Thank you everyone for the encouraging comments on my last few posts. I'm now getting to the point where most of my clothes don't fit - even the maternity ones - or are at least a little bit uncomfortable. I feel huge, even though many people around here still tell me I don't look quite huge enough to only have a month left. People are funny.
This past week was tough. Nothing is really bad or wrong. There is nothing to worry about. I'm just getting to the point where I'm tired of having a little bum sticking out my left side while two tiny feet project themselves out my right. I'm tired of not knowing whether to call this live thing inside me "GirlName" or "BoyName." My body aches, I've had quite a few headaches again lately and I'm just plain tired. Work is as boring as ever, but mixed with an element of "I really need you to do this before you leave." Those new projects are fine and I would normally be thrilled to have the work to do, but instead I find myself feeling annoyed and once I start them I have a hard time concentrating on their details. That is just totally not like me, so I find myself getting frustrated easily.
I'm not sleeping really well anymore. Maybe that will change again, I don't know. But, I do know that daily I'm sad that I'm not at home around 2:30 pm because all I want to do is take a nap!
Seth is getting a bit impatient with this pregnancy process, too. I'm really glad that he's excited to be a dad and that he seems really centered about taking these life changes as they come. It does make it hard, though, when we're both telling our kid, "We want you to be healthy, but as soon as you'd like to make yourself known, we'll be happy about it." Seth daily says to my tummy, "Kiddo. I want to meet you! Come out and play."
So, although we purposefully tried to make April a slower month than either February or March, I'm now feeling a little sad about it. I'm afraid April will be the slowest month in the history of my life (I don't ever exaggerate like a Minthorne).
I guess I'll be off to work on somemore scrapbooking and maybe I'll have a chance to take a trip to the wonderful downtown library. If anyone has any suggestions on good, gripping, mind-enthralling books, I'd love to hear them! Peace to you all and may we find a new pocket of patience stashed away somewhere. :)
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Hang in there - I remember being impatient, tired, and overall antsy, as well as having the worst heartburn and as a result not being able to eat anything it seemed! But rest assured that time will start speeding up soon enough. I don't have any long, gripping books to suggest, but I have enjoyed reading "Baby Minds" by Acredolo & Goodwyn, and because it talks about how the brain develops from birth, I wished that I had started it earlier. Unfortunately (in your case - fortunate for me!) it is a fairly short, quick read, but you might find some enjoyment from it. Oh - and I did also like reading "The Happiest Baby on the Block." Take care and know that in these last few weeks especially you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Beth, you're doing great! I can't believe all the little projects you've been doing! I think a relaxing April is just the thing you need. Read some good books and watch some good movies, because you might not have time for that stuff in a few weeks! I just read "Zorro" by Isabel Allende and it was fabulous. Now I'm reading a non-fiction called the "Middle of Everywhere" by Mary Pipher, about the experiences of refugees that have come to the US. I started reading it in the van on the way back from Mexico and was so absorbed in it that I read for 3-4 hours straight in a van full of people!
I don't have any new suggestions for you. The most engrossing book I've read lately dealt with birth defects, so I won't recommend that one to you! Other than that, I'm reading books about gardening and herbs and green stuff like that, which I don't think is on your agenda too much, either. But tell Seth I'm ready to play with that Kiddo, too.
The last month is definitely the most difficult. Everything hurts...you're just ready to be done! I won't go into how after the baby is born, it doesn't feel much better....at least for me. Every experience is different. One book I enjoyed reading during both pregnancies was "It Could Happen to You! - Diary of a pregnancy and beyond" by Martha Brockenbrough. It made me laugh and was a great time killer.
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