Third trimester - not too much longer!

Here I am at 26 weeks....before we struggled getting all my belly into one frame of the picture.

I am now 32 weeks along and am surprised to say that I am enjoying this third trimester much better than the other two.

The first trimester was the pits. Between the hormone fluctuations, constant nausea and vomiting, all combined with absolutely zero energy to devote to much more than complaining...I was definitely questioning what we had gotten ourselves into.

In the second trimester I lightened up a little (the mood, that is) and started gaining more energy. I didn't really gain a good appetite, but was assured that our little bean was getting along fine with what I was taking in. We enjoyed a last hurrah vacation to Mexico during this time. We brought back an unanticipated souvenir in the form of a virus that knocked Matt and me both on our butts. Back to the nausea and vomiting again! I thought for sure that I would never recover, but after roughly 3 weeks, I started to feel better. Again, the little bean was very content regardless of my state.

Now in the third trimester, I am getting much more excited about the road ahead. We are preparing little Daniel's room, starting to cram with all the birthing and breastfeeding classes, and preparing my work for the time I will be off.

I have no idea what to expect from the arrival of our new little bundle, but I am so very excited nonetheless. I know daddy Matt will be great with his new son and I just can't wait to meet the fellow that's been practicing karate in my belly since the fifth month. He seems to be a night owl as he finds the best time to get his high kicks and punches in is between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. The sleepless nights have begun!

I haven't been good, if you haven't noticed, of keeping an active blog, but I will try and check in more often to share!