Third Trimester....are u serious???

WOW! Where has the time gone?

Today I am 196 days (28 weeks) pregnant =)

I am slowly getting over what they think was early stage

pneumonia....yuck! I have never felt so horrible!

With meds, rest...rest...and more rest as

well as tons of fluids I'm feeling better today =)

I did have to cancel my photo sessions for the rest of the

year =( Thank God I had some really understanding

clients...who I can't wait to shoot next spring!!

Besides being sick I've had various other not so fun things

going on. Braxton Hicks have become my new friend....not a friend

I can say I enjoy..ugh! Some others include...back pain, fatigue,

breathing difficulty (partly from being sick I would imagine),

slight swelling in my ankles, frequent urination, and difficulty

sleeping =(

I cannot figure out why on earth I have to urinate 6 times in the

middle of the night, when I don't even go 6 times during the day! lol

If anyone knows the answer please let me know =)

My poor husband...I do not know how he sleeps with me at night

b/c I'm CONSTANTLY rolling around! I cannot get comfortable

at all! Lying on my back interferes with blood circulation,

I could never do that even not preggo.....and lying on my

stomach isn't possible!! Not good for a "stomach sleeper".

Oh the joys of pregnancy! ha

There aren't just negative things about this pregnancy though.

I thank my Father every day for allowing me to carry His children!

It is the best feeling in the world to have this little miracle

growing inside me! All of the family has felt Miss Stella

kick =) Well Alli Jo...I'm just not sure about her, ha...she

will put her hand on my belly and say right away, "I felt it!" lol

Joe FINALLY got to feel her! She really kicked hard too! Think

she wanted to make sure daddy knew she loved him =)
Hunter feels her almost every time...it cracks me up!

I haven't gone shopping yet for just Stella. I have only got some

yard sale clothes for her...but they are great and so stinkin cute!

I am really going to have to become more frugal with 3 kiddos

and take advantage of yard sales!!

Here's what is going on with Stella this week:

By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds

and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels.

She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight

developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in

through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons

in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation

for life in the outside world.

Tomorrow is my glucose screening test. And I also get to do
the 3D ultrasound!

I cannot WAIT to see Miss Stella's face =)

Oh and I will leave you with a little preview of what is

to come with the Halloween costumes...hee hee!