I feel like my title says it all. I'm not quite sure why 3 weeks sounds like an infinitely smaller time period than 1 month but it does. I had my first twinge of panic about child birth. I also had a chance to look in a full length mirror yesterday which I hadnt done in almost a month and I hadnt realized how huge I am both in my belly and my thighs and butt. Honestly, I'm mostly past the point of caring as long as I can fit my butt into clothes. The baby still hasnt dropped but I am looking forward to that since I've heard that I will be able to bend over easier and that has become really difficult. I'm puppy sitting for the next few days and last night, they stepped on my feet with dirty paws. I sat in the bathtub and tried to clean my feet and it was kind of a joke. The punchline was when I tried to dry them. And I have to apologize to my wonderful husband because in the last 2 weeks, my attitude toward pregnancy has gone from "Piece of cake" to "My back hurts, my feet hurt, I'm so tired, I cant sleep, groan, moan, complain, poor me."
Our little hotel/brewery where our baby was conceived has been sold and will be changing hands this weekend. We are pretty sad about it but a little optimistic that, at least for a while, the staff will remain the same. This weekend will be a 4th of July party there and I am actually really excited about it. Burgers, hotdogs and fireworks will hopefully feel a bit like home at our home-away-from-home-away-from-home. The next month will be full of changes for us but if anything has become normal for us, its change!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
5 weeks
How about this picture from the lake last weekend. Yep, that rainbow is ending right there at the edge. We should have gone off looking for that pot of gold but instead headed back to shore just in time for a big thunderstorm.
I cant believe that there is basically just a month left of the pregnancy. After 8 very easy months, life is getting a bit more difficult for me now. I havent been feeling great at all. The other day, I went into San Pedro for a doctor appointment and it took everything out of me. I felt really bad when I got back. It was an interesting appointment, though. The doctor asked about my braxton-hicks and I told him that I havent had any contractions yet. He seemed suprised and told me that I probably am having them. A few minutes later we headed to the other room for an ultrasound and he put his hand on my belly and said, "Hey, do you feel that? You are having a contraction right now." OOOOHHH. Well in that case, I actually have them all the time and am even having one right now. I was under the impression that they were painful but I guess they just feel tight. The other big thing for me from the appointment was that I can no longer tell what anything is on the ultrasound. It was easy when I could see the whole baby in the picture but now he is so big that we only see pieces of him. Of course, his heart is obvious because it is pumping away but other than that, the doctor says things like, "this is his femur", or "yep, still a boy" and just kind of stare at the screen blankly because it just looks like lines and blobs to me. We had a big talk about when I should head to the hospital with the labor which is a pretty big deal and pretty symbolic of the end. Other than that, I can no longer be comfortable in my bed or really anywhere else. I'm very depressed because I have always had this love affair with my bed and I especially love our bed here because the mattress is pretty soft. My mom has made her plane tickets so I'm hoping that this baby comes on time, although I'm ok with him coming a little early. The doctor says that he is about 6 lbs so as far as I am concerned, he is probably good to go whenever, although he is seeming very happy playing around in my belly.
I cant believe that there is basically just a month left of the pregnancy. After 8 very easy months, life is getting a bit more difficult for me now. I havent been feeling great at all. The other day, I went into San Pedro for a doctor appointment and it took everything out of me. I felt really bad when I got back. It was an interesting appointment, though. The doctor asked about my braxton-hicks and I told him that I havent had any contractions yet. He seemed suprised and told me that I probably am having them. A few minutes later we headed to the other room for an ultrasound and he put his hand on my belly and said, "Hey, do you feel that? You are having a contraction right now." OOOOHHH. Well in that case, I actually have them all the time and am even having one right now. I was under the impression that they were painful but I guess they just feel tight. The other big thing for me from the appointment was that I can no longer tell what anything is on the ultrasound. It was easy when I could see the whole baby in the picture but now he is so big that we only see pieces of him. Of course, his heart is obvious because it is pumping away but other than that, the doctor says things like, "this is his femur", or "yep, still a boy" and just kind of stare at the screen blankly because it just looks like lines and blobs to me. We had a big talk about when I should head to the hospital with the labor which is a pretty big deal and pretty symbolic of the end. Other than that, I can no longer be comfortable in my bed or really anywhere else. I'm very depressed because I have always had this love affair with my bed and I especially love our bed here because the mattress is pretty soft. My mom has made her plane tickets so I'm hoping that this baby comes on time, although I'm ok with him coming a little early. The doctor says that he is about 6 lbs so as far as I am concerned, he is probably good to go whenever, although he is seeming very happy playing around in my belly.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
6 more weeks!
I can't believe that he is due in 6 weeks. As ready as I am, I am feeling a bit unprepared.
Yesterday was my birthday and I cant believe that I am 35. It was nice that everyone here was very surprised that I am that old and since most everyone that I know here are quite a bit older than me, it was nice to be reminded that 35 is still pretty young.
I've been very busy for the last week or so. We spent the weekend in Tela at the beach on our last vacation with no baby. It was really nice to get away and we hadnt realized that the beach is only about 2.5 hours from here. I can tell that I am ready to be a mommy since I spent most of the time thinking about how fun it will be to take our son to the beach and let him play in the sand and the waves and chase pigeons and soccer balls with the other kids that we saw on the beach.
We have survived the summer and have started a new season. I'm not sure if it has a name but I would call it spring. It is cooler and we are getting rain every couple of days. Thankfully the rain is mostly in the evenings or at night although we have had a couple of good downpours during the day. The temperatures are perfect and everything is is very green and growing quickly.
I tried a new fruit last weekend called a mangosteen and highly recommend it if you ever run into them. Sweet and juicy and delicious.
Yesterday was my birthday and I cant believe that I am 35. It was nice that everyone here was very surprised that I am that old and since most everyone that I know here are quite a bit older than me, it was nice to be reminded that 35 is still pretty young.
I've been very busy for the last week or so. We spent the weekend in Tela at the beach on our last vacation with no baby. It was really nice to get away and we hadnt realized that the beach is only about 2.5 hours from here. I can tell that I am ready to be a mommy since I spent most of the time thinking about how fun it will be to take our son to the beach and let him play in the sand and the waves and chase pigeons and soccer balls with the other kids that we saw on the beach.
We have survived the summer and have started a new season. I'm not sure if it has a name but I would call it spring. It is cooler and we are getting rain every couple of days. Thankfully the rain is mostly in the evenings or at night although we have had a couple of good downpours during the day. The temperatures are perfect and everything is is very green and growing quickly.
I tried a new fruit last weekend called a mangosteen and highly recommend it if you ever run into them. Sweet and juicy and delicious.
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