The 'roids are the pitz

Semi TMI post ahead:

Having all this pressure in my abdomen and massive amounts of pregnancy hormones have given me the 'roids. I can't even bring myself to type out the entire word, it's quite depressing. It's not painful or bleeding, but quite annoying at times and definitely not very lady-like. *sigh*

Another relatively new development in the aches and pains category is foot pain. More precisely, the sole of the foot, or plantar fascia pain. It feels like the fascia is being stretched and I have to step very carefully. And it's all because of, once again, all the hormones and preggo weight, causing me to have semi flat feet.

BUT then again, when I got into this, I knew I was getting the whole package, and I am determined to take it all in my stride and even savor these discomforts, coz Junior might very well be our only child, and it really does make me feel much closer to him, weird as it may sound.

Afterthought : I can't even begin to imagine what kinds of maladies the octomum must have had. Egad.

Why didn't I think of this earlier?

I hadn't bought much maternity stuff to wear during the pregnancy. One pair of maternity jeans ( they stop being comfortable quite a while back and so I've been wearing my pre-preggo jeans with my belly belt and belly band ), one pair of yoga-like pants which I love, a pair of maternity shorts, and about 3 maternity tops. I've been able to get away with wearing my blousier stuff, and bigger t-shirts.

I have, however, from young, only worn shorts at home. So that one pair of maternity shorts has had to do quadruple duty, along with one stretchy pair of shorts I've had for a while. However, in my el hugeo preggo deluxo state, the stretchy shorts just isn't comfortable anymore, and my clothes seem to get dirtier faster as the pregnancy advances.

So.... I've taken to raiding the hub's underwear drawer and I have to say, I should have started wearing his boxer shorts around the house much earlier. Man, they're comfortable.

:)

And daddy goes, "huh?"

We had a visit with the OGBYN last week, and she did an internal exam on me. I was 50% effaced, 1cm dilated, and the station was about -2.

I know. Daddy thought "huh??" too.

There weren't ( and aren't ) any signs of labor yet.... I wasn't having any contractions as yet, nor did I have any kind of show or leakiness. I DID, however, have some "nesting" tendencies, and have most, if not all of your stuff in place, as well as having sorted out the clothes that we bought and that stephanie and other people gave us in the plastic 3 tier drawer thingies.

Anyway, we see her again tomorrow ( Tuesday ), and I guess she'll do another exam. Like I mentioned in the other blog, our bags are packed, except for daddy's ( *grin* )

It IS getting increasingly difficult to walk as fast as I want to. I just have to be content to waddle slowly along while the world speeds on past... and there's discomfort in my ribs where you are pushing against, and also some achiness in the lower abdominal/pelvis area some times. I pretty much gave up on sitting with my legs together quite some time ago, and often need a pillow at my lower back when sitting in the lounger to watch a movie with daddy, not to mention having to have him lug me out of the chair for pee breaks and after the movies.

36w 2d

All kinds of people keep saying they can't see my bump.

Like, what is THIS then????? A beer belly? :)

Under threat of...

"If I go into labor, you're gonna have to put this together by yourself!"

Or at least that's what daddy said spurred him to finally put your bed together. :) Silly Daddy.

Catch a glimpse of your little pack n play bed over at mummy's blog..And you, mah boy, are going to be bunking with mummy and daddy for a while till we become less paranoid parents, or your room gets ready.

click HERE.

Next I gotta threaten your daddy with a similar threat regarding the CAR SEAT!