25 weeks

um, when did that happen?

i've made it to 25 weeks. it seems insane. but then i look down and see this huge belly and i'm not surprised. my baby is growing strong and i feel pretty good. over the last week, i've gotten an increase in hip and back pain, combined with lots of low pressure. i guess the baby and his gear (amniotic fluid, etc.) are getting heavier.

sleep eludes me for multiple reasons, but at the top of the list would be my inability find a comfortable position. i am a stomach sleeper, but i cannot be on my belly. i find myself on my back and that's no good either. so i try to rotate onto each side...but this keeps me and mr. h3b from getting quality slumber time. adding to my insomnia: the house hunt. it is not going well and that stresses me out. i know there are bigger things than finding a house before baby comes, but i had never dreamed i'd be bringing my first baby home to an apartment. and not this one we're in now...oh no. we've got to move out of this one (not because we're bad tenants, it's a property problem) and into another one (yep, another pregnancy move...).

so yeah. whoa is me. it's definitely put a damper on the holiday season (i only have one tree this year) and the coming months - when will i get the nursery started? will we have enough space? where will (g)parents and family stay when they visit? i don't want the first few weeks after herman munstertiger comes to be filled with hopping over moving boxes, overnight bags, and air mattresses...i imagine things will be stressful (and yes, happy, too) enough without all of that. it is clear that i am entering a nesting stage and want to feel a bit more ready. we have no names picked out. very little baby stuff. and this is not my style, even if it will all work out (as i keep hearing...).

but, that is all small picture. big picture is that baby h3b and i are healthy. mr. h3b has a great job and we will find a house. in the mean time, we will have somewhere to live and we'll make do with what we have.

all will be fine.