On Thursday, I begin my 27th week of pregnancy, marking the beginning of my 3rd trimester. I am surprised I made it this far, given the breakdown I had yesterday evening where I told Randy I give up and don't want to do this anymore.
My sister took this photo of me on November 24 as part of my maternity photo shoot. While she did a great job, this is how I discovered my turkey neck.
My meltdown was the result of throwing up twice after dinner, not being able to get comfortable and my stomach itching like crazy from my skin stretching. And oh yeah, the two stretch marks I had on my lower abdomen literally multiplied over night. (I curse the demo lady at Costco who swore that Bio-Oil would ward off the ugly scar tissue.) And to top it all off, the timing could not have been more perfect because over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, I discovered I now have a turkey neck. All of this and Lydia only weighs a little over two pounds!
Any who, this week also marks the start of the childbirth prep and newborn care classes Randy and I will be taking. I am a little apprehensive about the childbirth prep because I almost feel like ignorance is bliss right now. Being the worry wart that I am (thanks Dad), I am afraid if I know too much I will become even more anxious about delivery day. I even mentioned my anxiety to my Dad the other day and he said, "awh, it's a natural part of life and there is nothing to be anxious about." I wonder when was the last time he pushed something the size of a watermelon through his vagina.
I am, however, looking forward to the newborn care for Lydia's sake because at this point, I am not even sure how many times a day you feed a baby. Plus, I have only changed one diaper in my life -- and that was for Izzy last year when Randy and I were watching her. Thank goodness she was able to communicate because if it weren't for her, I would have never gotten through it. She had to tell me which side was the front of the diaper, and she even lifted her legs on cue to walk me through the process.
Stay tuned because I am sure I will have something funny to share after our first class, especially since Randy feels the need to incorporate humor into everything ... even when he knows it annoys me. (It has even gotten to the point where they recognize him more at the doctor's office than me.)