Oh Me Oh My; 29 Weeks Flew By!

Oh me oh my, 29 weeks flew by!

I have been feeling fantastic after taking some time to stay off my feet and rest. I've slowly been transitioning back into the regular routine of life. lol This time however, I'm not pushing or overdoing it.

Sweet Pea still remains very calm and mellow. She is one very chilled and relaxed little girl. I've been feeling her stretch more which is a really neat feeling. Usually I feel her moving in one spot, but to feel her moving on one side of my tummy and the other at the exact same time is so cool :)

She loves to push, what the Dr thinks is her feet, right up and out beside my belly button on the right side. Since I feel most of her movements and little parts on my right side, my Dr believes she's either laying sideways or head down with her feet up and over. I think she could be a tall one like her sister; we'll have two little models in the family :)

This past week I have eatin more black olives than I can count for. lol I have recently kept my pantry stocked with cans of pitted, large black olives to meet this craving. It has been my 'snack of choice' as I make dinner most nights. Mine as well as Nya's, lol. I think she's been enjoying some of my cravings as much as myself. ha ha

My appetite has picked up this past week. I have actually been 'hungry' between meals for a snack. I always pack a little care package of snacks for Nya whenever we leave the house; I've been adding a few little snacks of my own to her bag. Some of my snacks have included carrot sticks, craisins and nuts, apple slices and grapes. Something easy for me to munch on when driving or in between errand runs and stores.

My energy has been up up and away! lol I have been really proud of myself with my energy levels in both of my pregnancies. I think my husband crashes before I do! lol

Even after a full day of working, I've still got enough battery power in me to get dinner going, clean up, do the dishes, tidy the home, run a load or two of laundry, bathe Nya, etc. And I still have energy afterwards to spend with my hubby before I crash at 10:30/11pm. lol

I do however feel myself slowing down a bit around 4pm. That's also the time Dennard gets home, so I don't know if it's 'me' that feels like I'm slowing down or seeing him slow down from his day that makes me feel like I need to slow down as well. On nights when he's not home at his regular time, I feel like my energy is still full throttle and I can take on the world. lol

One thing I love to do to pamper myself and keep myself feeling cute and feminine are my nails. Now, I've always been one to paint my nails; it's not very often you'll see me with bare nails (especially on my toes), but being pregnant has made me want to do them and change the colours more. Especially with it being Spring now, there is something fun, fresh and classy about a splash of colour on finger and toe nails that spruce up a look to an outfit, add a touch off femininity, and make a glowing pregnant mommy glow even more.

Being pregnant is all about looking cute; top to bottom. lol

One tradition that I recently started in my house the last two weeks is 'Pancake Saturday'. Now, I think this is the pregnant women in me wanting an excuse to make and eat chocolate chip pancakes, lol, but my family has taken a liking to this new 'tradition' and welcomed it with open arms. lol

As my pregnancy in my 20's (week wise) comes to an end, I reflect on how much has changed over the course of the last few months.

From my home, my lifestyle and how my body has changed, I am ever so grateful for this wonderful experience to be pregnant once again.

Even through the seasons that weren't so glamorous and 'fun', with my head over a toilet bowl and major food aversions that had me gagging even in the most public of places, lol, I look back with fond and very happy memories. Every trip to the toilet bowl was worth it and every smell and sight that caused my tummy to swirl is one I wouldn't take back. Why you ask?  Are you crazy? lol

It's all because a little life was blossoming and growing inside of me. A life that God has gifted me with and one to call my own. A privilege that I do not take lightly or for granted.

So, with that being said, farewell to the last 29 weeks (tear), but hello week 30!!! Here we come :)

Through The Eyes of Nya:
Nya woke up from her nap this afternoon and was sitting on my lap as I finished off my blog entry. She looked up at me, touched my face and said 'you're yellow' (Nya calls white people yellow, lol). I said 'what colour are you Nya?'. She replied 'brown'. I asked 'What colour is daddy?'; she replied 'brown!'. I then asked what colour her sister was and she said 'white. white and yellow'. LOL

I thought this was so funny. I roared with laughter. According to Nya, she and daddy are the same colour and mommy and Sweet Pea will be the same colour. ha ha

Too cute!