The End Is Near!

Ouch.

The bottom has dropped out. It's not like when I had Cray K. He had me in bed the last few weeks of my pregnancy due to hypertension. This sweet babe I'm carrying now has gone a little easy on me in that department. However, my intense back pain, BH contractions, and high heart rate make me wonder which side of the coin is worse. If there's one thing I want to be more mindful of from now on, it's my health. It's so easy to take it for granted until it's gone.

Tonight I woke up with acid reflux for the first time in my life. It's 3am as I'm typing and I've been up forever, trying to ignore the awful burning sensation in my mouth and throat. Oh, but there's an end in sight!

I went to the doctor today. If I haven't had Baby A in 9 days, I'll be induced! December 3rd is the big day which is doubly special for me because it's also my mom's birthday! Even though I know having two young kids over Christmas, during a move, and during our transition from military life to civilian life is going to be absolutely crazy, I still can't wait to meet my second little man. I look forward to looking into his eyes and battling with my husband over who he looks like most.

I really want my body back, too. Everything aches.

I've begun to lose weight which I didn't think was supposed to happen in the last weeks (and over Thanksgiving!) but I'm up about 35 lbs with this baby and the doctor isn't concerned. Thankfully, my blood pressure is pretty good this time around and I'm showing very few signs of preeclampsia.

All good news! I'll focus on that.

Perhaps these tums have finally kicked in and I'll be able to get back to sleep. Only 9 more nights to get a full night sleep, ya know. Wish me luck.

Thanks for putting up with my pregnancy posts-- especially the middle-of-the-night, complainy ones. The end is near! And I have a feeling that the beginning will contain loads of cute, squishy newborn photos. Just a guess.