Late MTBM 10/12

[achi]

I am behind this week! Monday was thanksgiving here and DS was having sleep dentistry yesterday. Alas, here we are - middle of October already!

1. How far along are you? Team?

2. Rants, raves, feelings?

3. How are you doing - really? 

4. What are your favourite and least favourite parts of pregnancy?

[achi]

1. How far along are you? Team?

19+2. T-minus one week until we know if our sneak peek team blue result is right or not.

2. Rants, raves, feelings?

My fasting number is still not totally under control. I'm so frustrated. It will be close for a day or two, good for a day or two, and then high for several. It is incredibly frustrating and I want to scream at this point. I know I'm 5 years older, but I'm already at the insulin level I was at when I delivered DS and its still not sorted. Gah.

3. How are you doing - really?

I'm cranky. I slept a lot over the long weekend and I'm still tired, throwing up bile most days, impatient, stressed at work, and unmotivated at home. Even little/day-to-day chores feel very taxing. I'd love to get a cleaner in, but I'm not comfortable with a stranger in my home during COVID. I'm thinking about transitioning to work from home a day or two a week, but I know that will mean more stress for my boss so I haven't proposed it yet.

4. What are your favourite and least favourite parts of pregnancy?

Favourite - no period and baby kicks! Also, seeing how excited DS is to be a big brother. Least favourite - basically everything else. I don't feel like me at all right now. I truly would be so happy to be totally knocked out until c-section day.

[corgimom]

1. How far along are you? Team?

25w, 5d - Team pink!


2. Rants, raves, feelings?
/ 3. How are you doing - really?

I'm doing OK.
Work is crazy this week and I have some other hectic weeks coming up. I scheduled some random days off because I have an abundance of unused PTO this year. We can only bank 5 days but I still had another 5.5! So I'm taking Monday off and I'm looking forward to being at home and just hanging out.
Other than work craziness, things have been just moving along! It's starting to finally sink in that we're going to have another baby in just over 3 months!! We've got rooms to paint, some furniture and other little things to buy and just little things to do in general.

4. What are your favourite and least favourite parts of pregnancy?
Honestly, I like being pregnant. This pregnancy was rough in the beginning with nausea and exhaustion which was so vastly different than my pregnancy with DD1 but since I've been feeling better, I'm enjoying it again. I love feeling baby move, especially! I don't like feeling so exhausted all the time - some days I just feel so drained and blah or irritable and I don't like feeling or acting like that, especially now that we have DD I want to always feel like I'm more present for her and some days it's hard.


achi, Happy Thanksgiving! I'm sorry you're feeling cranky and not like yourself! Do you have someone you trust in your bubble that can come help you around the house? We do use a cleaner but they are family. She didn't come for a new months at the beginning but she's back every other week now to just do the basics and it, honestly, is so so helpful to have that little bit of help physically and mentally.

[tacoflavoredkisses]

1. How far along are you? Team?
36+4, team blue

2. Rants, raves, feelings?

I’m just ready to be done. I’m generally pretty achy and just fried.

3. How are you doing - really?

I mean, I’m okay- I’m trying to slow down a little but I feel bad that stuff (mostly housework) is falling through the cracks.

4. What are your favourite and least favourite parts of pregnancy?

Favorite- I do love the bump and knowing there’s a little person in there
Least favorite- besides the long bouts of severe morning sickness I dealt with in first and second tri both pregnancies, I haven’t been a fan of DS’ kicks. My placenta is posterior this pregnancy and he kicks HARD and frequently. It honestly surprises me sometimes how hard he kicks me.

[lovesherheels]

1. How far along are you? Team?
24+5, boy

2. Rants, raves, feelings?

Things with the pregnancy are fine. DH and I made some solid headway in the new playroom today; we're going to "give" that to DS on his birthday Monday (along with a few other gifts). I'm going to go back into the nursery this afternoon and do a bit more work to prep getting that room in better shape. So things are moving along. We got paint samples for the nursery, but I can't find my stupid paint brush to put them on the wall, sigh. 

3. How are you doing - really?
Honestly, I'm still feeling off. Talked to my doctor yesterday who recommended I talk to someone (to eventually see if they think I should have medication to help with everything). I looked around a bit, but not super well so I need to make some time to do that today or tomorrow. I feel so guilty for feeling down/anxious with this pregnancy ... like, I'm genuinely excited about DS2 and growing our family and everything. I just can't quite get the excitement to the surface for some reason.

4. What are your favourite and least favourite parts of pregnancy?
My favorite part is getting to meet the little one. And I genuinely love everyone else's excitement. Oh! And not getting stuck taking the smelly stuff out to the trash because it makes me sick, lol. I really enjoy not doing that while I'm pregnant.

Least favorite is pretty much everything else lol. I honestly don't love a lot of the rest of it, especially this time. I never feel like myself pregnant. Maybe I'm weird, but it's just not my thing. 


achi -- It sounds like you're having a really rough time right now; I'm so sorry. ::hugs:: It's the pits to feel like you do. I vote talk to your boss about your schedule if it'll make things easier on you! Also, I'm totally with you on being knocked out until the c-section. One million percent.

corgimom -- Yay for random days off! They're so needed in general, but I think especially so this year with the extra stress of COVID.

tacoflavoredkisses -- Ugh, those last few weeks are so tough. Hugs to you -- you're almost there! And if you need to hear it: it's ok to have slowed down on the cleaning and stuff.

[achi]

corgimom - enjoy your day off!

tacoflavoredkisses - you're getting soooooo close!

lovesherheels - I hear you. I'm starting to wonder if I should head back to therapy for awhile.

Thank you for your support everyone. A very real part of me feels super guilty for complaining because a) it was so hard to stay pregnant and b) there are so many people who would trade places with me in a heartbeat. I remember saying early on that I wished I felt worse - clearly should not have wished for that since it seems to have stuck around.