Thursday, February 17, 2005

27 Weeks Today

The baby is certainly active! Punch punch, kick kick. Not to mention roll, roll. What the hell is he doing in there?

BTW, I think, perhaps, that the Shermag Natural Lock/Recline Grand Glider with the matching ottoman COULD be the most comfortable glider/rocker ever. Esp. for those of us tall people.

My mom held a baby shower for me last Sunday, so I travelled with hubby to other part of the state to be feted with cake and presents. Lovely time. Usually hate attention on myself but it was really nice to see everyone. AND... people went crazy with gifts. There were 15 people there, and somehow I ended up with a TON on 0-3 months onesies... which is fine but if I add those to the ones I got from my friend in TX (who graciously sent stuff her son had grown out of).... my kid now has 53 onesies. And only one person bought off of my registry - totally decked out the crib. Bless her.

Except for back/butt pain, which limits how much I can work out.... doing great. And on winter break this week! Yippee!

Wednesday, February 02, 2005

25 Weeks as of Thursday

Attack of the Sciatica! Battlestar Sciatica! Not Without My Sciatica!

I thought my right butt cheek was a problem. Apparently, my left one got in on the action. I've been sick since Sunday (dry cough developed into burning cough and lost voice... ugh!) and only went back to work today for a 1/2 day. But the thing that put me down and out on Monday was that all of a sudden, I got sciatica in my *left* side. So badly that I couldn't walk. The whole day. Sure, I could hobble to the bathroom as needed, but it was PAINFUL.

Oh, AND I had the worst pain from a gas bubble in my esophagus YET. So I was in bad shape.

I found that going to sleep on my back with the offending leg propped on a pillow really helped. And the physical therapist suggested sitting on an ice pack, rather than a hot watter bottle.

I also went to TWO baby showers in less than 20 hours last weekend: one at 3 p.m. on Friday for a co-worker, then one at 10 a.m. Saturday for a cousin-in-law. This after only attending one baby shower in my life before then (said cousin's older sister's first shower). Pretty fun! My first shower is in 1-1/2 weeks; the next is in mid-March.

And tomorrow... the big weigh-in/check-up at the doctor's office. Hurrah. ;p haha All I know is, the baby has been quite active and keeping me company. It is funny to watch my stomach move and roll and jerk around. I'm like, "What are you doing in there, little man? Building something?"

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