Baby Journal: Week 27

Lorelai,

Okay...here is the deal...I never understood those mothers who would give their kid such a guilt trip about how they carried them for 9 months, went through 48 hours of labor, and then changed a million diapers...but I will be one of those moms as of this week. I'm out of breath, exhausted, having trouble sleeping...and you'd better treat me like queen after this :) I'm not miserable, and am still getting a long great...but there is no question you are making life more difficult for me. I love you...but it's true.

Your dad and I had a craft weekend to work on your nursery even more! We are so excited for you to arrive, its the best way for us to prepare right now...decorate! We are working on lots of Alice in Wonderland decorations right now for your room. We also visited the apple orchard for Applejack weekend with your cousin, aunts and uncle!

I've also managed to pick up a cold this week. From what I've learned, a pregnant person has a lower immune system to keep the body from rejecting the growing baby...so we are more apt to colds. Which is a complete and total bummer not just because I'm already running into issues like body aches, difficulty sleeping, etc. but because us preggos are limited on the medication we can (or feel like we should) take. The icing on the cake!

Symptoms: Trouble sleeping, now due to a large belly getting in my way rather than my mind always racing. I can't breath still when I reach or bend for things, and it makes me so mad. Energy is still pretty good considering!

Promise: I promise to let your dad take you to the zoo whenever you want :) Okay, that one is really just my way of saying I'm so glad your dad loves the zoo...because I've never been great at spending a day walking around there (even before pregnancy). I'll do my best to love it too, and meet you both there after work as much as possible. I hope you love the zoo like your dad does.

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