Third trimester (IN ENGLISH)

I feel like the worst person in the world.
I just got the sweetest email from Ryan's grandma (Fisher) saying that she read my blog and she was so thankful that I decided to share about my pregnancy with those I love.
Except that I haven't written in English in a long time and I feel like I'm leaving out so many friends and family that (surprisingly) want to read about my pregnancy.

Well, I am really sorry!
I never meant to "leave you out".
The thing is I started this blog to keep the family in Brazil updated about our lives, long before I was pregnant. I never thought I would have my American friends and family reading the blog.
I know I should write more posts in English, but it takes so much time to translate that I get lazy (and I'm a horrible translator). But I promise I'll try to do better.

So, just to keep you guys updated, here is how my third trimester has been so far:

•My third trimester has been easier than I thought it would be. Yes, I am very big, but I still have energy to run errands and people keep telling me to "slow down and rest" all the time. I think I'll go crazy if I follow their advice. I need to be productive.

•This last week was by far the hardest in my pregnancy. And that's because I was sick. I don't know if it was just a really bad cold or allergies, but I couldn't breath, sleep, and I didn't have energy to do anything. Plus I was having pretty regular contractions. I really didn't want to take any medications but I had reached my limit, so I went to the store and bought some Claritin for allergies (yes, it is safe for pregnancy). That's been helping and today I felt better (but that is also due to the fact that BYU beat San Diego State, AGAIN!).

•My house has never been so clean in my life! I think the "nesting instinct" kicked in really hard and I just can't stop cleaning the house. I cannot go to bed at night if there is one dirty cup in the sink, or if the picture frames are not arranged in the perfect angle. And I don't think I've ever done so much laundry in my life! Anything that could go in the washer has been there, seriously.

•We finished organizing and decorating baby's nursery and it looks adorable. I was thinking about making a video and posting it here sometime. What do you guys think?

•I've been having contractions for a long time. But lately they've been getting strong and regular. I spent 2 days having contractions every 30 minutes!! And boy, they are getting strong! What makes me feel better is to sit on the exercize ball and bounce until they pass (my contractions last for at least 1 minute each, crazy huh?). That caught us by surprise, we are starting to think that baby may come earlier than we thought! So we went to Target the other day and bought everything we still needed for baby (like diapers, wipes, etc). Now we are all ready for him! Well, I still need to pack the hospital bag and install the car seat, which we are going to do tomorrow.

•My sleep schedule has been crazy. Sometimes I get a pretty good nights sleep, sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep, sometimes I can't sleep at all... I think my body is preparing me for mommyhood. But, thanks to my body pillow, I get pretty confortable at night.

•So far, no swollen ankles, fingers or face (that was my biggest fear).

•I can't wait to hold my little guy, but I wouldn't mind if he waits for my mom to get here (she gets here in a week!).

•We went to a breastfeeding class on Ryan's birthday. Honestly I didn't learn much, but it was worth seeing Ryan "breastfeeding" a doll. I had to remind him constantly that I was the one who needed the doll to try the different breastfeeding positions.


•Ryan has been such a wonderful support for me during my pregnancy. I seriously couldn't do it without him. His momma raised him right :)

Well, that's all I can think of right now.
If there is any news I'll come back to let you know :)

And grandma, if you are reading this, we would love to have lunch with you sometime this week!!

Tassia Oliphant