36 week update
How Far Along Are You?
36 weeks, 4 weeks to go, except that Rocketboy was 2 weeks early, so you never know.
What's Up Physically This Week?
Getting slow. I'm not used to being slow or needing to take frequent breaks. It could just be the pregnancy, or the unrelenting heat, or the hours upon hours in the car, but all I know is that I start a task and have to stop & rest. I may have a Rocketboy who is full of energy, but what I usually don't mention is that he has a Rocketmom so stopping is not something I'm used to.
Other than that, everything is perfectly normal, including my ankles getting a little swollen No Braxton Hicks contractions at all. I expected them to start by now.
What's Up Emotionally and Mentally This Week?
I met the new, new homebirth midwife. The one who originally took me on ended up in the hospital a few days later with severe back pain. It took her a week to be able to walk. You know when the midwife has trouble dealing with the pain, it must be really bad. She foes not know when she'll be able to deliver again. So now I'm seeing her backup, who is lovely and has strong compelling hands. I was comfortable with her enough to cry and laugh at myself for crying all in one visit. I'm not good with emotions so this is huge for me.
I also decided that I need to laugh more. My life is so filled with duty that I forget to have fun. I rarely get out anymore without Rocketboy so the part of me that relaxes and socializes is suffering from atrophy. I need to have more fun or I'll turn into a dour old lady before my time. I made a conscious decision to start having fun everyday. Today I had two incidents that inspired belly laughs that in the past would have just made me smile. I need more practice laughing, because I am determined to laugh this baby out if me. I want her born into joy & mirth.
I thank my sister & her daughters for this revelation. I saw them last weekend. They laughed at everything, even things that would have pissed me off, like the priest calling her by the wrong name in the middle of the ceremony, just made her laugh. It's as if they can see how down the road when you're not in the moment it will seem funny, so why not just laugh now. They have also had to deal with some seriously unfunny situations in life. Maybe it has given them perspective so they don't get weighed down by the small stuff. Either way, it taught me a lesson. Last year I renamed my LJ to "Enlighten Up" in an attempt to remind myself to stop taking myself so seriously. Here's another step in that journey.
Anything Big Happening In Your Life?
Tomorrow all of Steve's side of the family is getting together. It will be my last time to see them before the baby. Then on Sunday a slew of friends are coming over to help us paint & move furniture to get ready for the babe. All through this pregnancy, it has felt completely unreal. I get the feeling that once the crib is set up and the room looks ready for a baby, it might start to sink in.
Belly Pics:
There are lots from the weddings, but none that I have downloaded. I'll have to get to that this week.
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