project baby #3 {week 30}

{week 30} Wow, week 30!?

This past weekend some of my closest Seattle mama friends threw me a “baby shower” and in these crazy times, that was a socially distant get-together. We found a big empty parking lot, parked our cars in a big circle, and sat in our cars with the back hatch up (all of us have SUVs, because kids and babies) or in camping chairs. One of my friends picked up take-out breakfast and we chatted for nearly TWO hours. It was AMAZING! Like all of us, adult conversation (other than with our spouses) has been few and far between. But seeing my girlfriends and catching up was exactly what I needed. It was delightful!

This week with baby, I have noticed that whenever the baby starts to move or kick, or if I get a Braxton-Hicks contraction, I have to be standing up. If I am sitting and either of those things happen, it is so SO uncomfortable – either into my pelvis and bladder or up into my ribs. This baby is definitely not as wiggly as the other two, but I don’t remember this happening before.

I have been feeling pretty congested in my nose since the spring which I blame partly on the pregnancy and partly on allergies. I am not getting headaches anymore (thank goodness!) but a bit of sneezing and a lot of blowing my nose. It’s tricky when stores are limiting the amount of Kleenex you can buy! Also, sneezing and pregnancy bladder can make a pretty embarrassing combination. And one that I feel lucky I didn’t have with my other two pregnancies (or post-partum).

It’s been a bit of a weird/emotional week in ways that are completely unrelated to my pregnancy. But I think feel SO much different because I am pregnant. Aaron has been experiencing back pain since the late spring and it has become exacerbated in the past week; while he is trying to figure out how best to treat the pain, it’s been a bit of a challenge as we are both physically limited with the girls. Some of our very best friends just moved around the world this week and we had one last good-bye. And then we just found out that one of our neighbor friends who was due just the week before me just lost her baby. It feels like a lot.

We basically have two more weekends to “see people” and run in-person errands before we really close up our household again (until baby’s arrival). But the sun has been shining and it finally feels like summer in Seattle! I’ve never been so thankful for a quiet neighborhood (with sidewalks) and a backyard where our girls can run around and play.

And here’s my weekly update with Eloise and Daphne.

Happy 30 weeks!

M