29 Weeks...

Today, I am 29 weeks pregnant!

Even more exciting (just for the day) is the fact that College Football Season 2009 starts today!

So, I'm wearing my Huskers jersey to show my enthusiasm. Good thing my Dad bought me such a huge one a few years ago because now it fits over my bulging belly! I hardly ever wore it before because I thought it made me look pregnant. Now, it doesn't matter!

I am really excited for Husker football this year, since I didn't get to watch any games last year when we were in the big K. I know, boo-hoo. Woe is me.

Nebraska plays their first game on Saturday, vs. Florida Atlantic, at home, so they better win.

The first televised game that isn't PPV isn't until September 19, vs. Virginia Tech, at VT. That should be a good game!

Anyway, yes, I am 29 weeks along. I had my doctor's appointment on Tuesday and met another one of the doctors in the office and I really liked her. It was her first day with the practice, but I was really happy with her. I meet another doctor at my next appointment and if she's as great as the other two have been, I don't think I'll care who delivers my baby! Everyone has been so nice and friendly and competent. I am truly grateful for that.

As the picture shows above, Baby Bruce is apparently the size of a squash now.

I dunno. Whatever.

My heartburn, more specifically my acid reflux has been absolutely horrendous lately. It's so bad, it makes me feel gross and I get it pretty much every time I eat, no matter what I eat. I mentioned it to my doctor at my appointment and she suggested trying Maalox. That seems to be helping a lot, thank goodness!

My lower back is also hurting more sharply and consistently, but she said I can put my heating pad on it for relief. It's still a little too warm here for that, but as soon as the cooler weather sets in, I will be using it nightly, I bet.

Here's what the Book says,

"Your baby can be as tall as 17 inches now and can weigh nearly 3 pounds. Though already coming pretty close (within 3 inches or so) of his or her ultimate birth length, baby still has lots to gain. In fact, over the next 11 weeks, your baby more than doubles - and may even come close to tripling - his or her weight. Much of that weight will come from the fat accumulating under his or her skin right now. And as your baby plumps up, the room in your womb will start to feel a little cramped, making it less likely that you'll feel hard kicks from your little one, and more likely that you'll be feeling jabs and pokes from elbows and knees."

- What to Expect When You're Expecting, 4th Edition

I'm still working on getting the baby's room cleared out of everything we dumped in there when we moved our stuff in. I'm trying to go with the flow, but I'm getting more frustrated because I'll plan the night before to work on unpacking the stuff and organizing it and then when I wake up in the morning, I am a total zombie. It takes me a good hour to wake up, so I eat breakfast and watch Regis & Kelly or people make fools of themselves on the Price Is Right. I'll get dressed and clean whatever room I've told myself I'm supposed to clean for the day. And then, I'm shot. For instance, right now, I have a splitting headache and I just want to lay down and take a nap. Then, it will be time to fix dinner and once we eat dinner and I clean up from that, I sit on the couch with Huzz and do nothing.

I have so much to do, but I'm just so exhausted! I know it's normal, but I'm frustrated.

Anyway, I'm going to recline on the couch and watch the rest of the Rockies game, in which it looks like they're losing to the Mets. Absolutely inexcusable.