Third trimester
We're in the last and final trimester! As of Sunday, we are 27 weeks along (the beginning of the 7th month).
Predictably, I have new symptoms this week. Instead of back pain, I now have heart burn and am extremely tired. I feel as tired as I did in the first trimester (i.e., I get to work at 8:00, and at 8:10 I feel like Vaseline is rubbed all over my eyelides and inside my eyes, my head feels like it weighs 50 pounds and my neck is about as strong as a blade of grass.) I am trying different things like a cup of fresh hot chocolate, or a decaf latte with an inch of caffeinated coffee thrown in for good measure. I've even tried eating an apple, which I heard is supposed to be good for waking up the senses. I've tried going for a walk. I've tried doing my work. I've tried extra large breakfasts. Nothing works!
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The baby is moving around a lot. This is supposed to be the month when the baby's movements are felt the most... he is big and strong enough to have a powerful baby punch, but not so big that he is cramped within the uterus and can't move. I feel little movements all day, but mostly early morning and late at night. I still can't identify exactly which body part is jabbing me. I assume they are elbows and little fists. Some of it just feels like movement, though, like he is changing position. It's all very cute.
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Someone at work asked me the other day if I was having twins. I said no. She asked if I was sure I wasn't having twins. Someone else remarked that i looked big, then asked how much weight I had gained (HA!). I love how the rules of etiquette change when someone is pregnant.