Symptoms are not hear say anymore... haha

Dear Elijah,

We are now in our 33rd week! It's crazy because I remember watching Mike's cousin Missy posting on facebook that she was 26 weeks, and I thought, WOW, she is soooooooooooooo close! Now of course your cousin Steven was born, and you and I are at 33 weeks! It's crazy how time flies. I thought it would never go by this quickly, especially in the beginning when I was so sick. Everywhere we go now, people don't even look at my face anymore, because their eyes go strait to my stomach. Hahaha... It's a little weird, but I'm getting used to it. Yesterday morning your daddy took me out to breakfast for our Valentines weekend, and we went to the Pacific Diner here in San Pedro. The waitress immediately took notice of my tummy and her eyes got so big. She asked me how far along I was, and when I said 8 months, she gasped! Hahaha... Seriously, she was in shock and said that I was to tiny to be 8 months. This is funny because I have heard so many things, that I don't even know anymore what I'm "supposed" to look like at in any given month. Haha. I've heard, "whoa, your so big!," to "I didn't even know you were pregnant till I looked down." But with everything being said, my doctor says I'm the perfect size. She measured my tummy and said, "congratulations on being perfect". So I guess we are ok Eli. 

Last night was pretty crazy. You were sound asleep in my tummy at around 3am, and I was having the worst heart burn ever! I couldn't lay down because it was so bad, so I had to sit up. Then my legs started cramping up and hurting really bad. Your daddy went from rubbing my back, to rubbing my legs. He is such a trooper. I took some TUMS, and that started to work after about 20 minutes or so. I feel asleep propped upright though, and woke up all slouched with a neck ache! I am like the text book pregnant woman. I always thought that symptoms of pregnancy were most likely women being over sensitive. Haha, ok I admit it! But now I know that all of these symptoms REALLY do exist. They are not just hear say. I have experienced almost every single pregnancy symptom. Every time my doctor mentions what I may be feeling that week, I do! Your dad jokes that I am the cookie cutter prego woman. I get a weird symptom, and then read about it in my week by week pregnancy book. I'll tell you what, you know you are preggers when you get excited about little things like... Well, I'll tell you later. I have to pee like every ten seconds, I kid you not! It's like my bladder got 10x smaller. Really, you just got bigger and are putting more pressure on mommy's bladder. Which is why I have a sip of water, and then run to the bathroom. Also, you being bigger contributes to mommy's heart burn getting worse. But it's all good! As long as you are growing, healthy and happy, I am more than happy to bear the brunt. You are my little sunshine! Every time I look at an ultrasound picture I get butterflies in my tummy and my heart. Every little or big pregnancy symptom is so worth having knowing that it's because you, Elijah James Holland, are growing in my tummy! I seriously can't wait to hold you in my arms! 

Your dad got you and I some pretty flowers!