On the downward slope!

I had a great visit with the doctor this morning! I'm 26 weeks 2 days today which means in a few more days I'll technically be in the third trimester! It's a good feeling knowing there's only about 3 months before I can be meet this little boy and start to feel somewhat physically back to normal. His heartbeat was 150 bpm, which is great! I get my sugar test in 2 weeks, which I pray I pass! The doctor said that he feels like Barrett's still breach but he's still got a few weeks to flip and hopefully he'll do so. We're still planning on an ultrasound around 34 weeks and I can't wait. We've got our first childbirth class on September 7th, my first shower on September 25th, and maternity pictures planned for September 27th. For the past 26 weeks, it's kind of been a waiting game. Now, atleast I feel like I'm on a downward slope and I'm getting excited. I've started seeing the chiropractor more often and I'm getting prenatal massages and both have helped my back pain significantly. At home, I wear a bulky maternity belt and contrary to it's looks, it helps a little by holding up my growing belly. I've had alot of pelvic pain but the doctor assures me that it's my 2 hernias I had repaired a month before I got pregnant. Unfortunately, I've been told it may get worse the larger I get but I know it will pass once I have Barrett. Overall, I'm very pleased with the way things are going!

On a side note, I got to see my grandparents last weekend, for the first time since I got pregnant. Upon leaving, my grandmom told me to "take care of my round self". Haha. Bless her heart. I guess I am getting pretty round these days. This is also from the grandmother that has spray-painted her dog's crate blue and put flower stickers on it. She's one snazzy lady! I'm lucky to still have one set of grandparents still alive and around. I have lost 3 sets of grandparents in the past 10 years and it's unfortunate they won't get to meet Barrett. Ty has 2 sets of grandparents still around, which leaves Barrett with 3 sets of great-grandparents to be spoiled by. He is going to be one loved little boy!

I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do as far as my maternity leave goes. I plan on working until I go into labor but not sure I'll make it that long. I'm not the type of person that can sit home and relax all day. It just doesn't feel natural, not to mention it's a little depressing. I'm sure I'll hit that point where I feel so bad, all I want to do is stay home but until that time, I plan on working. After I have Barrett, I plan on staying home for 8 weeks and possibly coming back to work 2 or 3 days a week after that. Ty's mom has mentioned keeping Barrett the days that I work, so I would be so happy if that works out for us. I would do daycare if I had to but luckily, she wants to keep him. Once he reaches a year old or so, I'll probably find a good daycare for him. I think it'll be good to get him in with other children at that age, so he can learn some social skills and make friends. At that point, who knows what my work schedule will be like, but luckily I have a very flexible job where I don't have to make a decision right now.

The whole breastfeeding dilemma is shocking to me. I've chosen not to breastfeed, which has sparked a few interesting conversations with people. It's just not for me...period. Some women drink wine while they're pregnant...some smoke cigarettes while they're pregnant...and I say, to each his own. I haven't drank or smoked but I'm not breastfeeding. I know alot of children and adults that weren't breastfed and are perfectly fine. Some people act like I'm pulling a Michael Jackson stunt, hanging my child off of a balcony, by not breastfeeding. I think it's fantastic if a woman wants to breastfeed her child. I'm definitely not trying to say I don't think that way. I'm just saying that it's not for me. Oh well, I don't know why I let comments like that bother me. I guess because it makes me feel like they're saying I'm a bad mother and I know that's not true.

Anyways, I hope everyone has a good week and I'll update in a few weeks or so!