Peter's Pregnancy

Overall Peter's pregnancy was wonderful and very similar to Charlie & Joey's pregnancies.  I'm very grateful to have healthy pregnancies.  

23 weeks

The beginning wasn't horrible, but from week 7-13 nothing sounded good except fast food or cheap frozen pizza.  Being home with Charlie and Joey was especially exhausting during this time.  I would turn on a movie, slide the kitchen table to block our back door, lock the top on our front door, put snacks and drinks on the table and pass out on the couch until the boys woke me up to tell me the movie was over.  Man, now that I'm typing this out I'm realizing how ridiculous that sounds.  I'm just glad the boys made it out alive and without injury during that time :) 

32 weeks

It was harder to find the time to exercise this time around, but I did the best I could and was able to stay active until the very end.  Christmas break taught me that I could not sit around and eat whatever I wanted :)  Seriously, my legs started swelling, my back was killing me...as soon as I got back into routine the swelling went away and I felt great again.

I'm afraid I may have been a major whiner towards the end.  The weeks went fast but the days just dragged on!  Sweet Tony often came home with one of these for me...

I had a major Ben and Jerry's thing going with this pregnancy.  It got bad and quite frankly a little embarrassing.  I haven't had any since Peter's birth.  I need to try it now and see if it really tastes as good as I remember.  Maybe it was just a pregnancy thing?  I'm afraid it's not and I'll be addicted again so I better hold off for a while :)

the day before Peter was born

I loved feeling Peter kick and move.  He kicked so hard at night that the mattress would move (Tony could even feel it) when I laid on my side.  I look at Peter now and can't believe he grew inside of me.  Life really is a miracle.