Baby makes three...

No question that we're in the third trimester now. Am still feeling good, am unmistakably large. Am noticing weight gain in areas I never suspected, like my back. Sounds charming doesn't it? But I am reminded that all this is necessary in order to have enough sustenance to feed the baby. I have also started to get "are they twins?" questions from people, which is kind of funny since at my last appointment I was measuring just a wee bit behind. I don't think most people realise how big babies (and bellies!) get. "If there aren't two, must be a big one!" said the man at the post office.

Baby is definitely more active and responsive to touch, voices and so on. I can see my whole stomach move and shift shapes, which is kind of cool. Even Julian can see it from across the room. I'll feel one kick on in my lower left quadrant and another under my right rib. It's definitely one active little person, though I still cannot tell what position it is in - hopefully the midwife will help me figure that out tomorrow at our appointment.

My hips have started aching when I sleep on them, so I have now resigned myself to pregnancy wedge pillows, but that is the only real discomfort these days other than the stretching feeling in my belly. Other than that I am feeling well and trying to walk for 20 minutes or half an hour every night - sometimes much longer.