30 Weeks and Counting

I need to do better at documenting this pregnancy. The poor 3rd child syndrome. I was so good for Amber, and took a picture almost every week. I think this is my second photo of this pregnancy. I'm actually 31 weeks now, but this picture was taken at 30 weeks, right after my doctor's appointment. I was right, and Hawaii did give me a spike in my weight gain. I wish I had more self control! It's no wonder I gain so much while pregnant. It's so depressing leaving the hospital with a baby and 30 pounds to loose. On to better things, I'm feeling good, just large. I hate not being able to bend well, not being able to snuggle with my kids, the heartburn, the constant out-of-breath, and mostly the feeling something is going to drop out of my at any second. I feel so much pressure and seriously feel like I'm in labor all day. But what I LOVE, is feeling this baby girl kick. There is nothing like it! I love it when my belly is lop-sided. She moves so much, 24-7 it seems. That's how Amber was too. Parker wasn't as active.

I had an ultrasound last week (at 20 weeks they found a cyst on her kidney, so this was a follow up to see if it had grown, etc.). We were so pleased to find out the cyst is no longer there, or it's too small to show up on ultrasound. It was a huge relief. I wasn't too concerned, but the unknown was concerning. I guess it's really rare in a fetus, so my doctor and the radiologist didn't know a whole lot about what it could be. So it turns out nothing! We feel really blessed! It was fun to see her moving around so much during the ultrasound, but also being able to feel it at the same time as well was cool. They said she weighs about 3 pounds now, and my official due date is January 17th. Pretty crazy. I'm getting so stressed about 3. I have not heard anyone say three wasn't too bad. EVERYONE says it was by far the biggest adjustment and so dang crazy. Having a 3 1/2 year old, a 2 year old and newborn does seem a little crazy, but I'm really looking forward to meeting her and seeing the kids with her as well.

On an entirely different note, I finished Harry Potter, the ENTIRE series! I am so dang proud of myself. I have mentioned before I am NOT a reader. Before reading the Harry Potter series I think my list of books consisted of 5 books at most, most likely less. It was so fun to read them back to back. I was determined not to watch the 5th movie until I had read the book, and then was even more determined not to go to the 6th movie until I had read it as well. Fortunately for me, they postponed the premiere of the 6th, so I'm in the clear. I LOVED reading the books, and am so sad I'm done. I'm tempted to do it again. What do I do now? For my birthday I got Pride & Prejudice because that movie is my absolute FAVORITE. No joke, I've watched it at least 20 times. Any time Matt is out of town (work, hunting, etc.) I watch it, sometime every night that he's gone. It is such a classic. Every time it's over I find I want more, the movie just wasn't enough. So I really enjoyed reading that book, and read it in three days. But honestly, now what? Any ideas? Should I attempt The Twilight series? The only way I can get through the gym now is with good reading materials, so I'd appreciate any input!