Well, I guess I've entered that phase that everyone warned me about. Everyone said in the final weeks I'll be begging to have this baby out of me because I'll be so miserable. So far I'm not "miserable" and I still don't want "Thumper" to come early but I get why some people would.
1. I'm starting to swell in the afternoons in my feet and sometimes hands so my drive home (20-30 minutes) is really painful because I can't put my feet up to drive. Some therapy kids are better than others - I love to be able to move around rather than sit in little chairs at the table.
2. My arms and hands go numb in the middle of the night. Not too bad but it's noticeable.
3. Back pain. Oh, lord, this is the worst. I use a heating pad at work in between kids, I take baths nightly and then I've started icing it as well. I'm wishing someone could roll a tennis ball around the sore spot in my mid-back. I'm rubbing up against doors like a bear at work when I can't be by my heating pad for counter-pressure. Again, moving around helps. Sitting in chairs is not fun. Thank heaven I have a job that I get to move all over in!
4. My gums started bleeding last night when I was brushing my teeth. I looked it up, I guess it can be normal for the whole pregnancy but this was the first time I noticed it.
5. No sleep. This is not new. My hip pain is getting worse though so I think I sleep even less than I did a few weeks ago. I'm pretty tired, but I'm not as tired as I feel I should be for as little sleep as I've been getting. I feel bad but I take 1/2 a Tylenol PM for pain and hopefully more sleep. It helped a little bit of both but I'll only take it once or twice a week.
6. I can't sleep on my back! This is the one thing I really miss and I really think it would help with the hip pain; however, sitting in a recliner is only helpful for so long because I start to feel a lot of pelvic pressure. Basically, there's no winning the positioning department so I just try to make do and try to disturb Bruce as little as possible.
7. Midnight bathroom runs. Ok, it's really more like 2:30am runs. I haven't had to wake up to go all pregnancy but in the last couple of weeks I've had to. I could go back to sleep but I'll just wake up by 4:30 so may as well go the first time I wake up. Not complaining, just putting it on the list.
8. Holy Charlie Horse! I'm doing everything I can possibly think of to not have this happen again. I got a "Happy 38 Weeks Charlie Horse" so bad I couldn't speak. Poor Bruce, I just found out last night that his first thought was that I was in labor so now he wants me to write down what he's supposed to do. What a sweet heart. He asked if he could rub my leg, once he knew what was wrong, but I was in so much pain I couldn't even let him.
I think that's it. Bruce thought I looked miserable last night so he thought I was ready to have this baby out. Sorry, Charlie. Thumper can stay put and bake away. I'll manage the pain for so many reasons. I don't want to have this baby while Des is gone - that's a big reason. I don't want her to come before I've started my part-time schedule or I'll be forced to come back to work full time even if I'm not ready for that. Timing for how long I can be out of work is better if she waits until her due date as well. We don't have a car seat yet. Her room still needs some more readying. I need to stock up on things at the store. I like to accrue more vacation time. I want to thoroughly clean the house. I would love to make new planters. Ok, I'm getting silly now but, seriously, I want to get as prepared as possible for her arrival and I just don't feel like I am. I will start helping her out next weekend so that maybe she'll come on time ~ but the 18th sounds best for everyone :) You think you can do that, baby girl?
Ok, so I'm not in a bad mood about this at all so people were wrong. I'm anticipating her but not so eager I want her out asap. I love this time and I'm cherishing every ache and pain because the up side is I get to be around her 24/7. I love every wiggle, kick, shudder, hiccup and roll. I will gladly deal with this pain knowing that she's healthy and growing. Although.....we do have a couple more weeks. Maybe I'll start singing a different toon by her due date ;)
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