It’s crazy that that there will most likely only be one more pregnancy update after this one posts. I’m getting more and more excited to meet this little one, even though I know it means exhaustion and hormonal insanity for quite awhile (lucky KC!) Prim has been getting increasingly more interested in my growing belly, and now points and says “baby” or “sister” even before we ask her “what’s in mama’s belly?” She also loves pulling my shirt up and giving my belly kisses, which is so, so sweet, and seeing her interact with my sister’s 4.5 month old has just gotten me all the more ready to give Prim a little sibling of her very own.

weeks: 31

baby’s size: coconut

i’m feeling: surprisingly good, considering how far along I am. I think chasing after a 19 month old helps me forget about my big belly a lot of the time so I don’t really have time to dwell on my current physical restrictions. I will say though that my big souvenir from our recent trip to Paris was a maternity support back brace, since all the walking we did was getting to be really hard on me and my growing belly. Soo… anyway. Just living that glamorous pregnancy life over here.

food love: oranges and my mom’s homemade toffee. (I’m fairly certain that the bulk of my weight gain is going to happen during these three weeks that we’re back in California. The food in Amsterdam just doesn’t compare.)

food hate: meat is still weird. The other night we ordered greek food and I got a greek salad with chicken souvlaki — normally something I would totally be into — but when I went to eat it I was like, mmmm nope.

3 pros for december: 1. We’re back in California for the holidays now and it’s been so nice to spend time with friends and family. 2. My flight from Amsterdam to California with Prim was pretty uneventful, which, when flying with a toddler is a huge win.  3. We are officially through the jet lag over here (hallelujah) and Prim has been soaking up every second of time spent with her little friends and cousins.

3 cons for december: 1. As soon as Prim got over her jet lag, she got a cold (of course), which now seems to have made its way to me. Pregnancy with a cold isn’t all that pleasant. 2. I’m definitely getting full-on late pregnancy sleep now — meaning that I wake up multiple times a night because I’m uncomfortable, have to roll over (which is like trying to turn a ship around at this point), or have to pee. I suspect that I won’t get a full night’s sleep until looooong after the baby has arrived. 3. Baby girl is head down and in position now, which is great, but she, like Prim, has decided that hanging out suuuuper low in my belly is her preferred position, which means I can’t walk normally. In fact, at my last midwife appointment my midwife informed me, “She’s head down and really low. She’s so low I can’t feel her head.” I informed her, “Don’t worry, I can feel her head.”

currently living in: H&M maternity jeans still and comfortable flat shoes. Luckily a swing dress I bought awhile back at Old Navy still fits over my bump, so I’m ready for a fancy night out for our anniversary later this week!

looking forward to: Christmas!

dreaming about: premature labor, which is stressing me out to no end.