Week 25....getting close!

Apparently I only have 2 more weeks in my 2nd trimester. I'm excited to get this over with but super nervous about what's in store in the last 3 month stretch. All the kicking and indigestion is sure to get worse and I just don't know how I'll be handling it. I was doing so good with being happy all the time and feeling good physically but the past few days have been rough. I'm crying a lot, getting easily frustrated, tossing and turning at night again. The headaches are becoming unbearable and then they're followed by nose bleeds. I look like I have some sort of skin disease. I can't even remember how to spell disease! UGH! It's hard being so frustrated and not being able to do anything about it. The apparent loss of my short term memory is making work very hard. I feel like I can't focus anymore and I'm always scrounging to keep up and playing catch up all day. No wonder my stress levels are through the roof!

Next week should be an adventure. I'm due to take my sugar test to make sure I don't have gestational diabetes. I'm sure the test will be fine, but you never know. I've heard that if you have it, you have to cut down your daily caloric intake to something crazy like 1500. I was a little piggy before the pregnancy and have turned SUPER piggy the last month or so. I will literally shrivel up and die if I have to function off 1500 calories a day. I pretty much pig out because it's the one time Emily will stop kicking me for 5 minutes. She's non stop these days! It was cute in the beginning but I'm over it now. The other morning I was sleeping in and Bella (my love bug kitty cat) was sleeping with me and resting on my belly. The baby kept kicking and kicking so hard I thought for sure Bella would start attacking. But it didn't seem to bother her, just kept me awake :) It is kinda cool that I can see my stomach move when she kicks but after a while it turns from cute to violent and I just beg that she'll stop for any amount of time and let me catch my breath. The other day (I can't believe I'm going to share this), I was picking up a customer late in the day, in their car, and she started kicking me in the bladder SO HARD that I actually tinkled a little bit. I was so embarrassed and couldn't wait to get home. It wasn't that bad, mostly scary that she can get pee out of me with just one ninja kick. But then a few nights later I sneezed really hard and peed my pants too so then I didn't feel so mad at her for making me pee :)

However, I do have something great to look forward to and that's my baby shower! A date has been picked and I can't wait to see everyone and celebrate my little love muffin with them. My sister and best friend are planning it so I know it will be lots of fun and hopefully there will be lots of food (CHIPS AND SALSA GIRLS!). It's weird, but I'm starting to really miss my family lately. I feel like I want my Mom to take care of me everyday and I want to take care of my sister everyday and they're not close by for me to have that. Maybe that's why, but just some weird emotions lately regarding those two ladies. I miss them terribly and wish they were closer but I'm very excited to spend my baby shower with them and hopefully convince them to move closer to me :)

HOW FAR ALONG:  25 weeks (I don't know what vegetable/fruit she resembles this week and I'm over keeping track. But she's probably 2 pds)

SLEEP: I was having such a nice streak of good sleep and it's gone again :( My hips started hurting and I just can't get comfortable at night. The headaches and kicking don't seem to help much either.

FOOD CRAVINGS: I love food! All food, I won't discriminate. If it's edible, I'll scarf it like it's my last meal.

WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO: The baby shower!

WHAT I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO: I'm starting to get a little nervous the closer the due date is approaching. I really really hope she doesn't show up past her due date.

Love, Diana :)