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 on the turntable no longer hold any interest to me. Tom’s been a great help around the house lately. I’ve tended to be much better at talking about the things that need to get done than actually doing them. That’s not like me at all. I’ve paired down to the bare essentials. Bed, food, couch, shower, bath. I try to get Tom to drive whenever possible. I’m walking more slowly, and getting out of bed more slowly.
I had a scare on Sunday. I woke up with cramp-like pains that slowly got worse over a period of about 4-5 hours. The pain got bad enough to produce tears, and I was hunched over our chair with a million pillows to support my belly for a couple hours. Early contractions. Not good, not good. She’s too little still. She needs to stay in there at least a couple more weeks. So I need to remove all stress from my life. Sitting in front of a computer for hours at a time is probably the worse thing I can do for my belly. It feels all compressed and uncomfortable, and whenever I stand up, I feel the ill effects. So I told my work this morning, I need to take a backseat asap.
Yesterday I felt pretty good, just a little crampy, but I think things are mostly calming down in my abdominal region. This morning I felt really tight, so I took a walk and a bath. I’m feeling much better now. But I’m nervous, and I want to go sit in the pool down the street. My brain is telling me to sever all commitments so that I can focus on getting my body to feel better. In general I do not feel good.
I think she moved and I can’t tell which end is up anymore. Seems like her head is on the right side of my abdomen instead of straight down like it’s been. This worries me too. Time for yoga and swimming would make me feel so much better.
We got our car seat and I ordered our stroller from REI. Tom got the bed set he had his heart set on and Juniper’s room looks pretty darn cute. Tom’s sister sent us a blankie that is now permanently attached to the glider as far as I’m concerned.
I think I gained a couple pounds! So I think things are in good shape as far as weight goes. As long as I can either stay the same or gain each week I’ll feel better. I had been loosing weight there for a while.
I think Mississippi is getting anxious. She destroyed my Danskos last night. A couple nights ago she ate 5 crayons that were left out after our baby shower. She rarely ever actually destroys things. She destroyed a pair of Tom’s slippers ages and ages ago, but this is a strange new behavior for her. I wonder if she knows what’s coming.