We've Reached The 3rd Trimester!!

Oh, the wonderful 3rd Trimester. Don't you love how when you get to this point in pregnancy people often say, "Oh you're almost done!" Somehow they feel that is supposed to be encouraging. While I appreciate people's positivity, the 3rd trimester is so uncomfortable! For me I go straight from the toilet bowl days of the 1st trimester to the uncomfortable, can't sleep days of the 3rd. There is no "honeymoon" stage of pregnancy for me. While I toss and turn all night long, it gives me plenty of time to be up at night, thanking my God for getting me this far.

There were days in the beginning of this pregnancy when I wondered if I would make it to 6 weeks, then I got excited about reaching the 10 week mark. The first three months drag by for me and even then I'm not breathing easy. With 2 miscarriages in my past, pregnancy is such a miracle to me. I start relaxing and becoming excited around 16 -18 weeks. This time around we were able to find out the gender at 16 weeks and seeing our little boy on that screen made me jump for joy, and breathe a sigh of relief. Praise God for technology!

So it's been a long road, but the time truly has seemed to fly. When you have a little one constantly at your feet, dumping out drawers, and getting into the unimaginable, you don't have as much time to think about how long the pregnancy is taking!! Sutton keeps me more than busy, but that has been a good thing this time around as I feel like I have blinked and miraculously I'm 28 weeks pregnant. It's true what they say about the 2nd pregnancy going much faster, and I'm sure subsequent pregnancies as well.

I am so thankful to be at this point. The painful kicks, and sleepless nights are so worth it when I sit and dream of meeting my beautiful baby boy. This is a time of great anticipation for me. I revel in the miracle of conception, pregnancy and birth. Our God is quite incredible. The bible says "God is good." Is that sufficient? It seems almost demeaning. We serve an incredible God, and I feel so lucky to be carrying one of his children. So for the next couple of months I will try to soak up the joys (although there are few for me) of pregnancy and continue to be thankful for this life inside of me. 80 days and counting :)