- Finding a comfortable position to sit, stand, and especially sleep.
- Breathing deeply
- Bending at the waist
- Tying my shoes
- Putting on and taking off pants, socks, or anything on the lower half of my body without having to sit down
- Knowing that the clothes that fit yesterday would fit today
- Conversations that did not involve invasive questions about my health and body
- Fitting into a booth and a restaurant
- Being the same shoe size in the morning and in the evening
- Walking up the stairs without feeling winded
- Getting in and out of the car without developing a strategy in advance
- Seeing a newborn when I'm out and not getting all weepy and emotional
- Walking without pain
I'm sure there are more, but that's the list for today.
All complaining aside, I know that I've had an amazingly smooth pregnancy and I'm incredibly grateful. It's so strange to know that our little Sprout could show up any day now and it's so exciting! DH is going to be the cutest dad ever. He installed the car seats yesterday and he didn't want to take the carrier out of his car. He says that it's helping him get in the right mindset. Yesterday, he was pretending to talk to her in the car seat. It was adorable.
Sleep has been a real struggle. I just cannot get comfortable anymore. Between not being able to breathe if I'm on my back and the pelvic pain if I'm on my side, I just roll around a lot until I'm so tired I pass out. Then I'm a zombie the rest of the day. I know I'll get even less sleep once the baby arrives, but I'd like to get some in now!
I had some contractions yesterday for the first time. It was wild and a real eye-opener. I feel like I should be nesting more. Our house is a disaster and needs some serious work. We need to do some grocery shopping and stocking up on some essentials. The nursery is done, except that DH needs to get his tools out of there and put away so that we can take some pictures and I can post them. It is really cute. This just gets more and more real every day. I'm excited and nervous and scared. I'm ready not to be pregnant any more, but I'm not sure I'm quite ready for the baby. We'll see how long she decides to hang out!
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