I am becoming very impatient as the day draws nearer that she will join us. I do not want to wish the experience away by any means because it will be one of the most special and pivotal moments of my life. I simply tire of being worried and sick. The latest symptoms are daily contractions….many small and insignificant but occasionally there will be a big, uncomfortable one. My back hurts every day. A big part of this comes from having to stand on my feet for 7 hours a day at work. At least when I do facials I can partially sit,…but if I do too many, leaning over like that causes the pain to increase!
Also my sciatic nerve has been bothering me. At night my legs cramp up and fall asleep, so I have to stuff a pillow between my legs. There are days when I leave work that I feel I am not going to make it to the car. I feel like a snail because I can hardly walk. I get soooo tired so fast. I hate it. Anyone that knows me …….knows I am an energy junkie.
There has been a very significant amount of swelling in my ankles and feet. None of my shoes fit. I have one pair for work……..and once in awhile can cram into my tennis shoes or flip flops for a short period. It is really disgusting looking. As they swell larger it becomes very uncomfortable and doesn’t feel good to be touched. In fact, that is another reason stuffing the pillow between my legs feels good…..because my ankles won’t have to touch.
The doctor says I should be putting my feet up every couple of hours. That’s a laugh……..with my work schedule I would never be able to do that.
I am beginning to wish that my work days were just a couple of hours shorter. I still want to work……but it is becoming very difficult.
My days off are always stuffed with doctor’s appointments and things of that nature…….so for the most part I feel like I never have any rest.
Every day I have episodes of being unable to catch my breath. As the uterus expands the lungs have less room to do their good work.
Now the baby’s movements are just that movements rather than kicks. I think she doesn’t have the room to kick anymore .l…..just to shift. It can still be startling but not as much.
2 months seems sooooo far away.
Why do they call a pregnancy 9 months anyway? 40 weeks is 10 months.
My family is coming to visit when she is born. It will be so nice to have them here ……I can’t wait.
As I stated in the opening…..I am getting impatient. I really want to hold my daughter and look into her eyes.