Third trimester blues...

Well folks, the honeymoon is over, the thrill has worn off and it's no longer all sunshine and roses! Okay, this post is going to be a bit of a whinge, so if you're not up for it I suggest you wait for the next one ;)

I'm guessing those of you who've been pregnant will have some sympathy for me at this point, and those of you who haven't can use your imagination. I'm just feeling VERY pregnant at the moment - it's hot here, I'm having a fair bit of pelvic pain whenever I get any type of exercise (and yet I must exercise due to the GD), I have restless leg syndrome - still, the bub is kicking me in the ribs every chance s/he gets, I am not sleeping more than 2 hours at a stretch (which they say is practice for when the baby comes - HAH - do you ever get GOOD at being sleep deprived? I think not!), but the most annoying of all is the gestational diabetes.

I am now on insulin twice a day, right before dinner and before bed - with a potential of two more shots a day if my breakfast and lunch blood glucose readings creep up over the limit. I have to email my endocrinologist every 2 days with my readings and see her in a week and then 2 weeks after that. This along with weekly trips to the OB now, sigh, lots of trips to the clinic in my future. I know it's only for 5 more weeks, but trust me that feels like forever right now.

I guess the most frustrating part is that there are all these things I want to do to get ready for the baby's imminent arrival, but my body just won't cooperate - I don't have the energy, it hurts to stand too long or bend down, and I end up napping every afternoon (I sound like an old lady)!

I also really miss eating normally - your diet is pretty restricted when you are pregnant, especially if trying to eat out, but with GD it's even tougher. Mr. C and I have a standing lunch date on Thursdays of sushi, which is no longer possible, and we are struggling to find an alternative that works for me. I reckon we will have to give up pretty soon, and it would have ended soon enough anyhow, but I'm looking forward to picking this up again with a bub in tow!

Okay, whinge over! I had a lovely baby shower last weekend with 4 couples from Mr. C's work - who have 4 kids and 3 babies between them - it was a full house and a good peek into the future for us! I received some lovely gifts which was very sweet of them - all that baby stuff is just so darned cute! Unfortunately my good friend S. was unable to make it as she went into pre-labour and was in hospital for a few days, but thankfully she's doing well and is back home resting now until her bub arrives (Feb. 3 at the latest!). We also missed out on having our lovely neighbors over as they ended up being out of town on the day (but still gave me a gift, that J. is so sweet!). We basically forgot to take pictures at the event, so I'm sorry to say there's not much to show you - we'll get better at this I'm sure.

Thanks for putting up with my little pity party - I feel a bit better now :)