31 weeks

I'm still feeling quite dizzy in the mornings, so my midwives took some blood to check my iron levels and my blood sugar levels. I'm also going to see an acupuncturist next week, at Oriental Health Solutions, since they did such a great job with Ash this spring. I'm hoping they will finally be able to help me fix this constant, stabbing liver pain. I'm going to have a check up with the midwives every 2 weeks now, and then starting in August every week until he gets here. They said that since I don't want him to be born until after my brother moves out... that is probably what will happen!

I've been eating a lot of watermelon... I'm really glad to have the summer produce season during this part of my pregnancy!!

I woke up last night to pee, and I was laying flat on my back. I sat up and had a SEARING pain all over my back, like it was going to go out and give way any second. So I guess the baby officially puts too much pressure on my spine for me to sleep on my back at all.

I'm continuing to have a lot of braxton-hicks contractions all day long. Today was rough; it was my last day babysitting sweet Lola, who is now 9 months. She needs lots of cuddling and there are plenty of things to bend over and pick up and clean up... so I had a lot of contractions all day from not resting properly! My official last day of ALL my babysitting jobs is next Tuesday.

By the end of every day, my belly feels like a WAY over-inflated balloon. Really tight and uncomfortable. No matter how I lay or sit or stand it doesn't help. Ouch ouch ouch! I just have to try and sleep through it because it never goes away until morning.

Being pregnant is a FULL TIME JOB. Remember that, ladies. It takes dedication and a super strong marriage to get through it with your sanity in tact!! Shout out to my husband who continues to go above and beyond to help me out.