27 going on 28

i turned 27 on the 25th of july (yeah...another year older) and am now 28 weeks along and FEELING it! i'm not one who looks forward to their birthdays anymore, so i tried super hard to be positive and not cry. it also doesn't help that im on edge with these crazy hormones so it took a lot for me to suck it up and think about different things. we have family in town, so that distracted me enough so thats good.

here i am at 28 weeks, looking pretty huge and feeling more and more uncomfortable by the minute. crazy how much faster pregnancy symptoms hit you the 2nd time around! here are some things i have been dealing with. again, im not trying to vent. just journaling, if you will, what has been going on with me during this pregnancy as i never wrote anything when i was pregnant with brynn:

*getting crazy painful charlie horses ONLY in my left calf in the middle of the night. i eat at least 2 banana's a day and have tried other vitamin supplements to help, but nothing is really working. the best advice i got for this was from my sister in law janae who told me to flex my foot (NOT POINT IT!) when i feel one coming on. definitely helps, so thanks again janae!

*having issues with my sciatic nerve. never EVER felt this type of pain before and its not that great. i walk like an old man and am always stretching my legs in hopes that it will relieve some pressure. don't get me wrong, this is all worth it! but in the meantime, its sort of cramping my style as i can't move around as fast as i am used to. its such a weird pain to experience!

*already feeling my hips widening and getting lose. not cool as i didnt experience this while pregnant with brynn till the very end! ahhhh! how much wider can i possibly get?!

*constantly thirsty. i can't get enough water and crystal light. and in case you're wondering, the strawberry-orange-banana is the best! i can slam 2 quarts a day by myself.

*already up 16 pounds. so so depressing. and im sure i've gained a few more as i haven't weighed myself since last week. the scale and i are enemies at the moment as he always makes me cry. stupid scale. i don't plan on revisiting him until my next appointment, and im considering closing my eyes as i don't want to know.

*my sense of smell is amazing! i'm basically a bloodhound these days.

*so incredibly overwhelmed with how i will manage with 2 kids in tow. i have nightmares about running simple errands like going to the post office and grocery shopping...i think i will be home bound the first few months to work up enough nerve to step outside!

*only comfortable sleeping on my left side. even this kills me as my hips are always aching so really, any sleeping position isn't super comfy.

*having crazy dreams. some are very disturbing and i often wake up in tears as i think it has really happened.

*always adjusting and readjusting my pants! people around me must think i don't understand the whole pants concept as im always tucking, and retucking the fifty million layers of clothing i have to wear to make clothes work for me. i'm pretty close to giving up altogether and succumbing to the whole muumuu thing as thats just easier. i'm pretty sure i could get away with that here in alaska...some people dress pretty interesting here...

*have discovered that proactiv really works! i started breaking out pretty bad towards the end of my 1st trimester, so i gave the ole infomercial another try. i tried this stuff back in highschool, but it didn't do any difference for me so i didn't have the highest expectations that it would work this time around. but, im happy to say that it works and im thrilled with the results.

*pretty sure that im carrying a ninja and not a human baby. this child is super active and wakes me up in the middle of night from all of it's craziness! i just pray that it isn't this crazy active when it comes out in october as i honestly cannot deal with that!

*already in nesting mode. i can't stop cleaning (but then again, when have i NOT stopped cleaning?! lol). i seriously can't relax anymore as SOMETHING (in my mind) has to be cleaned, scooped, changed out, or fixed. seriously, i hardly have sat down the past few weeks as i'm on constant mode to clean clean clean!