Hooray for the Homestretch!!

I am so excited, in months past it seemed like it would take FOREVER for the third trimester. In a way this trimester crept up on me. That is not to say that I have not been counting down the weeks or even day until my due date, it just seems like not that long ago that I was telling Eddie that I was pregnant! In this past week we have made some head way at home. Nesting mode has set in! We picked up the crib and got the bassinet in our room; however there is still a lot of moving of the furniture that needs to be done to make it complete. Of course I won't be doing any of the heavy lifting just directing...just the directing of what to do. I would like to have everything in place furniture wise within the next two weeks. Because we have a small space we are limited on storage I don't want to get to overwhelmed with baby items just in piles. A baby in a small space will for sure have to be another blog all together.

Health wise Isaac and I are doing great! Cutting back my hours at work seems to really be taking a good effect both physically and emotionally. Although, not everyday is a walk in the park great I feel good overall...but have begun to notice some other body changes. Just this weekend a my littlest sister Kara said to me what only a sister could. She said, "Wow! your ankles are swollen...you have kankles!" Had anyone else made this comment especially my Hubby I would have lost it on them and told them where they could go...but sisterly love is unlike anything else. My response was laughter! She is right I do have some kankles going on.  This past week the swelling has taken itself to a new level, and the reality was that I needed better supporting shoes. For weeks I have tried to deny it but...finally have to put my flip flops in the closet and put on my running shoes every day. What a difference that made this week...the water retention is still there but the throbbing and aching has subsided a lot. Needless to say, I am borderline kankles now..LOL

Reaching the third and final trimester is another milestone in the pregnancy that I am gladly welcoming and giving a big HELLO, HOWDY, and HOORAY to. I anticipate the summer months even if I won't be rockin' my bathing suit (well at least in public) this season. I am embracing my body changes along with nesting mode and ready to see my little boy growing in Mommy's oven!!