31 Weeks

Well, as hard as it is for me to believe, I'm 31 weeks along today. And boy, does my baby bump look every bit that big. I can't believe when comparing this week's picture to my 28 week picture how much more I'm protruding. I'm definitely feeling it everywhere else too. My doctor warned me that things were going to get more difficult in the third trimester, but I sort of just brushed it off. Well, I certainly have no room to complain as I've been blessed with a healthy and easier-than-the-norm pregnancy, but he was right. I'm now wearing an inexpensive silver band in place of my wedding rings as my fingers are swollen (sounds better than saying 'fat'), and my feet/ankles are noticeably swollen at the end of the day (and sometimes at the beginning). Isaiah's movements are a source of major discomfort at times, and I seem to get short of breath quite easily these days. I think this is God's way of getting me ready for Isaiah's entry into the world--if I weren't a bit uncomfortable, I might never feel quite ready for his arrival.

This is my last week of work before being off for 4+ months. I've sort of run out of projects for the nursery as I was a bit over-zealous and completed most of them a few weeks back. I'm sure I'll come up with more things to do, and I'm looking forward to reading baby books in preparation for Isaiah's arrival. I also hope that my December schedule will fill up more with residency interviews. Right now, I only know about my interview at MUSC, which will be Dec 11-12th. It's nice to have at least one on the calendar.

We're looking forward to traveling to North Carolina for Thanksgiving in a couple of weeks. This will be the first Thanksgiving we've spent with Chris' family since we were engaged due to various conflicts. Chris' mom and sister (Ginger and Melissa) have also been sweet enough to plan a baby shower for me while we're there. I'm really looking forward to that, and it will be such a huge blessing in getting things ready for Isaiah.

I'll try to do better about posting more regularly for the rest of the pregnancy. Just think, 9 weeks until the due date!! Before you know it, I'll be blogging about my new baby boy :)