Or swelling... I should say. Ugh- this is unbelievable! My fingers and feet and ankles and hands and face have all started to morph into water balloons!
I wake up every morning and my hands ache like I've got rhumatoid arthritis and my feet hurt- just to walk to the bathroom!
GIVE ME THE BABY ALREADY!
Braxton Hicks continues to make its daily visits... which as uncomfortable and crampy and PMS-y as they are- I welcome them because each one brings me closer to the goal. I've recently picked back up my copy of Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy and it's actually been a delight to muse through again. Rob will attest that I was actually laughing so hard I was crying for a couple of hours today... so it was definitely helpful- if only to help me feel normal in all my grumpy and moodiness... They assure me that my insanity is complete warranted and expected. They also have affirmed to me that each Braxton Hicks contraction or "false labor" as some will call is in fact... complete crap. There is no such thing as false labor and every single cramp and contraction that I experience is beneficial and necessary and is actually preparing my body for the real deal... So excellent! Bring them on... I want this baby out, yester-month!
Also, on the good news front and something to look forward too... a little leasurely science experiment. I have my last final on Dec. 11th and since baby is NOT ALLOWED to show up before then (as much as I complain, this is the one little detail I hope he indulges me...) once the final is complete Rob has agreed to take me to dinner at Scalini's which is legendary (300 births) for its labor-inducing Eggplant Parmigiana! Eggplant is rich in Pitocin which is contraction stimulating drug that doctors will administer to start labor! So- if it works like I hope- I can have baby by Dec. 12th!!! I'm not going to bet the farm on this... but 2 good things happen... its something new to alieviate the mundanity AND I get to be taken out to eat!
In the meantime- I have to quit being a baby, suck it up and get through finals. I have no time to slack because both classes are going to take ALL of my energy if I want to escape with any sort of grade that I can post on the fridge.
Love to all!
Sarah
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Sarah!! I just found your blog on facebook! How are you? You're this close to delivery and in school? You're my hero and I'll definetely quite complaining about being stressed with school. Hope you're very well! Hugs, Yvonne
Sarah, I am so glad to hear that you are doing well and I am so suprised to see how big my nephew has grown. It is awesome that Robby gets to have his first christmas right away. I love you sarah and am so proud of you. I hope you hang in there.
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Hey Sarah,
Not long now. How exciting. This kid is going to be something else. He has to be, look at his great parents. Plus, he has to be good since I'm going to have to live with people calling me "grandpa" all of the time. Robbie can but everyone else can hold there tongue. I love you Sarah, you are a wonderful daughter and I am so proud of you.
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