Third Trimester. Here We Go!

Yesterday was the first day of my third trimester. In some ways I can't believe in almost done and in other ways I can't remember life not pregnant. 

I've grown accustomed to my growing body and daily love taps from my baby boy. While I long to be skinny again and to not have some of the now regular aches and pains that are now a part of my daily life, pregnancy hasn't been all that bad. For the most part I'm less self conscious about my body and feel less guilty after a big meal. 

Don't get me wrong, I am so so excited to meet my baby boy. I don't know if I've ever been so anxiously anticipating anything in my life. I'm so excited to be a mom and to meet the quirky little man growing inside me right now. But it's admittedly also a bit scary. Will I do a good job? Will he be healthy? Smart? Happy? Will he love us? Will Milo love him? Will I lose the weight? How will I manage a new work/life balance? Will we like our chosen daycare? 

There are just so many questions that will soon have answers. 

As I lay here on this rainy Memorial Day weekend icing my hips and kissing my pup I realize it will all be ok. We jumped into dog parenthood quickly and well. He is for all intents and purposes our first child and he is more or less a good dog. He loves us because we love him. He is sweet and he is happy. Because we are sweet to him and we are happy.