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25-7-2009 - 37 weeks 2 days

My mood while writing this blog: tired

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Well, this past weekend we met our family in the mountains, about 9 hours drive away. The trip itself was great - camping was surprisingly comfortable (with 4 pillows) & we snuck in a good hike and a rafting trip (I was limited to class 2, alas). It was fantastic to see my family for the first time since Easter, especially since we probably won't brave the winter roads at Christmas this year. My parents delivered all sorts of wonderful baby supplies from my sister, including the crib, change table & dresser. When we got home, however, we realized that the hardware for the crib & change table never made the trip. We can either wait 3 weeks for my sister to return from holidays, hope she can find where my dad set the bags down & mail the hardware to us, or we can try to figure out what we need (there is a parts list & hubby is a mechanic) & build everything in the meantime. Hmmm. Frustrating. I was so hoping to have baby's room up & ready this week.

Unfortunately the swelling in my feet has not gone down since we returned home last Monday. On Tuesday, I got confused & travelled 2 hours for my doctor's appointment, which wasn't booked until Wednesday. The next day I returned to town, driving another 2 hours. In between appointments I went for a walk, and my hands swelled up so much that I thought the fingers would split open like sausages! It's impossible for me to really put my feet up, since sitting in even a semi-reclined position makes me light-headed. Arghh - only 2 1/2 more weeks to go, I guess.

Other new symptoms this week include: repetitive, sharp pelvic floor pain, recurring braxton hicks every 20-30 minutes (dehydration related? increasing water intake helps).

My pre-pregnancy insomnia is back, as well. I've never slept so well as I had in the first 8 months of this pregnancy, but this morning I woke up at 4 am, after just 4 hours sleep & the previous night I didn't get to sleep until 4 am. I guess my dream of being well-rested when baby arrives is just that - a dream.

This weekend, hubby & I are going to continue getting the house and yard ready. I'm going to try to find creative ways to beat the heat, which don't include consuming 3 popsicles in 20 minutes.

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Hang in there!

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