3rd Trimester

The last 90 days or so have been quite long and so much has happened I almost should have wrote things down monthly but here's what I remember:

-I never really struggled to sleep
-Madison had hiccups several times a day for hours on end and at times they drove me crazy
-I loved feeling her move around inside me but was never willing to admit it to most people
-As my belly got bigger I struggled to keep food in my mouth and off my shirt
-I hit my belly with the car door more times then I could count
-at about 36 weeks if became difficult to drive so Anthony did 99% of the driving
-I had very little swelling in my feet or hands but they found swelling in my upper back which caused my hands to go numb and have tingling most of the time
-at 38 weeks I was admitted to the hospital for overnight medication due to a severe kidney infection and kidney stones
-Because I was admitted to the hospital I missed Grandpa Anderson's Lifetime achievement award dinner (which for me was the ultimate disrespect and devastation but he forgave me)
-There were two baby showers one from my family and one from church. We were so blessed to have such good friends and family who were so generous
-the longing in my arms to hold my baby girl got stronger as I got closer to my due date and at times it was almost unbearable
-I still have no idea what braxton hix contractions feel like
-Anthony has taken over a lot of my care that I cant do...putting on socks and shoes, helping me get my pants on, and multiple other things that become difficult with the belly and the numb hands
-He has gone to every doctors appointment through out the pregnancy (except maybe one or two) and has been so supportive
-I cry at random and I HATE IT
-I feel like a bull in a china shop with my big belly
-TV is worthless and there's nothing good on!!
- at 39 weeks I finally started having False labor pains (and I was ecstatic about it)
-Being a nurse helped very little during my pregnancy but I had some great books and good friends as resources that made it all easier to understand
-I only gained 14Lbs the entire pregnancy but I ate like a horse
-At 37 weeks we found out my placenta was on the right side of my uterus

All in all I thought I would love being pregnant and I have to admit now 40 weeks later that there is very little about being pregnant that I truly Love! It went by fast but not fast enough.

3 DAYS TO GO!!