Being alone in my head without an Outlook Inbox indicator dinging frequently is a completely new experience. I did not check e-mail yesterday. At all. This was the first day that has happened in a very long time. We're talking YEARS. Even while on vacation I checked, Christmas I checked, days I was so sick I couldn't peel myself off of the bathroom floor I checked. Here are a smattering of marinating thoughts in my head:
- If only pregnancy was like it is on the soap opera's. They're pregnant for like FIVE episodes. On the down side they never know who the Daddy is...and sometimes the Mommy is in question too. That drama would be intense.
- Why are my hands so swollen in the morning? Am I sleeping on them in a certain way that is having them puff up like little baby marshmallows are lining each finger?
- There's a lot of thought about going to the Outlets...we could use new towels, but the ones we have aren't yet in the grandparent category (am I the only one that has grandparents that don't believe that towels have a lifespan? I swear that they might have towels that are double my age.) but then I think about What if's. What if it's hot, what if it's too much for me, what if, what if, what if.
- I only have a handful of things left to do on my BIG to do list. I'm not sure what I will do with myself once that is done.
- The FH has some travel to do in the next week. It's all major hubs and if anything "started" to happen then he could be home within a couple of hours and I'd much rather have him go and feel useful and make money then stay at home and stare at me while I remain very pregnant. I also don't want to be alone. This is going to sound awful but I really don't want to invite a family member to stay with me because it's too much to spend ALL day with someone but I would like for someone to come home and have dinner with me and watch tv with me at night. What I really need is a gay rent a role husband. I live near the city you think there is someone I can borrow?
7 comments:
Your hands are swollen because instinctively, we turn our wrists into us when we sleep. And because we have so much extra fluid in our bodies as ginormous pregnant people, it cuts off the circulation and causes fluid build-up.
I wear braces every night to keep my wrists straight. It's the only thing that helps. Not sure if it's worth the investment (they're about $20 each) since you have such little time left, but if it's really uncomfortable, they do work very well.
A gay rent a role husband? Love the idea. Mine would be useful to you for eating dinner, watching some tube and getting you whatever it is you would need. He may be a dumb boy, but he DID rock it hard core while I was pregnant. He even does feet rubs :)
Skip the outlets for now. Go have some iced tea on the porch/deck/couch/bed and chill.
Not too much longer, and you get to hold her in your arms - it's the coolest thing in the world to look into the face of your newborn.
Praying for comfort, peace and health for you, your baby and your husband...
J/
Wow, girl. You are getting CLOSE!
Once the big list is done, get some good books, put your feet up and read. I would if I could.
And AndreAnna is right~the swelling thing is all about the fluid. Keep an eye on it; it should go down during the course of the day.
OMG, I love the gay-rent-a-husband idea.
I want a hubby like that too! Great idea, I bet they are expensive though because they have good taste!
Andreanna is right about the wrist thing!
I read somewhere that if you prop your arms up on pillows that it helps with the swelling.
Are you getting tingling/numbness too?
Braces might be a good investment because often even after the baby is born, this swelling doesn't go away. I hate wearing braces, but they are the only thing that work for me.
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