How far along? 32 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 24 lbs. +
Maternity clothes? yup
Sleep: I felt kinda tired the last few days and slept like a rock. I even slept in on Sunday until 8:30, which is long for me considering that I usually wake up at 6:30am without setting my alarm.
Miss Anything? not really
Movement: Must be getting tight in there, as I can see a lot of his movements now. There's little bumps coming out of belly, when he turns around. It's so much fun to watch.
Food cravings: nothing in particular this week.
Anything making you queasy or sick: nope
Symptoms: Little bit of back pain when I sit on the computer for too long, but I feel great otherwise.
Mood: Happy
Energy: Still feeling great. There were a couple of weeks at the beginning of the third trimester, where I started to feel really slow, heavy and achy. I was worried that the last 3 months of pregnancy would be really difficult, but surprisingly I started feel better again after a few days. I think I got used to the extra weight and the exercise really helps as well.
Looking forward to: Our Baby shower this weekend and setting up the baby's room when we come back
Sad Moment: Tommy's Grandma Betty Lou passed away on Tuesday. She had leg surgery right after our wedding. After a long battle and weeks in the ICU, she unfortunately wasn't able to recover from it. It's very sad to see her go, because she really was an exceptional woman. Tommy and her were very close and it was amazing to watch them together and to see how much they cared about each other. I loved hearing Tommy say: "How are you Beautiful?" whenever he called her, as well as her response: "How is my handsome Grandson doing"? She was such a strong and good hearted woman and accomplished some really amazing things in her life. Coming from nothing and being able to raise 3 kids, building a business with her husband and making a really good living for her family. She was a great inspiration to Tommy and he said he really learned what it mean to live and love from her. It really breaks my heart to see him so sad. And although I didn't know her for very long, she touched my heart too. She always made me feel very welcome to the family and told me how happy she was that Tommy found me and how happy I make him. She told me stories about the girls Tommy met, but how he didn't really like any of them until he brought me back. She was always very interested to hear about Germany, because she was actually 3/4 German herself and still carried some very important German traits. She loved to drink beer, she was frugal and hard working :) And she was very proud of that, always telling Tommy: "Make sure Danielle knows that I'm part German too".
We're just really thankful that we were able to celebrate the wedding with her. Seeing her so happy that day and having some great pictures of her, is really invaluable. That was the last day I saw her and one of the last things she said to me was, how happy she was that I was part of the family now. I will always remember that and the only thing that makes me sad is that Finn didn't get to meet his Great Grandma. We will miss her dearly, but we will always remember her and will always have great stories we can tell Finn about her.
"The only important thing in life are the traces of love,
that we leave behind when we depart."
Albert Schweitzer
