08-7-2008 - 29.5 week update

My mood while writing this blog: content

I've been getting a little lazy with the journaling whether it be this blog or my journal. So, here I am. Almost 30 weeks. WOW! That number used to seem so big. I think it'll seem downhill from here, we'll see but it seems like we're turning a corner and now that day is within sight. I've been feeling pretty fine except my pants continue to be an issue. I'm going shopping today I think. It's a challenge trying to get dressed. Well lets see..... bending over is just something I dont want to do. It seems like I cant breathe when I do that and it squishes things. My belly is a bit tender at times, must be my uterus (sp?) stretching. My pants give me all kinds of grief by the second half of the day (too tight, even when unbuttoned on some) but other than that I feel pretty good. I still have yet to try out the preggy yoga. I need to do that, I'm really curious. I've never done yoga in my life. No swelling, weird cravings, or anything much out of the ordinary. Oh yea, lifting is definately a problem. I find that I cant do much of that and it gets in the way of me trying to do all kinds of things (work related mostly). I have to ask for help alot or my belly gets really strained feeling. By the end of a day, lifting a milk jug can be too much if I've done too much already so I have to really budget my lifting so I dont become completely disabled, ha ha. It is really humbling to have to ask for help in what seems to be an easy task ordinarily, cause usually I'm like wonder woman, strong, independant and almost never ask for help.

We're going camping at the coast in 2 weeks. I cant wait. Time off, away, ahhhhhhhhhh"!

Still no name for my baby girl :( I have been over all the lists and am gong to have to find something different. Any idears?

Thoughts on labor at this stage: I'm thinking I really hope the pain is bearable and I can do it squatting (or whatever feels most helpful at the time) and drug free. If I find it is too painful, then I will have an epidural most likely. I think the thing with labor is alot of people have alot of opinions about what is best and it is so different for each person that who can say whats right for someone else. My level of pain will be way different than someone elses. Soem people say to me "oh you'll be fine, you dont need drugs" and another will say "absolutely get the epidural, it hurts way too bad without it". Well.... who's right? I think they both are, but regarding their own experiences, not mine. They couldn't know what it'll be like for me.