The third hump for lil' bump

I am technically in the third trimester- who hoo! Everything is still moving along fairly smoothly. I feel lots of baby movements now- usually after I eat, or when I move around a lot and then rest. The lil' bump doesn't move a lot at night, like a lot of people report- so maybe he/she already sleeps through the night! My only complaint is back pain, which really isn't so terrible compared to other complaints I have heard. But it is totally slowing me down. It is an old injury in my lower back that hasn't bothered me in over ten years- but pregnancy does weird things!

As soon as my back does stop hurting, I plan to do a bunch of gardening next week-yay spring break! My overalls don't fit anymore however, so I'll have to find some other clothes to get dirty in.

Oh and the baby opens and closes it eyes starting this past week- it can see a flashlight if you shine it on your belly. I won't do that, but hopefully we'll get some sun and I can introduce it to the firey ball in the sky that comes out once every so often here.

There's a bun in the oven...

Just this week I have had several people say, "I didn't know you were pregnant!" While I feel like I have been smuggling a 20 lb beach ball wherever I go for several weeks and experiencing mildly pleasant amnesia, apparently it hasn't been entirely noticeable!

Speaking of things in the oven- I am definitely hungry for various foods. I have been enjoying baking comforty delicious things (gluten-free, of course!) throughout most of my pregnancy. There must be some kind of programmed home-maker gene that turns on when you get knocked up because I have definitely been loving my mixer and having urges to wear aprons over my bulging bump.

And speaking of food again (didn't someone mention food?), I have had a few cravings. In the beginning I only wanted apples- baked apples, apple juice, apple chutney- you name it! Now it has changed more to citrus- yay grapefruit! I also have the funny typical cravings- peanut butter, pickles, ice cream, but not all together :)

The Babers likes yoga!

I am pretty sure whatever yoga I do, the baby enjoys. It gets more swishy and gives some thumps in Shivasana. But I am not sure how long I'll be able to pull off those sun salutations for! The Mayan Massage woman told me a little more about the idea of not lifting heavy things- which is what my body is starting to feel (heavy!). Apparently it is easier to pull the ligaments that keep the uterus in place in pregnancy and therefore throw the physiology off. She even said that in other cultures women are empowered by telling other people to do things for them. Eric must think we live in another culture:) As long as you don't bear down however, your not really going to pull anything. I hadn't gotten a straight answer on the whole lifting/not lifting things in pregnancy so it was good to have a little understanding.

Things are going well- check out The Babers Development for what it is doing this week!