Hello? Is anyone out there? I have no idea who I am speaking to, or if I am just doing these blogs because they are therapeutic. If you are out there, just post a comment saying hello :)

So, I am about 5 days away from third trimester, but I feel like I am already there. It seems like everytime I officially hit Week X, I just feel this sudden transformation.

I am vowing to stay upbeat and not let myself get terribly lazy and miserable. I am not sure how much control I have over that. I just hit 27 weeks, though, and it seems like all the third trimester woes have suddenly caught up to me. I have what I think they call "heartburn." I have never really had heartburn, but from reading up for self-diagnosis, I think that is what it is. It's like a burning, acidic sensation right at the threshold of my throat. Later in the evening I feel like if I could throw up wit would all be better, but it's never quite bad enough for that. I don't feel like I can lie down anymore because it makes it worse. Forget drinking the leftover oil and balsamic on my salad (it's an Italian thing - I always pour extra so I can have some to drink).

I went to a seminar Tuesday and Wednesday, and my back was KILLING me. We were sitting in these straight-backed chairs all day long. I apologized to the people sitting around me for not being able to sit still. I would get in a comfy position, and I would last about 45 seconds before it started to hurt again. It's gotten better now that I am back to spending most of my day in my computer chair with the ability to move about.

I think that I am singlehandedly responsible for the Georgia water crisis. I'm sorry - I can't not flush every time. Then I have to wash my hands. Stupid bladder. I think that one night after the baby is born, I am going to ask Andy to be with him throughout the night just so I can sleep ONE night all the way through.

Of course, now Andy will not be able to sleep all night because I have evidently started snoring, or coming very close. Heavy breathers have always annoyed me, so I have found myself pretty annoying for the last 14 weeks or so. I can't help it, though.

Oh yes, and the charley horses. I have woken up with them about 5 times during the pregnancy. I just had one the other night even though I drank a lot of water before going to bed so I could try to avoid it. There's nothing worse than a charley horse, and I just wonder if a contraction is like an all-over charley horse. If so, let's start the epidural NOW!

I also think gestational diabetes will be a given for me. Diabetes runs on my mom's side, and I have been having trouble with sugar throughout the pregnancy. At first, whenever I ate something sweet, I would feel very jittery and on-edge. Then as it progressed, I started craving sugary things. Now if I haven't had something sugary, I feel very weak until I do eat something sugary. I have my initial screening on Monday (AND my 28 week 4D ultrasound!!), so I'll indulge now while I still can. My current thing is Starbucks' pumpkin spice frappucino, decaf coffee-based. Mmmm...

Baby has been trying to claw out the top of my stomach today. I was kind of over it by the time the afternoon rolled around! It's still fun to watch a little mound form and then move across my belly...crazy...feels like a little alien.

Ok, off to eat some dinner!