Here's my 30 week belly photo and I lost a 3/4 of an inch since wednesday and measure 39 inches exactly. You can even see the difference in my girth from last Sunday to this Sunday. I dont feel as if the baby got smaller, I just feel as if I lost some of that extra chubs. I'll monitor my measurements over the week and ask my doc about it at my next appointment if my weight doesn't go up (which I admit could be a nice thing).
Things are probably going to go rapidly from here. The months of October and November are going to be busy in terms of holidays and baby showers. I've started a countdown till my baby shower (with my mom) on my side bar. I'm excited for that for a number of reasons, one of them being I get to go home and see my doggie! I miss him. Last night DH flew back to prepare for his first day at work at his new station. He said our doggie is doing well with my grandparents. His coat is looking shiny and he seems very happy. Of course, he recognized my DH and was ecstatic. I hope he doesn't forget me!
On the pregnancy front, things are still going well. My back and body are aching a teeny bit more, but not much. Yesterday, DH and I walked on the beach for exercise and the beach had a bit of a slope to it. My hips hurt from walking on the slope and I knew it was because I'm carrying about 20 lbs extra weight. We also went for a dip in the ocean and when I was walking out of the water, I could feel the immediate difference between the weightless feeling while swimming and the weight of my belly as I walked out of the water. It really put into perspective what it's like for my back and body to carry around this extra weight. My next PNA appointment (already!) is this friday, so we'll see how the weight gain is. I hope its not much! Another intersting (and possibly not a good thing) is I'm having food confusion (well that's what I call it). I find that I'm hungry, but dont know what to eat. Nothing sounds very appealing. In most of my 2nd trimester, any and all food sounded yummy. Now, I have a hard time deciding what I want to eat and that frustrates me (which in turn then frustrates hubby). It's a crazy cycle.
Anyhow, I'm off to get a pedicure with a girlfriend today. A luxury I haven't had in several months due to monetary strains....but today, I feel like treating myself. Yippee!
