crusty

i'm 36 weeks pregnant and i have to say i'm starting to get really uncomfortable. my back aches, my front aches, i slept terribly, my hands are swollen, he feels super heavy in my abdomen. thankfully, i was intentional all weekend to keep my feet raised, and it seems i've managed to get the swelling down. which is good because even my toes were swelling. i really want to get my hand-swelling down. i get freaked when my wedding ring is stuck on my hand because it's titanium and it can't be cut off if that became necessary.

b was telling me yesterday that he'd read something about how i'm not supposed to sleep on my back because of this one important vein that supplies the placenta. so now i'm sleeping on either my right or left side - rotating between them throughout the night. i'm naturally a back and stomach sleeper, and i don't like HAVING to sleep on my side because it hurts my hips, ribs and a whole bunch of muscles.

i have two weeks left of work, four weeks left til my due date, and six weeks left til they won't let me be pregnant anymore. ugh. the thought of another six weeks is unpleasant. as soon as i'm done work on june 28, i'm going to start induction (spicy foods, lots of walking, etc) techniques to get this show on the road.

all the wonders that remain.