Monday, July 03, 2006

My squishy (self)

Happy 200th post to me!

That's about all the unreserved happiness I've got though. I am feeling very pregnant. And I know I am going to get more pregnant before I get less pregnant. I am so close, but oomfph... not quite there yet.

My insides are squished. There is no more room for me inside of me. Everthing I eat gets halfway expelled by my squished gastrointestinal system. I'm constantly gasping for air. Yesterday I could only sit down for 2 or 3 minute increments before my sciatic nerve went all wacko, so I'd stand up. Then I could only stand up for 2 or 3 minutes before I felt like I was carrying an 80 lb lead weight around my middle and had to sit down.... that made for a long day.

And those blasted Braxton-Hicks contractions woke me up 8 times last night. That's just too much for a person who doesn't have the option of sleeping in. Between contractions and moody hips and squished bladder.... I think I am a mess.

Somebody please tell me that this insatiable exhaustion will subside once the baby is out and I must take care of him. I can't even fathom taking care of a baby in the state I'm in.

Must.Tough.It. Out.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh, boy do I know how you feel!! But, honestly, you really are so close! Even the last 2 hours before I had Gredtel, I thought, "I can't even gasp for air. How in the world am I going to get the strength to push this baby out of me!!" But, sadly, as far as squishiness goes, you'll go from squished inside to squishy on the outside. Hang in there!

Anonymous said...

Hmmmm...I wish I could provide some solace but I'm 38.5 weeks pregnant, have the flu and haven't slept more than four hours a night for more than a week. Everyone keeps telling me it will be "over" soon but I've done this once before! The throes of real sleeplessness are still in my future! Only this time I have perspective: that after those initially tough weeks, things DO get better!

--jeff * said...

out of my league, here, as i really can't offer any sort of pregnancy advice....
but as a blogger, i heartily congratulate you on post #200! it seems like #100 was just a months ago.... which makes sense, actually...
= D

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