Hello Third Trimester...

By now, I am well into my third trimester.  Exciting, yes, but I am also realizing that I haven't been "this pregnant" in awhile!  Since I had just barely started the third trimester last go round, it has been quite some time since I have made it to this "starting to be uncomfortable, preparing for delivery, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel" part of pregnancy.  And of course, this is my third child (and they have been *ahem* close together), so I'm sure some of the discomforts are a little more exaggerated than the first time.

So I'm realizing that apparently, I had forgotten what this part is like.  I had forgotten...

...not being able to make it through the night without having to get up AT LEAST once to go to the bathroom.

...not being able to fit certain places because of my protruding belly.

...the simple fact that a comfortable sleeping position does not exist anymore.

...that sometimes just drinking a glass of water gives me heartburn.

...not being able to make it through a t.v. show without having to get up to go to the bathroom.

...having to sit and stretch awkwardly to put my shoes and socks on.

...just how difficult it becomes to get myself up off the floor after playing with the kids.

...always being hot.  Always.

...not being able to discern if I'm hungry or not because the baby is taking up so much room.

...sudden jabs to my rib cage when the baby decides to stretch out.

...having to "watch out" anytime I cough or laugh...or sneeze...

...sudden leg cramps anytime I sit funny, or bend my leg the wrong way.

But I have not forgotten the AMAZING, breathtaking moment when the baby is placed in your arms, and suddenly the past nine months and the long, difficult hours of labor are completely dismissed, and it is all so worth it. 

I'm looking forward to treasuring that moment once again.