Complaints & Blessings

I guess the title of this entry sums it up. I am blogging to complain a little this morning and then name off every blessing that I have been given.

Complaints

• My feet (not ankles) are continuously swollen now, they no longer go down after a night of sleep.
• My wedding ring was really hard to get on this morning but I be damned if I dont wear it for the remainder of this pg since I have worn it this long.
• I no longer fit in any of my maternity clothes.....well not entirley true but my wardrobe is nothing to brag about anymore and when I work in an office it makes getting dressed in the morning a nightmare.
• My stretch marks continue to worsen no matter how much lotion I apply. They are now on my hips right where my bathing suit would sit, on my belly although these are not quite as bad as my hips, and on the tops of my thighs.
• I continue to gain weight and crave nothing but crap....I am not looking forward to the hard work that is ahead to loose all this extra weight. I swear it has to be in my genes.
• I cant sleep more than 45 minutes anymore without getting up to pee or nudge Tim to quit snoring.
• I can no longer lay on my right side because Baby Boy Stary continues to push on my ribs after the doc has told me he has dropped.
• I am simply increasingling uncomfortable and ready to just stay home and do nothing for the next 2.5 weeks.....which I am sure will be longer bc Dr. Allen has my hopes up.
• There is ever growing pelvic floor pain and pressure, that gives me hope that are contrations are near but I know they are not.
• I am sick of work to some extent, there are so many projects to get done but you know what I am slowly mentally checking out and not realizing it.
• I am tired of calling my child "The Baby", "Baby Boy", "Little Man"

Blessings

• Up until the last week I have had a wonderfully healthy and smooth pregnancy.
• No morning sickness to speak of.
• No GD.
• Healthy Healthy Healthy baby boy
• Wonderful supportive husband, who says I still look beautiful despite my compaints above.
• Friends and family who continue to call and check on us both to make sure that we are ready and give their support once the baby gets here.
• I still look somewhat comfortable to others and have been given compliments on how great I look.....again despite my complaints above.
• That Tim and I are both still sane and in love more than ever through this whole process.
• That my work place is so understanding and has given me the room to adjust my schedule once our son arrives.
• The calmness that has been granted to me by the Lord to get through this process. I have had my moments but I truly feel that I have been very calm through this scary time. I hope it carries over to labor.
• I am thankful that little man has dropped and is getting ready to make his appearance soon.
• I am blessed that my husband wants to still share secrets with me, ie. keeping the babys name a secret from everyone. It is sometimes hard but it is still exciting to share that little secret with someone who trusts you to keep that secret. Another reason why he is so amazing.
• Last but not least I am thankful for my upcoming maternity leave and the time I will share with my son and husband. This time in our lives can never be relived and I want to enjoy every possible moment that is given to me.

I wanted to make these lists because I want to look back on them one day and see how things can change so quickly. I know once the baby gets here things will be so different, we will be caught up in him and the day to day life that I will forget what it was all like (to some extent ;)) I have posted my final PG photo below, it is my 37 week picture. I was in the mood that morning and felt somewhat cute. I hope to maybe take one more and hopefully it will be on the way to the hospital to have BBS. If I dont get to for unforseen reasons this one makes me happy.

We are still scheduled for a doc appt this week on Thursday so maybe there will be a little more progress made with the baby and here at work. I have a meeting Wed with my bosses to discuss the final touches of my absence, and hopefully get those things ironed out. Tim and I are just trying to enjoy the last little bit of the summer that we have and do things together. We will prob go out to a nice dinner this weekend and then I know he mentioned a car show on Saturday that would be nice to get out and walk around. Our life is coming to its twosome close and although I wouldnt change it for the world I am taking this time to breath in every last ounce of my husband that I can. I am truly blessed by his prescense in my life, I cant imagine a day without him. (Hormones.....are running overload this morning)

I'll post an update hopefully Friday!

37Weeks, 5 Days