My last few doctor's appointments are less than thrilling. Typically I sit and wait longer than I actually see a doctor. When I do see someone, it's the typical 5 minute appointment; check the blood pressure, take my weight, listen to Sea Monkey's heartbeat, any questions? NO? Ok see you in x weeks. I'm down to appointments every 2 weeks now .... Maybe one of these days I'll actually see my doctor again. I think I told you all that my doctor is pregnant right? Well she's been in / out of the office with morning sickness for the past 2 months. I feel bad for her ... and I've been seeing lots of different doctors. Which is fine, really, because any 1 of 9 doctors will deliver Sea Monkey so I may as well meet them all.
We have been banned by my mother from buying any more baby stuff, so no new developments there. It's pretty hard to not make our weekly trips to Babies r Us. This weekend we cheated and went to Buy Buy Baby.... and we only bought one small thing that cost less than $3 so I don't really think that counts. Buy Buy Baby had a bigger selection of items and more stock, but it's really the same as Babies r Us which is far more convenient for us to shop at.
The most recent development is that I no longer have ankles. I'm not sure if I'm just at that point in pregnancy (31 weeks) or if it's the 90+ degree weather we've been having here, but my feet and ankles have really started to swell and hurt.
My mom bought me great sandals just 2 weeks ago, and they already don't fit - even though I bought a size bigger than I normally wear. I'm afraid none of my shoes will fit anymore even after Sea Monkey is born!
The only other new development is that I've officially cut down my hours at work. Instead of 5 days / 40 hours, I'm working 4 days / 32 hours with Mondays off. It will be nice to have a 3 day weekend every weekend! I'm hoping to get in some extra rest while I can, but also accomplish a few more things I'm usually too tired to do over a regular 2 day weekend. My boss wasn't particularly thrilled to sign my temporary leave of absence forms, but I'm thrilled to be down to working a 4 day week.
June should be a pretty busy month for us - we start taking Childbirth Education classes next week, and also have classes in breast feeding and newborn care. Mike doesn't seem to think he needs to attend the breast feeding class, and insists it should be renamed to "Newborn feeding class". I'm not sure why he needs to attend, but the woman I registered with said he should be there.
On top of learning all sorts of neat things about how to be good parents, we're also getting some estimates on replacing our HVAC unit. The current unit is from 1982 and is really inefficient. I hate running it because I may as well just flush money down the toilet. So in this recent heat we've been sitting in front of fans and spraying each other with a water bottle.
Alright, so I'm 31 weeks pregnant. OFFICIAL full term is 40 weeks. Technically I have about 9 weeks left, but I'm praying Sea Monkey decides to join us in 7 or 8 weeks. My parents have officially booked a furnished apartment in the area, and it's really nice to know I'll have them around for the first month. I'm going to be so spoiled!
Here's to hoping the next several weeks fly by ... I'm so tired of being pregnant!! (But I still love Sea Monkey!)
Hey there sexy legs! Hope your feeling better :)
ReplyDeleteLove ya,
Paige