Sunday, March 8, 2009

Comfort Has Left the Building

28 weeks down, 12 more to go. At least that's what I keep telling myself. To say that I have hit the uncomfortable point of this pregnancy is an understatement. Being on my feet all day long makes my feet swell and ache really bad. They've already grown half a size and I had to get new work shoes yesterday.

My belly is really popping out there now. Just kinda happened in the last couple weeks and now I have soooo many people coming up to me saying "I didn't know you were pregnant" and trying to touch my belly. You know its fine if I know you and am comfortable with you touching my belly, but people I just work with or hardly know, even some I don't even like just reaching out and putting their hands all over my belly irritates the hell out of me. I know every pregnant woman goes through it but still I feel like I need to wear a sign that says DO NOT TOUCH THE BELLY. I have been loving the warmer weather though. Mainly because I can no longer zip up my winter coat and really don't want to have to wear it again.

I have also found that I can't sit still for longer then 2 minutes. If anyone has any good advice on sitting postionsthat are comfortable please let me know. That and sleeping. I've tried the body pillow, I've tried the pillow between my legs and nothing seems to help. I did get some new pillows yesterday and I did sleep a little bit better but I still wake up with bad cramps in my hip. I will try anything for a decent nights sleep!

Last week I went and drank the sugar stuff to test for gestational diabetes and to say it made me woozy is an understatement. I was sitting in the waiting room waiting my hour when all of a sudden I started feeling very clammy and sweaty and my limbs felt real heavy. I told the receptionist and she got me some water and told me to put my head between my legs. Uh yeah not exactly possible when you have a mound of baby in your way. After that all finally passed, the lab lady was like oh yeah I forgot to tell you it might make you a little woozy. Nice.

Other then the loss of sleep and the constant discomfort, I actually am doing very well. Things are coming along very smoothly and I have only a couple of months before my daughter makes her grand entrance. I signed up for childbirth class and my great friend Tracy will be stepping up as the role as partner to help me through it. I'm excited about it, yet terrified all at the same time.

Things on the baby daddy front haven't changed. He's still absent, still hasn't made any effort to be any kind of father but I think I'm used to it by now. Its been over 2 months since I've seen or heard from him. I am getting REALLY tired of his girlfriend though. Apparently she asks a girl I know about me, like she is soooo concerned about how I'm doing. When this girl told her how I was really doing she made it sound like he was father of the year because he showed up for 1 Dr appt. Now I hear that she's bragging to anyone who will listen that she has the most awesome, greatest man in the world in her life. Please. If you can qualify someone who leads someone on for YEARS, gets her pregnant then just abandons her without ANY CONTACT WHAT SO EVER so he can "live his life" ieget laid awesome and great, then yeah you got yourself a prize. Kinda makes me wonder what kind of men she's had in her life up til now....