Life's Just Swell

Ah the joys of the third trimester...

So I'm just all swollen now. Swollen fingers, swollen toes, swollen face, swollen nose. Hey! I'm a poet! Yup everything is swollen, BUT not the ankles...yet! Nope no cankles here. It's all due to both the water retention and the increased blood flow, which in turn also adds to increased pounds! I'm still eating pretty healthy, and have managed to stay away from junk food pretty much throughout the entire pregnancy, still, that effort is all masked anyways, since i'm still all swollen.

As expected, the home stretch is pretty uncomfy. The baby and belly are experiencing a major growth spurt these last couple of weeks. So with the protruding belly and the swelling, getting around is mighty challenging for a little gal like me. But I'm still trying to keep active, however this trimester brings with it another old friend that I met back in the first three months...fatigue. I find myself needing to nap more often again. And finding a comfy position to sleep in, making sure I'm on my left side, making sure the belly is nicely positioned and trying to get somewhat comfortable - well that's tiring in itself. I need a nap from trying to take a nap!

So as you can see, in these last, remaining weeks, there's really only one way to put it...

...Lif'es just SWELL.