I am so uncomfortable today. The ten pound turkey in my belly is killing me. I have pains in my ribs, pains in my hips, pains in my stomach – I think these are poky baby limbs asserting themselves into areas where they don’t belong, but they could also be muscle spasms of some kind. Since yesterday I have felt like somebody stuck a hose down my throat and blew me up with air. I can’t sit, I can’t lie down, I can’t stand in a way that is comfortable. Drinking water brings me pain. Attempts to sleep last night were something of a joke – I saw every hour from 11pm until my 6:30 alarm. Also, every single person as I walked down the hall at work today shouted "Are you STILL HERE?? Yukkity yuk yuk." And yes, it’s hilarious, and harmless, and a display of camaraderie and goodwill, and I can’t hear it one more time or I’ll scream.
I just had to release that whine to the wider world.
Only a few more days or weeks to go. I THINK I can I THINK I can I THINK I can.
Or, as the birth coach instructed us to say, I can have my baby. I can have my baby. I can have my baby. (This mantra is supposed to be chanted during labor, but I’m feelin’ the need for some affirmation today.)
Oh, if only I could knock back a whiskey and ginger ale for my pains. I can’t wait to bust into some of that Gentleman Jack & Woodford Reserve that the band guys got me. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. . .
**The good thing about this state of being is that it tends to be temporary. It’s based on baby position, or digestive issues, or something like that, and I know that chances are in a few hours something will have shifted and I will be back to semi-normal. But until then, oh dear heavens, I just wish somebody would shoot me.
i know the feeling. i can sympathize with you. it does pass. you will get through this. and surprisingly enough, you will one day want to do it all over again. **big, hugemongous hug to you!!**
YO!
Final stretch.
When he\’s out and it\’s bottle time try and make sure the formula is in his mouth and the whiskey is in yours…
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lol…you are just about there…i know you can do it!!♥~♥ :oD the shortest distance between two people is a smile… :oD ♥~♥
Oh! You\’re with child! I didn\’t know but I suppose I would if I bothered to drag my ass around the \’nets like I used to do. A very belated but heartfelt CONGRATS to you. I can\’t think of anything more wonderful than bringing a baby into existence and doing so in a loving family is icing on the cake. May you have nothing but joy in motherhood.Now, pass that whiskey to me. I\’m not pregnant and can happily enjoy it for you.
Ok, duh. My link is the old one. But you know where to find me. 🙂
Hands off my whiskey, Mocha. Sheesh, you and the husband both.