnancy for you isn’t it? with so much going on within your body, no wonder it wants to take a holiday time from time.
with 12 weeks (or less!) left, i am consciously trying to enjoy every ache and every detail of this pregnancy. i never thought i’d get the chance to be pregnant again, so i really do feel like this is a bonus round, a gift that we’ve been given and as i always say, i don’t want to regret one thing.
so apart from the morning sickness and the extruciating 24/7 back pain and the horrible intolerance to heat & humidity (i am writing this with not one but two fans pointed at me, and don’t get me started about the school pick ups that make me want to open up a chasm in the earth just so there’d be a breeze), i remind myself that we’re lucky to have what we have and to rock out this last trimester with a smile on my face. i’ve started swimming laps twice a week and am still walking alot. i crave vegetables & fruit, but will not miss out on the chocolate easter eggs for anything…
i don’t see my midwives for another 6 weeks, when i’m 34 weeks along (eeeeeek) because apparently being a third time mum means i have it under control, but you know what? i do.
Carla •