tired.......

Well, I am at 29 weeks and I'm TIRED! Much more so than I was with Kaua. I feel more sleepy in the mornings, throughout the day, and less motivated to work out. I'm not sure if this is because the pregnancy is different or because I have a toddler who is quite the handful.

Taking care of a toddler with a burgeoning belly is quite the challenge. He doesn't quite get that I have a baby in my belly, but we're working on it. When I ask him where the baby is, he'll lift up my shirt and point at my belly button. He loves to climb on me, crawl on me and just plain be on me, which is uncomfortable to say the least because of my belly. And of course, with a toddler (who will be almost 1.5 years old at the end of this month) requires a lot of moving around (chasing him to stay off the road, or get out of the cupboards, or brush his teeth, or change his diapers...you get the point) and bending over (cleaning up food, toys, books, clothes, things he takes out of the drawers and cupboards....etc). Ugh. While I am very happy and excited to be having TWO children, man oh man, do I have my work cut out for me!

I'm also more swollen this pregnancy than last (which could be contributed to by the fact that I have much less free time to exercise and work out like I could last time). It's just amazing how different my mindset is this pregnancy than last. There is no doubt that the level of love for this baby is any less, it's just much harder to focus on this child and his or her impending arrival when you've got a little goober in your life taking up so much of your attention. How in the heck do mothers of more than 1, 2, or 3 do it?? I swear, becoming a mom gives me MUCH more appreciation for mothers. This stuff is HARD!