You know you belong in 3rd tri when you feel a sneeze or cough coming on and your first instinct is no longer to cover your mouth, but to cross your leggs....
You get excited when you get a THREE hour stretch of sleep before you need to get up to pee. Then consider the night a sucess when you get 2 2hour streches after the three hour stretch.
When you start folding the laundry on your belly because it works as such a good shelf.
omg! I did all of LO's laundry yesterday and found myself folding everything on my belly! :-)
You have scratches all over your belly because your hands aren't used to running into your stomach (and none of your sleep tank tops cover your stomach!)
When every little cramp or feeling of sickness makes you think you are about to go into labor. Or when you leak a little urine and you think your water broke.
your toddler knows "mommy's medicine" means Tums and brings it to you without being asked!
you sleep with a garbage can next to your bedside just in case the heartburn gets bad enough to actually result in puking.
you sleep with a towel under the sheets in case your water breaks so you don't ruin the matress (I made it to the bathroom with DD without ruining anything, but I'm not as mobile this time - turning over is more like a 5 point turn and it takes a few minutes before I can walk!).
When you make people nervous showing up at their restaurant or store....and you can tell they are mentally preparing themselves for your water breaking in their facility.
Oh...and you carry a towel with you just in case you sniss or water breaks in your car, on your couch, at the movies.....
Re: You know you belong in 3rd. tri when:
And you make numerous old man sounds while trying to accomplish this death defying feat.
Ha Ha I really thought I had gotten myself stuck on my back the other night due to how DH was in bed. I had to shove against him to get onto my side.
OMG THIS! I do this allll the time!
ok i just told my Dh this last night so funny...here is mine
.....when you wait a minute to stand up and brace yourself for the lightening crotch bc it happens all the time now....
omg! I did all of LO's laundry yesterday and found myself folding everything on my belly! :-)
You have scratches all over your belly because your hands aren't used to running into your stomach (and none of your sleep tank tops cover your stomach!)
LOL So funny!!!
SOOOOO true!! I love this one
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When you need no excuse to eat an entire ice cream cake yourself and feel no shame.
OK- Dh got one slice!
your toddler knows "mommy's medicine" means Tums and brings it to you without being asked!
you sleep with a garbage can next to your bedside just in case the heartburn gets bad enough to actually result in puking.
you sleep with a towel under the sheets in case your water breaks so you don't ruin the matress (I made it to the bathroom with DD without ruining anything, but I'm not as mobile this time - turning over is more like a 5 point turn and it takes a few minutes before I can walk!).
This is a good one!!
When you have to fill up the pee cup at your OB appointments by listening versus seeing.
This, and I always end up peeing on my fingers that are holding the cup!
I have another one that just happened to me a few weeks ago...
When you go out to eat and your belly is so big you cant fit into a booth.
When you make people nervous showing up at their restaurant or store....and you can tell they are mentally preparing themselves for your water breaking in their facility.
Oh...and you carry a towel with you just in case you sniss or water breaks in your car, on your couch, at the movies.....
THIS!!!
And you're out of breath when you finally get into position.
and by now you expect to pee on your hand...
This. And when you decide not to put on socks until DH comes home to do it for you.
At my last appt, I finally got it in the cup, only to have the cup bump against my belly and fall into the bowl as I tried getting up!
Awesome. Exactly.
or, you holler DH's name in despiration and when he comes into the room, he immediately looks to the floor for what you need him to pick up for you