16 weeks 5 days

the days are just flying by. i barely have time to sit down and catch my breath let alone read or write blogs. and when i do sit down, i am exhausted. since i will be 17 weeks on Saturday i thought i would write a quick post while i am still 16 weeks.

i have been able to get the indigestion/heart burn under control for the most part. although, i still have times that i don't feel great. the nausea has been gone!! yeah!!!

i started working out at the Y again. it has been soooo long since i have been there. i have walked over the last few years, but it has been like 3 years since i have been at the Y taking classes. so, on tuesday i started back and have been taking a "moms" class for prenatal/postnatal moms. it has been great - i took the class with all three of my other pregnancies. although, with jesiah a lot less b/c jordyn was so little and didn't like to be left in the childwatch. anyway, i am back with the same instructor who i just love. it's fun to be in her class for the 4th time! she said i was the only mom she has had back 4 times!! wooohooo!! i am hoping the class will help a little with my energy level as well as my mental/hormonal stuff.

i have still been pretty short on patience and very moody. i get tired so easily and it is frustrating. because of our busy schedule i haven't been napping as much. and when i don't, i rarely have energy to get dinner on the table and make it through an evening without falling apart. and usually i end up crying b/c i am so frustrated that i can't do all i am suppose to be doing.

tonight is one of those nights, i just feel like locking myself in the bedroom and hiding from my kids and responsibilities. i do get worried because i think about adding another child to this mix of overwhelming state. and i get sad because i want to enjoy this last pregnancy but so far it has been so hard and not really enjoyable. i hate even typing out that last sentence. i am typically one who says i love being pregnant and could do it a million times. this pregnancy has changed my opinion.

i have felt more and more pregnant. i have been short on breath and my belly has popped out more. although early in the day, i tend to look fat and not pregnant, by the end of the day, i am looking pregnant.

just 11 days until our ultrasound, i can't wait to see this little baby who has been giving me such a fit!!! i am more than ready to know if it is a boy or a girl!