30 Weeks!

Today, I am 30 weeks pregnant, so I am 75% done this pregnancy! I have felt SOOOO great my whole pregnancy, minus the digestion issues in the winter. I did my glucose test 2 weeks ago and I'm really happy I heard nothing, which means everything is good. With Blake, it was borderline for gestational diabetes, so then I had to take the test again and thankfully the results were good the 2nd time. I am starting to feel like it's getting closer to the end. Gaining 25+ pounds in the past 5 months and carrying it all out in front is starting to feel uncomfortable. It's hard to stand in one spot for more than a few minutes because of the pressure of all that weight, but I'm still managing during praise + worship practices and Sunday mornings. I think it's good that it gets uncomfortable at the end because then I just want the baby out, regardless of the pain I have to go through to get the baby out. I'm REALLY praying for a good labor + delivery this time, as my past 2 experiences haven't been great. The healing process after has always been at least 6 weeks because of the tearing, so I'm also praying I won't tear this time. I had never heard of a perineal massage until last September, so I'm hoping and praying that will help me to not tear this time. My friend tried it and she had a 10 lb. baby at home with a midwife with no tearing!

We still need to do some things to get everything ready. Right now, all of Blake's clothes are in the baby room closet because his closet has cardboard walls inside covered with wallpaper (no joke) and there's only a very short little bar in there. My uncle is going to come and redo the closet so that it will be usable and then I can wash baby clothes and hang them up. Also, there is only a bed in the baby room and 2 cribs in Blake's room (I know that doesn't make sense), so we have to put the bed in Blake's room and the unused crib in the baby room. I am having the same doula again as I had with Blake. She is just wonderful! We met with her once in May and we'll meet with her one more time before I go into labor.

I went to a bonfire last week-end and my friend's sister-in-law asked me, "Is this your 1st?" I said, "Nope, my 3rd." She said, "GOOD FOR YOU!!" People laughed and I said, "Ya, I've actually gotten that before. Good for you, you made it past 2!" There seems to be this line where 1 or 2 kids is normal, but 3 or more is a lot. It's kind of funny. 3 kids means we'll be outnumbered, but I hope and pray it will be a smooth transition. 10 more weeks(ish)...the countdown is on and we are EXCITED!!