8 weeks remain
i am now firmly in the 3rd trimester. all systems are go. or they would be if i could peel myself off the sofa for long enough to accomplish anything.
i am so grateful that tamsyns wedding fell just before this lethargy hit (it was a lovely day by they way and i'm pleased i went. i even caught the bouquet :D ) and grateful that my mothers surgery took place before it got quite bad so that i was able to take care of her for a weekend whilst my aging grandparents attended an old scholars meeting.
my mum had a histerectomy at the beginning of the month. she later said that she found it ironic to be waking up without a uterus on the anniversary of me leaving it. luckily everything went smoothly and she's recovering well. it was quite nice and peaceful looking after her that weekend seeing as how i was mostly required to stick the kettle on (my family are great believers in tea). it was a bit strange seeing her not be able to lift things or move much though. i mean it's not as if i havent already discovered that my mother's a person and not merely a maternal superwoman but facts like that often slip my mind. so anyway. we ate my wonderful homemade strawberry curd and citrus poppy seed cake, watched a town called eureka and vegetated on the sofa clutching our respective stomachs. and napped alot.
after that i've been mostly trying to recover from both events. i find it incresingly hard to sleep these days and next to impossible to sleep in any bed other than my own so the last few weeks have been exhausting. throw in a good old fashioned bug and some late pregnancy aneamia and its no wonder i've been slightly disinclined towards movement.
plus, pregnancy is uncomfortable. i hadnt really believed it up till now (because i assume that everyone who isnt me is a wimp alot of the time) but having body parts stick out of you or lodge themselves in your ribs is not that much fun. neither is the increasing inability to stand up. brackston hicks are a nightmare too as they become increasingly painful.
all of this will be worth it though when i finally meet my daughter in september. i cant wait.
i am so grateful that tamsyns wedding fell just before this lethargy hit (it was a lovely day by they way and i'm pleased i went. i even caught the bouquet :D ) and grateful that my mothers surgery took place before it got quite bad so that i was able to take care of her for a weekend whilst my aging grandparents attended an old scholars meeting.
my mum had a histerectomy at the beginning of the month. she later said that she found it ironic to be waking up without a uterus on the anniversary of me leaving it. luckily everything went smoothly and she's recovering well. it was quite nice and peaceful looking after her that weekend seeing as how i was mostly required to stick the kettle on (my family are great believers in tea). it was a bit strange seeing her not be able to lift things or move much though. i mean it's not as if i havent already discovered that my mother's a person and not merely a maternal superwoman but facts like that often slip my mind. so anyway. we ate my wonderful homemade strawberry curd and citrus poppy seed cake, watched a town called eureka and vegetated on the sofa clutching our respective stomachs. and napped alot.
after that i've been mostly trying to recover from both events. i find it incresingly hard to sleep these days and next to impossible to sleep in any bed other than my own so the last few weeks have been exhausting. throw in a good old fashioned bug and some late pregnancy aneamia and its no wonder i've been slightly disinclined towards movement.
plus, pregnancy is uncomfortable. i hadnt really believed it up till now (because i assume that everyone who isnt me is a wimp alot of the time) but having body parts stick out of you or lodge themselves in your ribs is not that much fun. neither is the increasing inability to stand up. brackston hicks are a nightmare too as they become increasingly painful.
all of this will be worth it though when i finally meet my daughter in september. i cant wait.