Saturday we had great intentions of getting a lot of things done. We got up and started cleaning the house. Nancy called and said she had to postpone our hypnosis session as she has a mom in labor. We spent the rest of the day being lazy. Chad is still trying to recover from being sick. He has had fevers off and on for the past 2 weeks. He is planning on calling the doctor on Tuesday for an appointment. Something is just not right. Chad never gets sick, but there has been a lot of yucky viruses going around this year. I have been so fortunate to only one slight sinus infection in a year when so many bad viruses were going around. I still swear something is wrong with my sinuses, but I just continue doing my sinus rinses every single morning and this seems to ward off most of the sinus infections I might have had.
Sunday Chad and I were a little lazy again (we are taking advantage of it while we can!). We did tour Valley Medical again to remind ourselves of what we had seen 6 months prior and ask any questions to prepare ourselves for Genevieve's coming into the world. We also went to Fry's to look at Camcorders. Last night we went to see High School Musical. Neither Chad nor I was really looking forward to it, but we were both pleasantly surprised. It was very well done. I'm glad we went. While I was waiting for Chad I got a comment from a woman stating, "Are you due any day now?" I said no, not until June 21st. She looked in awe and then said, "Twins?" I laughed, nope no twins. The woman sitting next to me also let me know it was okay to put my feet up (I still couldn't do it) and that she would rather me put my feet up then have to deliver a baby right there. Yep, these days I get a lot of comments about how pregnant I am. I took a picture from last night to illustrate what I mean.
I can completely see the chubbiness in my face and body. As for pregnancy symptoms I can't complain too much. I definitely like the third trimester better than the first and about halfway into the second. I am uncomfortable. Genevieve tends to either sit on my bladder or under my ribs. I get up once a night for about two hours to allow for my hips to rest as they tend to get very sore, but overall I have been able to sleep well and deep. My feet continue to be swollen, more so on warm days or days I have been on my feet a lot. I do get out of breath easily and my back and shoulders continue to be sore. I have been doing fetal counts and all seems well. From time to time I think, hmmm I haven't felt Genevieve in a while and I start counting. Of course I always get to 10 fetal movements before 2 hours (most the time in the first 40 minutes. Overall I think she must be a calm baby because often times I don't feel her movements unless I am thinking about it. I can feel however, that she is getting stronger. She still loves to tease her dad. Most times she is really moving around and I call Chad over to see or feel she stops instantly. Thankfully there have been a few times where he has seen here in action and got to share the wonder of this. It really is amazing to watch. Sometimes I just sit and stare at my bare belly and watch it move. It's pretty cool. I am feeling Braxton-Hicks contractions from time to time. Nothing to worry about though, it's just my body practicing. All these symptoms are still way better than the nauseousness I felt during the first trimester and now at least I can see that there is an end in sight.Chad and I practice our contraction hypnosis every night. It's our homework. We turn on relaxing music, put out our aromatherapy and practice contractions. Chad times out 1 minute long contractions every 3 minutes. He states, "Contraction beginning" and puts a bag of ice in each hand and puts the physical trigger in place as I breathe out. If you have never held a bag of ice for a minute on 3 minutes off for 5 sessions before, try it, it's not as easy as it might seem. The goal is to be able to relax without focusing on the pain. Sometimes are better than others but I do seem to be making progress. Obviously, holding ice is nothing compared to what the contractions are going to feel like, but it is just a way to help me practice ignoring outside distractions while I relax.
My plans for today? Pack the bag for the hospital, write thank you cards, and have the last hypnosis session with Nancy before delivery. Wow, things are sure moving along. Before I know it we will be holding little Genevieve Ella in our arms.
