Hello third trimester! What a big week and milestone it has been.  My levels bottomed out once again and dropped down to 1.1 mg./dl , So my tolerance was increased to 800 mg. Seems we will be and are chasing it again.  I am having pressure in my hips and back.  Well not just pressure but pain!! my legs to. I am getting leg cramps in both my calfs and my thighs. I even pulled a cramp in my shoulder. I am getting tired easily and its getting harder to breathe. I swear baby girl is sitting on my bladder!  my feet hurt to, like burning , like ive been walking on a hot surface.

I can really feel her so much. I can feel her weight and her pressure . I feel like its all baby all the time.

Trying to wrap my head around that I have 5 weeks left of work and approx 12 till this little girl arrives.  There is so much to do!

I am hungry alot of the time now so happy my tolerance has gone up to allow me bigger portions. I have yet to gain any weight and still below my pre pregnancy weight. I am 189.9 so i am up some of what I lost but it does not count til I break over my pre pregnancy weight.

I am still having tachycardia every day, i can really feel it, and its giving me headaches.

I just got back in from what I thought was a routine ultrasound , but boy was I surprised.  I had the most amazing and friendly tech ever. She spent a good hour with me and after she got all her measurements she totally surprised me by flipping on the 3d screen and I finally got a real glimpse at this baby girl. She said she thought it helps with bonding and was she ever right. I hadn’t really had a lot of time to sit and process , things have been going along so fast. I mean yes im pregnant and yes we are having a baby but now i after this experiance today i do feel bonded, I feel like I know her a bit better and that i got to meet her. I could really see her for the first time. I seen her stick her tongue out, open and shut her lips, move her hands over her face, punch and kick. She has the cutest little nose and chubby cheeks. She even has hair! It really hit me and I even cried. I had tears running down my face.  I cant wait to really meet her now and hold her. I cannot get over all the images the tech gave me to take home.  Of course the one appointment cole and madelyn miss. Madelyn has been to all my ultrasounds and appointments but today she wanted to stay home with daddy and go for a bike ride.

It was his birthday on friday and we had a big BBQ with all our friends yesterday so we have been sort of celebrating all weekend. I am happy for him he really deserved something nice. We have both been under a ton of stress.

After seeing this baby girl today im reminded how worth it is . Life is truly miraculous.  I am trying to soak these special moments in as they come as its been to busy to enjoy the day to day life. So moments like this I try to hang on to , and reconize this is my last pregnancy my last chance to do this again.

I am so happy!

Tomorrow is my bi weekly blood draw and i will take it into the lab tomorrow afternoon. I suspect my tolerance will keep going up rapidly. I am also beginning bi monthly appointments with my midwife in June.

Things are moving along! 12 more weeks!!

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