I'll be 24 weeks tomorrow. 4 more weeks left until the 3rd trimester! I am so excited to get to the 3rd trimester, because I am looking forward to the "progesterone high," which made me feel so great with James. We'll see how I feel this time around!
I still have dizziness. It's mainly from not eating often enough, not drinking enough water, or just getting used to the hormones and all the new blood circulating around. I'm very tired- whoever said that fatigue lifts in the 2nd trimester was wrong. At least for me! And I recall that it didn't lift when I was pregnant with James, either. Oh well, small sacrifices.
I am also gearing up for some good weight gain- for me, there is NOTHING I can do in the 3rd trimester from slowing the weight gain. It just piles on then, no matter how hard I work out or how well and normally I eat. But it's a good thing, I'm not complaining. That's why I work really hard to keep it slow and gradual right now. I think I'm up about 12-15 pounds now (it fluctuates, thanks to water retention).
My hormones are a little more ornery this time, haha. I have very little patience for things that irritate me (like people smoking around eating areas, rude people, dogs at playgrounds, etc.). And it seems like lots of things irritate me these days, and I definitely have a hard time keeping them to myself. It's a good lesson, though, because I tend to keep things to myself instead of speaking up when something really bothers me because I hate conflict.
Being pregnant and having a toddler to raise is a much different ballgame than being pregnant with no children around. It's really difficult to lift him and run after him all the time. Not to mention, I have pretty much kissed my beloved naps goodbye. Being pregnant with a little one on the way is one of the hardest things I've had to do (...wait until she's here- that's going to be the hardest, for sure). But it's also wonderful. I get to share this with James, and it brings me such joy to know that soon he will have a sister to love and play with and share his life with. And I do love being pregnant, all minor annoyances aside. It's such an amazing gift to have the blessing to grow life inside of me, and I am very thankful for and humbled by this opportunity every day.
