27 weeks.

Well, if those last few heavy posts haven't scared away the 3 people who read this blog, this one might do the trick! Also, I realized that I should probably proofread my posts before I post them instead of just writing a sentence here and there while dealing with needy children.
Moving on.
Let's just start with the 27 week pictures. How can I really be that far along? Time to get serious. Time to start thinking about having this baby! HELP!
Is my booty or my belly growing faster? hmmmmm.....
And thanks so much to the phlebotomist who did a number on my arm. You would think she would do a better job since it's all she does ALL DAY. This picture doesn't do it justice because it had been a week.

Although I am getting huge huge huge (bigger by the minute I tell you) I am feeling worlds better this week. Why you ask? One word: prenatalcradle.com
Life changing.
Wonderful.
Incredible.
Should I go on?
When I was pregnant with Cate I had a lot of pelvic pain, pressure, and swelling as well as sciatic pain. When I talked to the doctor about it he just told me that I was pregnant and pain was one of the things I was just going to have to deal with.
This time around the pain is really similar but in slightly different parts of my pelvis. This isn't just discomfort, but actual pain to the point that I can't stand for more than a few seconds at a time. By the end of the day, forget it, I was making dinner while sitting in a chair. Also, I was a beast to be around after about 2pm. Unfortunately a couple of weeks ago even sitting had become painful. So last week I decided to ask my new, FEMALE doctor about it and she recommended the prenatal cradle. And the rest is history. I am a new woman. The pain has been reduced so much! I have even been running again. It's totally amazing. I am noticing the sciatica more, but it's nothing compared to what I was dealing with before.
I know this probably falls under the TMI category, but I wanted to tell the world just in case someone else has these kinds of issues. So if you do, don't waste another minute. Get yourself a prenatal cradle and even though it looks ridiculous I promise it will change your life.


And on a totally unrelated note, this is what my kids are doing right now:
There still isn't much grass back there but I haven't given up yet!
Dear Birmingham,

The weather this week has almost made up for how completely you suck. Keep up the good work.
(Reader: before you judge me think about this---if your skin looked like mine and you had asthma all the time for no reason you would hate it too.)

xoxoxo

love, JJ