Suddenly One Day...

I was more pregnant than I had ever been in my life. I swear to you, it happened overnight. One day I am absolutely fine. The next, I feel myself slowing down... Then I can't sit in my own desk in class and have to move to a table... I find myself peeing every ten minutes (literally)... The heartburn returned after a couple month absence... My back hurts... My hips hurt... My feet hurt... I'm tired... WHAT THE HECK!?

Ladies and gentlemen, I feel like this pregnancy has finally begun. The emotions are HIGH. The baby is always physically reminding me that she's there. I'm realizing the grace that I had before pregnancy only because of how clumsy I am feeling now. And it all happened overnight, I just couldn't believe it.

People are actually touching my belly now. Few people have done it, with exception of Celebration time 'cause family and friends were in from all over. It hasn't happened since until just this last week. And once it started up, it made me realize how strange it felt when people WEREN'T giving my baby and her bump any acknowledgment! Haha... I know, weird. My baby is pretty solid these days. Kicking away and freaking me out when she pushes out hard and I look like Freddy Kreuger after eating children... Ick. (Tell me if I referenced the wrong movie. All of the scary movies my sister forced me to watch as a kid all mesh together in my brain and I rarely can tell them a part.)

So, this baby bump is out and proud. It moves on its own as we walk through the halls at school. Announcing itself and demanding attention and a smile everywhere it goes... And I don't even mind like I used to think I would. I secretly think to myself, "Go ahead baby, you do your thang." :)

The only thing about this baby now is how tired it makes me. As I blog to you this evening, I lay on my couch in one of the few positions that work for me and blog from my phone... Which also happens to be the only thing I can manage to hold up tonight. I tried studying. I tried reading. But my mind won't focus and my body won't support my damn computer. It's an odd place to be... But I couldn't just lay here, so I blog to you. I guess that's the one plus from this because I haven't had much time otherwise.

Yep... I'm pregnant and feeling it.
That's what's up this week folks. Once classes are over (Wednesday, whoop!) I'll get back to you. 30 weeks this week. Ten more or maybe even less. Feeling okay about that :) Cheers, folks! And goodnight!