Third Trimester!

Welcome to the Third Trimester, Baby! 27 weeks, 1 day. I am officially in the third trimester now. One part of me is like "Woohoo! Finally! Took long enough, but I am almost done!" and then there is the other part of me, "Wait, that means there is still a whole third left to go. I've only done two thirds so far? It feels like sooooo much more. This is taking forever!"

I have been told to just relax and enjoy the final trimester and concentrate on preparing for baby because once baby is here life will be hectic and crazy and time will just fly by. Honestly, I hope this last trimester goes by super fast. I really just want to meet my little boy already! I mean, I want him to be healthy and cook for as long as he needs, but I just hope that however long he needs seems to go by fast. And he can't take longer than 13 more weeks. That's my cut-off and then he is getting the boot whether he likes it or not!

(P.S. I don't think baby boy liked that last comment. He just started kicking me pretty hard up under my ribs.)

Of course, the third trimester comes with all sorts of aches and pains and discomfort. I've already been experiencing the back aches and general discomfort for weeks now. I can only anticipate that it will get worse between now and the end. I really hope it doesn't, though. I'm already starting to waddle and as much as I hate to admit it, dance is becoming increasingly difficult and tiring. I would really hate to have to stop dancing before I had intended to. My goal is mid-April (assuming nothing goes wrong and baby doesn't come earlier than expected). Keep your fingers crossed for me that I make it that long. I guess it would be a good idea to have a back-up plan, just in case, though...

Anyway, I am very excited to have made it as far as I have and even though it seems so far away, the day I get to meet my little one is now closer than ever. I guess I can live with the aches for a little while longer until that day comes.