34 weeks and still really marveling at the ease of it all! Despite a lot of the fear that came in early in the pregnancy with all my bleeding, this really has been the easiest most comfortable pregnancy! I've got about 6 weeks left, give or take, and I'm actually really enjoying it. I am feeling a bit antsy and excited for my birth since I enjoyed it so much with Montana and I am fully expecting a fast, comfortable and enjoyable birth with baby girl. But overall, I'm just taking it day by day and I know that the next few weeks will fly by. I want to remember as much about this pregnancy and how I felt so I'm going to go through and list everything I can think of from head to toe... because I like lists 🙈 No significant headaches this pregnancy. I had maybe 1 or 2 migraines in my second trimester, but I think those were more related to other factors. I've had a little bit of 'pregnancy brain' and forgetfulness, but for the most part still feeling pretty sharp and myself. My skin has stayed pretty clear, and no big changes in hair growth. My face is a bit swollen, but that's to be expected for me since I show weight gain in my face pretty easily. My breasts have grown a ton, probably from a small B to now at least DD and I'm expecting more as my milk comes in, but hardly any soreness and no new stretch marks there or anywhere else. I noticed a tiny bit of colostrum, but no leakage. No swelling in my arms or fingers as of yet. My belly is obviously huge, but it still feels smaller than with Montana and I've been measuring about 2 cm short at my appointments which is odd since Montana was so large. I'm wondering if she will be more average sized 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 My skin hasn't been itchy or really feeling all that stretched at all. I've had some on and off digestive discomforts throughout the pregnancy despite my eating habits being pretty damn impeccable, but I've found that eating animal products really helps, oddly enough! No significant cravings like I had with Montana and no aversions at all, though my tastes have certainly changed! After 15 years of strict vegetarianism and veganism, I've gone full on carnivore. All this child wants is animal products! Meat, cheese, yogurt, milk! Part of me definitely feel guilty, but it just feels SO right and healthy for my body right now that I can't deny that it's the right thing for this season. I'm still very much enjoying chewing on ice, mostly for the sensation and crunch and peppermint seriously hits the spot again, even though my iron and vitamin levels are all perfect! I've had some very mild pelvic/hip discomfort, but mostly just if I'm sitting or sleeping too much. As long as I'm active, it mostly stays away. Luckily, being at the farm everything is so spread out and there always so much to do, so I've been a lot more active this pregnancy. No back pain. No heartburn. No hemroids or any other types of 'down there' discomfort 🙈 No swelling in my legs or feet whatsoever and no varicose veins. Emotionally, I feel pretty great. Maybe slightly more sensitive and emotional, but generally quite grounded and happy. One things I've gotten really intense into is nesting. I'm a big preparer and list maker, so this comes as no surprise, but I think it actually goes beyond that. With all of the fear and doubt early on in this pregnancy, we were really unsure if we could even start prepping, so I waited until 24 weeks to buy anything. Once that happened, I discovered buy sell trade pages on Facebook and went a little crazy! I think prepping, organizing, and buying became my way of controlling the uncontrollable situation and giving myself something to hold on to to know she was really coming. Now being 34 weeks, I've bought literally everything I can think of. Her clothes and diapers and washed and in there drawers, my birth and postpartum kit sit ready and waiting, and now I don't know what the hell else I'm going to do for the next six weeks!!! Everyone keeps telling me to just relax, but doing nothing is NOT relaxing to me! It's kind of freaking me out that I have nothing else to organize, clean, buy or prep. I guess I have my maternity session and mama blessing coming up that I can focus my energy on, and I'm going to start planning little treats and special things to surprise Montana with after she's born. I'll start prepping snacks in a few weeks, but being at the farm all of our dinners are made for us and I know people will be bringing by lots of love and goodies! Yay for support! But also, what the hell else am I going to do with myself?!? Really the main inconvenience has been sleep! It's sort of hard to get comfortable and I have to change positions a lot. I pee about 2 or 3 times a night, which isn't too bad, but my mind just has such a hard time shutting off! My body is fully ready for cosleeping, because I swear every noise wakes me up and I'm ready to run a dang marathon instantly! So my sleeping has been really spotty, I nap with Montana some days and that helps. I'm not feeling too exhausted or worn out, it's mostly just frustrating because I really love a good nights sleep. Luckily, she seems to sleep very well at night and she never wakes me up. The only time she even really moves at night it to readjust after I change positions. In general, she's a heck of a lot calmer and less active than Montana. It's given me a scare a few times in the pregnancy, but I think it's just her personality! She generally pretty active for about an hour or so after dinner and she gets hiccups every day, but other than that she stays pretty quiet and calm. She stretches out a lot, but not perfectly straight like Montana did where I felt like my belly would rip open 😳 she's been head down since at least 20-something weeks and she floats around between engaged and not. She's usually anterior but still spinning around a lot, though I've been trying as much as I can to keep her anterior.
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