Week 35 Update

Middle of the night pee breaks: 4
Pounds Gained: 4, 584, 625 + the donut I had this morning
Blood Pressure: Depends who is talking to me
General Disposition: Depends who is talking to me
Major Cravings: Food
# Items left to do on "List of things to do before baby comes": 7, 654, 216
# times I have cried this week: 5
Steps to getting out of bed at night: 12 1. From side to back 2. Flatten back 3. Say ouch 4. Slightly lift opposite hip 5. Say ouch 6. Wedge extra pillow or blanket under raised hip 7. Say ouch, ouch, ouch 8. Swing top leg to gather momentum 9. Say ouch while simultaneously grabbing groin and realising swinging leg was a dumb idea 10. Sit upright 11. Sit on edge of bed for a minute to gather strength for the rest of my journey 12. Turn around and say snarkily to husband who has offered help "I don't need help - I'm not an invalid...just pregnant" and storm off to the washroom.
Tums consumed in one day: at least 5

It’s been so long – I don’t quite know where to start. Life has been going…well just going really. Christmas has come and gone and the baby got his/her first Christmas presents! Daddy bought baby Vancouver Olympics gear to match moomy (this is a typo but exactly how I feel so I will leave it…haha) and Aunt Sue got the baby a teddy bear. This is the first teddy bear and therefore shall now hold a special place in the hierarchy of all teddy bears to come.

In baby development, our little pumpkin is now likely fully developed and focusing on putting on weight and gaining even more brain power. At this stage, the baby is around 5.5 pounds and could be as long as 20’’. The doctor says the baby still appears to be head down which I can kind of tell by the location of the heaviest movement. The baby’s feet/legs/bum sit within the perfect eye shot for me no matter what I am doing.

I am doing well. No new aches or pains or complaints. One of my old complaints (fatigue) is definitely getting worse. I am soooo tired and at this point I don’t even care enough not to complaint about it. I know, I know…I ain’t seen nothing yet. But for now – I just want to complain about it and garner as much sympathy as possible. Every day I am my own champion at work, “you can do it, you can do it.” I manage to – but only the lord knows how.

Must go, until next time!
Candee and Baby