BABY
• Is almost two pounds. Celebrate this milestone with a two-pound box of chocolates. You know, in order to really get a good VISUAL. (I'm thinking maybe a two-pound bag of candy corn. Yummy!)
• Remember those early bubbly butterfly kicks? Yeah. Those have been replaced by something akin to a rabid mongoose flippin’ out inside a burlap sack. (And for some reason, these crazy movements are entirely in and around my crotch. What the hell is up with that?)
• All five senses are fully developed. Whoa.
YOU
• Are in the last and final week of the second trimester! (At least according to the books I’ve chosen to listen to — some mark the beginning of the third trimester as week 27, while some make you wait until week 28. Look, we’re all big and lumpy and ridiculously cranky, let’s get this final trimester STARTED.) (Excited, but not. Yeah, I'm a walking contradiction of emotions. Go figure.)
• Of course, the end of the second trimester also marks the end of the so-called “honeymoon” phase of pregnancy, as the final three months can get awfully uncomfortable. Back and joint pain, swollen ankles, restless nights and Braxton-Hicks contractions, ahoy! (My poor husband. I'm sure he'll read this and immediately think "What Honeymoon phase?! There was no honeymoon phase. This isn't fair." LOL)
• You’ll gain about 1/2 inch in belly/fundal size EVERY WEEK from this point on, oh mah gah. (cringe)
• The books say we’ve gained about 16-22 pounds, so long as we’ve been following a “nutritious and sensible diet plan.” Bite me, books. (I'm right at the 20 lb mark... much to my doctor's frustration.)
On to the fun part... I created my Fall Bucket List!!! Actually, the design was made by fellow mommy blogger Loves of Life. I just revised it so it suited my ideas for the season. Three down and several still to go, but I'm ready, willing and able to get it done! Woohoo!
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