Another few weeks have just floated past and I am in the third trimester already!Back again after over a month of quiet.
Routine tests at 24 weeks- sugars, Hemoglobin and urine tests have been fine. And a scan for evolving cardiac abnormalities has been done and reassuring. Phew, now I feel free to plan for my "Godh Bharai" ceremony.
MIL wanted me to choose a gold ornament of my choice, but the prices have been so restrictive that I didn't have the heart to do it. She plans to pass on her old nice bangles to me, and I think I will skip buying any new gold for myself. I am not a big fan of jewelry anyway. For a saree too I have one I had just treated myself to at Kolkata a year ago. Considering how rarely I get to wear my fine sarees, I will resist the temptation of buying one more. Although buying and owning sarees makes me really happy..heh heh
Third Trimester Highlights
For myself I have gotten a few loose kurtas and stretchable leggings, stashed away or donated my old dresses. I need to buy a pair of maternity pants. I regret missing the crazy August sales, but in August I wasn't even showing. I was worried about getting a pair of pants that's too small or large. Nothing sucks more than a pair of pants that won't fit.
In the hubbyland, my otherwise reluctant to have a baby husband is pretty excited- He's excited to see me happy, see my excitement about baby movements but somewhere in his heart I know he's scared of losing his freedom. And his own "childhood" I really hope and pray he has a change of heart for good once the baby arrives!
Mother is extra anxious now a days- typically. "You don't show so much" I guess being worried is a part of being a mom. And I worry too- my pet fear is me dropping my baby. Phew hope that never happens to anyone.
Routine tests at 24 weeks- sugars, Hemoglobin and urine tests have been fine. And a scan for evolving cardiac abnormalities has been done and reassuring. Phew, now I feel free to plan for my "Godh Bharai" ceremony.
MIL wanted me to choose a gold ornament of my choice, but the prices have been so restrictive that I didn't have the heart to do it. She plans to pass on her old nice bangles to me, and I think I will skip buying any new gold for myself. I am not a big fan of jewelry anyway. For a saree too I have one I had just treated myself to at Kolkata a year ago. Considering how rarely I get to wear my fine sarees, I will resist the temptation of buying one more. Although buying and owning sarees makes me really happy..heh heh
Third Trimester Highlights
- Return of fatigue and somnolence of first trimester
- Heartburn at times
- More active baby movements, sometimes even seen as shaking of the abdominal wall!
- Breathlessness on climbing stairs (I take the Mumbai Local trains to work often)
- Backache, that had begun in the second trimester itself, makes an appearance sometimes
- Nesting is setting in and I have emptied few shelves of my cupboards for baby stuff
For myself I have gotten a few loose kurtas and stretchable leggings, stashed away or donated my old dresses. I need to buy a pair of maternity pants. I regret missing the crazy August sales, but in August I wasn't even showing. I was worried about getting a pair of pants that's too small or large. Nothing sucks more than a pair of pants that won't fit.
In the hubbyland, my otherwise reluctant to have a baby husband is pretty excited- He's excited to see me happy, see my excitement about baby movements but somewhere in his heart I know he's scared of losing his freedom. And his own "childhood" I really hope and pray he has a change of heart for good once the baby arrives!
Mother is extra anxious now a days- typically. "You don't show so much" I guess being worried is a part of being a mom. And I worry too- my pet fear is me dropping my baby. Phew hope that never happens to anyone.
