The third trimester!!!!

Hey there everyone!  We are on the final stretch!  I have officially entered the 3rd trimester!  Things are moving along so quickly.  Reality is really settling in that Baby Fraz will be here before we know it.  We are getting so excited for his/her arrival!  We are really looking forward to find out if it is a boy or a girl.  I feel great so far, just slowing down a little bit.  Work is getting a little bit more difficult because it can be physically demanding.  On my longer days my back tends to get pretty sore.  In fact the other night I decided that it would be a good idea to soothe the back pain with a hot bath.  Much to my chagrin, however, my belly did not fit in the tub!  My whole body got warm but I had a big old cold belly sitting outside of the bath.  Plus once I laid down in the tub, I almost got stuck!  I had to be creative and roll to my side to then transition up into sitting.  Phew that was a close call!  Needless to say I have officially made this note to self: next time you have back pain during pregnancy, try a heating pad!!!

On the home front, Matt is finishing up painting the basement this week and then our carpet will be installed next Friday in the basement and the living room, yay!!!  Then the process of cleaning out the guest bedroom/”storage closet”/nursery and painting/decorating begins.  It couldn’t have come a moment sooner because in about a week or two the crib and dresser/changing table will be ready for pick up thanks to Nannie!!!

As for the baby, it weighs just over 2 pounds and is almost 15 inches long from foot to head!  Crazy right?  He/she rolls, kicks and is now hiccuping regularly!   I have actually been thinking recently that even though I will be so incredibly happy to have Baby Fraz to hold in my arms after he/she is born, I will miss having him/her in my stomach all the time.  It is really nice being able to have the baby with me everywhere that I go!  My constant companion.

Before I sign off, check out Matt’s No Meat Athlete Blog.  Due to popular demand I wrote a little post to update his readers on the pregnancy.  In it I have more pictures of the giraffe but this time he’s dressed in a one-of-a-kind No Meat Athlete onesie that I had made.

Until next time…

Erin 🙂