Something unusual happened this last weekend: I took a nap on Saturday and on Sunday, and I didn't have one bit of trouble getting to sleep later on those nights. I think I've been hit with the 3rd trimester fatigue, because at any given moment I could happily take a nap.
I'm yawning now (at 7:00 P.M.), and I even had my thimble of coffee and a snack at 5:30 P.M.. It's ridiculous! Going in to work was pretty hard today, and I crept along very slowly from the parking lot. I was definitely not feeling 100% this morning. Swelling in my feet happens more often now. I'm hoping this is just some weird fluke and that it won't be like this every day, but that's probably wishful thinking on my part. After all, I'm at 35 weeks today, and there's only 5 more to go if she arrives on time. I feel Elizabeth almost every moment--at any given time, some limb of hers is pressing into me in such a way that I can feel it, and often there are several points of contact. No longer is she like something floating in a balloon that occasionally brushes the side of the walls--it's more like she's bunched up in a sack. My in-laws can see her moving even through my shirts.
Speaking of my in-laws, they are visiting and we're having a really good time with them. My mother-in-law brought a lot of baby clothes procured from a thrift store she volunteers at, and they're really cute. I can't believe how small some of them are, and I wonder whether she'll actually be that small.
Michael and I started getting together the supplies for the hospital bag this last weekend. I think my size has him worried that I'm going to go into labor sooner than predicted, so he wants to be prepared. My next appointment is Friday, and I think it's the last one before I have to start going in once a week. I'll definitely have another update then and another picture. Now the big thing to watch out for is when my tummy will drop!
Don't wish for that tummy drop too soon! I was all excited waiting for the baby to drop ('cause I thought it would mean she was that much closer to coming out)...but when she did, I went from just uncomfortable to practically crippled. I can barely walk 2 minutes before I start feeling pain in my legs from the weight and have to rest. I tried to walk to Starbucks the other week (which is maybe a 5 minute walk from my office), and was LIMPING by the time I got to the door. Just MISERABLE!
ReplyDeleteSo, I had to take my maternity leave a bit early so I could stay at home and rest -- I can't WAIT for the baby to come! And don't worry too much about looking too big...everybody swore that mine would come early because I looked so enormous! But here I am, one day before the baby's due still quite pregnant!
Hang in there, girlie! You're on the home stretch, now!
Tina: I wondered about the tummy dropping thing--I know people say that it puts more pressure on the bladder, but I was hoping it might get her from under my ribs while sitting. I can't sit up straight comfortably. I guess either way it will be uncomfortable!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for your baby to come either (and mine, too, of course). I'm keeping my fingers crossed that yours will come very very soon!