28 Weeks Pregnant

Time is ticking along and I'm still feeling great. It's hard to believe, but a lot of the time, I still forget that I'm pregnant. Today marks the beginning of my third trimester! Yippee! Baby boy weighs about 2 1/4 lbs and is the size of an eggplant.

Physically, I've been feeling great this past month other than the fact that I'm starting to feel BIG. I ran 3 miles last week while I was in St. George because the weather was so nice but regretted it immediately. My pelvis felt like it was going to split in half! I was so sore for the rest of the day that I could hardly walk. It took me a few days to recover and I decided that I definitely won't be doing that again until after baby comes!

I've been sleeping horribly lately. I never sleep well when I'm pregnant, but it's been on a completely different level the past few weeks. I feel like my sleep is really shallow and I never get very deep. I wake up a dozen times a night and feel awful every morning. I take a sleeping pill but it's like it doesn't help at all anymore.

I've also been having some anxiety lately, which is something I've never really dealt with before. I'm not sure if it's pregnancy related but it probably is since I don't ever get it otherwise. I don't really know how to deal with it. My sweet husband has been extra patient with me lately as I've tried to work through it.

I feel like I've never been this excited to meet one of my babies before. Every time I see babies these days, I get butterflies in my stomach. I'm so excited and nervous to meet this little guy! It's getting more real every day!

28 weeks pregnant with Eli, Oliver, and Isaac.

26 Weeks Pregnant

I've been feeling a little emotional and anxious lately. I'm not sure if it's pregnancy related or not, but my emotions have been all over the place lately. I had a big meltdown the other night over a million different things. I think I'm just feeling overwhelmed by the thought that I'm going to have 4 kids to take care of soon, building our new house, trying to run a household, and be a good wife and mother at the same time. It's a lot, and it all bubbled over into a big crying session that lasted at least an hour. Adam was really sweet through the whole thing, but honestly, I think he doesn't quite know what to do when I act like that.

Physically, I'm really starting to feel more pregnant. I'm bigger, heavier, slower, and everything is starting to hurt. I'm ashamed to admit it, but I've already gained 20 lbs! Eek!!! I'm trying my hardest to keep it under control, but I gain weight so easily when I'm pregnant. It hasn't helped that the weather has been so crappy the past month or so and I've had nothing to do but sit in my house and eat. I'll probably end up gaining at least 40 lbs when all is said and done, which is super depressing. It's funny because even though this is my 4th pregnancy, I'm still not used to the weight gain. It still sucks! My biggest fear if I end and a higher weight than ever is that I'll get stretch marks this time. I've managed to make it through 3 pregnancies without them and I'll die if I get them this time.

I've been feeling baby boy move, but definitely not as much as I did with the others. I'm sure this is because of my anterior placenta. There are some days where I have to really think about whether I've felt him yet that day. The boys have all felt him and they think it's really fun. I love when they gather around my belly and try to get in on the action. They're going to be such good brothers to him. I can't wait to see how they all interact with him!

26 weeks pregnant with Eli, Oliver, and Isaac.