I’m starting to feel guilty about all this time off and the lack of stuff I get done in a day. I have to keep reminding myself that 1. I’m 9 months pregnant and no one expects me to write my first great american novel while in a physical state where I have to get…

I’m 39 weeks pregnant today and I feel like I am. Seems like any day now… Lots of braxton-hicks contractions and other weird sensations and pains. Today I’m so tired, I’m just staying home and relaxing. I watched a Nirvana documentary and am listening to the new Arcade Fire album. It’s naps and snacks for…

My hips have gotten worse so walking long distances is pretty much out for the remainder of the pregnancy. I’ve been doing lots around the house. I put together two sets of shelves and got most of my paintings and canvases out of boxes finally. My painting studio is starting to look like it might…

I thought I was totally done with errands but I ended up going on more today. It’s nice to be able to get so much done during the day now that I’m not working, but yesterday I tried to stay home and work on art. I had the same plans for today but my body…

Hey Alanna, you’re 9 months pregnant. You don’t need to worry about building a portfolio or feel like everything you produce is fantastic and ready for the public. All you have to do is make marks on paper and keep reading and thinking. There’s no pressure to perform right now, just use this time to…

I’m in the final stretches. Saturday I had tons of contractions and was starting to feel like a ticking time bomb. The Braxton-Hicks contractions can commonly go on for a week or longer, so I wasn’t feeling like I was about to go into labor, but Tom wanted me to call the midwives before I…

When you get pregnant, people like to tell you all the terrible things that are going to happen to you. Your boobs are going to get all big and saggy, your feet are going to swell up, you’re going to be an emotional wreck, you won’t have any energy to do anything, you’ll gain a…

Here we go! 37 weeks! Which is considered full term. Feels like a huge relief. It also feels a little strange that I’m so close to having my baby. I don’t feel 3 weeks away from my due date. I still feel very mobile and active. All the things people told me, like to get…

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Can’t believe it’s the end of my first “free” week. I’ve done so much, despite being exhausted. No cramps so I think Juniper is staying put for a while. I got to the pool twice this week. Feels good to be in the water. I somehow stretched out my left ankle, it hurts quite a…

One more week to go before I hit the big 3-7. I’ll be considered full term next week and I’ll feel a huge relief. Nothing major has happened since that one day a week ago where I had cramps and back pain for 4-5 hours, but it’s made me very nervous about every little tweaky…

Today is my first official day as an ex-web developer. I spent the day gathering baby stuff and frames for art. We have a million drawings and prints that have been impatiently awaiting mattes and frames. We had run out of wall space and we knew we were moving soon, so I’ve just been keeping…

Oh boy, let’s see. Lots going on. So I’m 34 days from my due date. I’m starting to feel the ill effects of pregnancy. Sore tailbone, tired, sore, sore, tired, and tired. Harder to tie shoes, harder to pick things up off the ground when I’m sitting in a chair. Laborious things like putting records…

I have to eat constantly to try and maintain my weight. Since I’ve cut out all simple carbs and have limited my grains to almost nothing, it’s hard getting enough calories to gain weight. So I have a smorgasbord of snacks on hand. Here are the foods that get me through the day. Nuts Almonds,…