Pregnancy Update: Week 29

I'm tired. Can that be my whole update? Because I am seriously exhausted. I want to sleep 24/7. Ames visited last week and we did absolutely nothing. Don't get me wrong, it was great relaxing and spending a lazy week with her. Still, it would have been great if we'd actually, you know, left the house. (I exaggerate - we left the house on several occasions..most of the motivation involving food and/or books)

Despite being exhausted and wanting to sleep 24/7, I have insomnia most nights. Or I'm uncomfortable enough that I wake up every few minutes, tossing and turning. The only time I'm truly comfortable is when I snuggled into MM and use his back as a heating pad on my tummy. Princess Bowie likes that. See, she's already a daddy's girl.

So far I've gained 32lbs. I look like I've gained 32lbs. Most of it, I will admit, is tummy. I'm huge. If I'm this big at 29 weeks I shudder to think what I'll look like at 40. Especially since the baby gains the most weight the last 2 months of the pregnancy. Eep. I can still see my toes if I bend over and look for them. If I stand up straight and look down...not so much. I can still reach my feet if I sit in just the right position and contort myself in just the right way, but it's very uncomfortable. I painted my own toenails the other day and...yeah, I won't be doing that again for awhile. I'm just glad no one was around to hear me grunting and cursing. Yikes.

The baby is doing well. She's very active - until someone wants to feel her. I think she's shy. Even MM has only felt her once or twice. Whenever anyone touches my stomach she immediately stops whatever she's doing. It's kind of amusing. She's approximately 2.5lbs now and about 15.5 inches long. Or, for comparison sake, about the size of a butternut squash.

Other than feeling tired, I'm doing a lot better. I haven't thrown up in several weeks. I still feel really nauseous in the mornings, but if I take my anti-nausea pill as soon as possible after I wake up I can usually make it through the day without too much trouble. Certain smells and tastes still make me sick, but not like before. Every couple weeks I don't take a pill, just to see if I'm over being sick, and every couple weeks I regret it. I think I'll just keep taking it until the end. At least I can function now. The first few months were not fun.

My feet keep swelling up like crazy. Some days my ankles disappear completely. It sucks. It wouldn't look so bad if my legs weren't so small in comparison. My fingers swell, too, but not to the degree that my feet do. 

I'm starting to feel a little stressed out because we haven't done anything for the baby yet. Honestly? I haven't bought one single thing for her. I'm kind of hoping we'll get a few of our big ticket items as shower gifts, but I should still be working on getting things ready for her. I better kick my butt in gear.

TG and LM are starting to get excited, too. TG is especially fascinated with the baby. She'll spend hours with her hands on my tummy, trying to feel the baby. She never has, but that doesn't stop her from trying. LM is..well, he's a boy. I think he'll be a great big brother, but for now the baby isn't real to him.

I started growing out of my bras this last week. As if my boobs weren't big enough before. I really resent having to buy a ton of bras that I'll only use for a few months at most. Of course, MM thinks I should wear nursing bras for the rest of my life. He's tickled by the "easy access". But then he's also the moron who suggested I get a "fake rack" this size after the baby. Oh MM, if you only knew how close to death you came that day.


Speaking of MM, he's doing pretty well with the baby stuff so far. I think it's starting to get more real for him, too. We've been window shopping for baby stuff together online and in the store. He's in charge of the car seat, since there's one specific model that tested better than all the others and he has to have it. I told him to find it and we'll buy it. Not that we have yet..but someday.

I guess that's about it. There might be more, but I'm too sleepy to remember what. Maybe next time I'll post a picture of my ginormous belly.