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07-5-2008 - Week 26- and my dream life!

My mood while writing this blog: Word Up

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So much has happened! The biggest thing being that we've hired a doula. She is about to be certified as a Hypnobirthing practitioner, and that's a method I've started learning about. I hope to start serious "training" next week. I've got the sleep breathing down from when I had biofeedback sessions, so that's pretty easy to slip into. Can't wait to start practicing the "breathing up" part for surges!
We had our second natural childbirth class. The teacher was part granola part yuppie and 100% awesome. Kind of reminds me of the granola I use in my yogurt: Quaker 100% Natural. All the goodness of a religious zealot with tons of acceptance and natural appreciation like the hippies. Ah. Sometimes my analogies rock; this one flopped. Kind of like my baby...
Baby Boy is flip flopping around, pretending he's a trout out of water. Yesterday I had THE strangest sensation. One heavy part of him was up, one was down, while riding home on the bus. I was getting kicks/tickles near my diaphragm that weren't wholely unpleasant, but he's never been up in there before! And on the opposite end, near the bits and pieces, I was getting the same sensations. And to be completely blunt, it was instant-turn-on. I think he was bouncing around and jiggling the VJJ around. Kind of felt like I had a tampon on and it was wiggling around. I know, TMI, but hey, it's I just the same!
Speaking of being turned on- the dreams lately! I wake up either from the sheer terror of a nightmare, the strange vividness of the dream (am I awake? is this a dream? you can't normally smell things during a dream, can you?), or because the things my husband (or, insert random faceless male here) were doing to me were just too good to be true. My mind must wake me up so that I don't get "ecstasy syndrome" where sex will never be as good as it was then... and so eternally let down. I think Shawn's been appreciating the SexPot that's come knocking in the early hours of the a.m. (pounding?) I'm also feeling this come up around 8 or 9 at night as I start slowing down for bed... last night I shimmied myself into some Victoria's Secret sexy (pre-pregnancy and a bit tight in the baby) sleepwear. Shawn laughed as I walked into the kitchen to make my lunch. "Wow. Barefoot, pregnant, in the kitchen, but in a nightie. I can deal with that!" Well, there went his chance :-)
Since DECIDING not to be encumbered by my new body and its symptoms, I've felt great. Able to sleep better, deeper, walk w/o pain, etc. I am finding turning over in bed now has become such an undertaking that I usually wake the snoring dead sleeping next to me. If I turn over PLOP then my muscles on the new "down" side really hurt from the sudden pressure. So I take it slow, but covers and the dog go flying everywhere; snoring stops for a brief moment from the other pillow. I also think I've gotten a dose of relaxin as my hips are a little achy when I sit too long or sleep on one side. I've also noticed that I've had the dropsies lately (woops, that Erlenmeyer flask WAS me guys, sorry!). And the skin on my fingers feels a bit tight, like when sausages start to warm and you realize you haven't poked holes in the casing yet.
Oh, and my boobs work. I found little droplets on them the other night whilst walking around the house naked (I TOLD you!) and noticed that my nipples were chilly. I grabbed one and looked, and holy Buh-Jeeze-Us! Wet. First time. Ever. Kinda cool. Made me affirm that if my body's doing mommy on auto-pilot, maybe it won't be so hard for me to act the part! I showed Shawn when he got home (if I give 'em a little squeeze, they make their one drop again) and he was like, "Wow, they're a little wet. That's really cool! Does it have a taste?" Typical. "I dunno, I haven't tasted it!" sounding all weirded out. When really, I tried, but it evaporated before I could get it from the ladies to the mouth. But I don't think I'll tell him that. :-)

Jolly Goonie

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