Goodness, what a difference from last Sunday! Considering we always get the picture in the morning, when I'm least bloated, this, I suppose, is pretty accurate. Slightly bloated perhaps, but I'm definitely starting to feel bigger. I can certainly see where yoga is going to fit in, soon, to help with the abdominal breathing...starting to find at certain times of the day, I have a hard time breathing deeply.Hormones are raging, it seems. Not crying all the time (never did get to that stage), but very short-wired. Poor papa. Michael is, of course, taking it in stride. About the worst thing he can do, when I'm being a spazz, is tell me "It's OK. You're pregnant". That just makes me boil, because that seems to be the excuse for everything. But, that's just him showing that he knows this isn't "me", and reminding me (as well as himself, I'm sure) that I'm not in control of myself because of the hormonal swings. He deserves a medal.
Having some trouble sleeping due to hip tenderness..OK, pain. This has been an issue for a while, but it has me up several times a night to adjust. Switching from one side to the other doesn't really help when the side you're switching to is still sore from sleeping on it just a couple hours prior. I think one of those horrid eggcrate mattress pads is in my future. I hear it helps, and my chiropractor suggested it, so it's worth a try. If it's this bad now...
Baby is moving like crazy! If you read the last post, you know that papa is feeling it now, and that's a wonderful thing. I would be more than happy to let any of you feel baby if you're around when he/she is active. If you've never felt this before, you'll be blown away. Gosh, I can just imagine the feeling of actual "kicks" - though, I hear it can be quite painful, so we'll take this pleasant little fluttering (which feels like dancing upright on my bladder when really strong) and relish in it as much as we can.
Oh, and we found our first baby room item yesterday! A changing table. Not exactly my first choice, and we'll end up painting it, but it's sturdy and clean, and it was FREE! We went driving around Lake Harriet yesterday to get to Linden Hills CO-OP, and these folks had a bunch of leftover garage sale stuff sitting out labeled free. (I think it will be worth a weekly trip through this well-to-do neighborhood to see what is no longer "good enough" to these folks, but far from trash!)
**note to Anita: I think I remember you saying you had a changing table as well. I won't do anything to this table until I see yours. Plus, if yours comes home with us, this one would work just as well as a bar cart or something:) Hope to get to Brainerd very soon!!
Knowing as much as I do about gestation, I can just about visualize baby resting there in that picture. What a cute baby oven you've got there ;o) I couldn't be happier for you guys.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Thank you for the side note! LOL
P.P.S. I was editing my blog just as you commented on it! I always tend to edit my blog at least once after posting because I tend to see errors or missed thoughts after I post for some reason. Thanks for not thinking me crazy! :o)
Thanks Anita:)
ReplyDeleteRe:P.S. I really do hope to see you soon! And, I'm assuming, then, that means you do in fact have a changing table...?
Re:P.P.S I do the same thing! At least one edit, usually more. If there's anyone I think will read it before I'm done editing, it's you, so I always hurry, thinking "I have to get it re-posted before Anita reads it!"
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I'm sure you've tried this already, but put a feather or some other squishy pillow between your legs. It's the only way I can get some sleep because it positions not only my hips, but supports the belly a little.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ginny, but, yes, I have tried it. My issue is the hip I'm laying on. All the weight, it seems, is forcing it into the mattress, and I wake up feeling like I was sleeping on the floor. I picked up a memory foam mattress pad today and a good pillow. Fingers are crossed these will work.
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