Update

Time kind of flies in relation to this blog.  I think about updating it all the time, but just never quite do it.  Anywho, here are a few pics of my belly from the last month.  The first one is at about 21 weeks.  Yes I know I am ginormous.  Apparently I am carrying quads.  (Yes, someone did ask me that.) With my gestational diabetes and being somewhat short, I tend to show very plainly that I am with child.

 This picture is from today. I am almost 27 weeks.  Third trimester is almost here!!!!  

This pregnancy has been pretty uneventful aside from those things already stated.  I feel a lot more lazy this time.  With both of the other pregnancies I was working full time so I was moving a lot.  With this pregnancy I only work about 1 hour out of the day and the other 23 hours I think I am either sitting on my couch or sleeping somewhere. Seriously, I have been so exhausted with this pregnancy.  I take at least one nap a day and once in awhile two.  The hard thing is I get insomnia when it is bed time and don't feel tired.  But about 10 am I am ready for bed.  I hope this does not mean bad things for this baby's sleeping habits.  Surprisingly, not finding out the gender for this new little one has been pretty easy.  I haven't felt the need to know that I did with Lincoln and Mercedes.  I am just content with waiting until June 7th or before;) 

And just for some comparison for me here are some side by sides from all 3 pregnancies. 

 Around 21-22 weeks with all three.

Around 27 weeks with all three. Lincoln was definitely sitting the lowest and Mercedes the highest.  Funny because I always felt like Lincoln was on a personal mission to break my ribs and Mercedes was always kicking my pelvic bone.

Thankful

As I have been going through this pregnancy I have had a lot of emotions.  It has been a lot more hormonal than I remember the other two being.  However, as I sit here listening to the interesting conversations of middle school students I have become increasingly grateful for certain things.
Number 1 - I am grateful that I no longer care so much about what everyone else thinks about me.  I can admit that I am different and actually enjoy it.  I don't squint at the board because I am too embarrassed to get glasses.
Number 2 - I am grateful that I no longer care so much about what is going on with everyone else.  I don't worry about if my teachers like me better than someone else.  If someone thinks I am really annoying.  I mean I guess I do in some sense, but not to the point that it is all I can think/talk about.
Number 3 - I am glad that I have a loving family who cares for me.  I increasingly hear about families where people don't care about each other or degrade one another.  It really makes me sad to think of the low percentage of kids in this school who have two biological parents that are married to one another still.
Number 4 - I am equally grateful for loving friends who care about me for me.  I don't have to make fun of others so that my friends will like me.  I don't have to make stupid noises for others to like me. I have great friends who I can count on even though I don't get to see all of them everyday.
Number 5 - I like me.  I can be my silly, stupid, dance in the car, snort while I laugh self whenever I want.  I like who I am and I like who I am becoming.
I don't necessarily think any of these are profound or new, but something I just felt like writing down.  Junior High was fun at the time, but I am extremely grateful that I do not have that mind set anymore.  Hope you all are enjoying your day.