The most asked question...The honest answer...

I don't really mind this question as it is the most asked question throughout pregnancy which is, "How are you feeling?" I think it shows kindness and I have been very happy throughout most of pregnancy to answer honestly, "I'm feeling great."

Lately if I was being more honest this week has started in with some not so fun symptoms that I have been exempt from for most of my pregnancy, I really still can't complain much because these aren't that bad at all in the grand scheme, but here they are in no particular order:

1) I made it almost the whole pregnancy with no feet swelling...I am looking at them now and don't even recognize them. So strange. I've got them propped up and I'm downing the water.
2) My hips are giving me all sorts of problems, I can't decide its its random nerve pain or muscle spasms but I've read some about how your ligaments are loosening and all sorts of things are happening that can cause that. Now that the weathers nice I wanted to start walking regularly, some info I read said this could help, but I notice more pain when I'm really active so I will check with the doc this week on that.
3) Everyone keeps saying how small my tummy is for 9 months, sometimes I can see that but starting to feel past the cute pregnant phase and into giant, generally unattractive feeling, uncomfortable phase and had my first maternity shirt that has been fitting not be long enough anymore.
4) I try to write everything down that I possibly can starting this week, especially at work, I am generally a skilled multi-tasker which helps working in my often high paced work environment but my baby brain finally hit pretty full force this week. If I don't write things down my brain can not retain it for much of any amount of time. I read something once that we can never reatain more than 7 items in our head at a time, so if we put more than 7 things in something has to leave, I think during this phase of pregnancy it must be more like 1 or maybe 2. At the end of the day I go to shut down email and am amazed by the number of emails I wrote but had never sent because I got side tracked and then forgot about them all together.

As I finish this post I am watching Ava move all around in my tummy and I am reminded all of this will be very worth it. It really has been a mostly smooth ride and its just a bit longer on this phase of the journey. I am thankful for the blessing of this pregnancy and more than ever I am marveling at God's design in all of this.