mBLACK

Hasn't been much to report lately. Severe difficulty keeping up with this journal, been taking my pre-natal vitamins, drinking 6+ cups of water daily, 4+ cups of milk. Went to the ex an walked ALOT.. couldn't go on any rides though, I now have stretch marks up to my belly button and total weight gain so far = 33 lbs.
I don't know why but when I weigh myself at home I weigh 2-3 lbs heavier than when I'm at the doctors office. Gained 3 lbs in the past two weeks, am proud of myself though! Also my back is breaking out like there's no tomorrow, and pregnancy fatigue is really kicking in now. I can't even walk 5 minutes without gasping for air, I feel like I'm having an asthma attack all the time! I'm starting to be discusted with my weight gain, it looks like I've gained alot more than I have. My toes/feet are ALWAYS swollen, my BEHIND can't even fit into a size 8 jeans and neither can my thighs.
Pre-pregnancy I was a size 0 waist line, I can only get size 0 right above my kneecaps now. Loving the bb's though! Hopefully they won't shrivel up after I'm done breastfeeding.

mBLACK

Oh! Also got my first weight guestimate. 3 lbs! That's it! I'm huge and he's tiny, he's only 3 lbs. Unbelieveable!

polo_princess

Not long to go now though hun!! I cant believe your nearly there, these last few weeks seem to have whizzed by!!

Angelmouse

Hi Hon.

I was just flicking through some of the journals and I noticed your title.

If it didn't have 'pregnancy' in it, it would sound like some kind of secret agent thing.

'The Journal of Mary Black'

Hehehe.

Not long now and you'll be super Mum.

mBLACK

Not much to report today, went to work, slept.. Losing alot of sleep lately. Lately I've tried to record my little one moving around and such but he just quits moving as soon as I bring the camera on him!
My baby shower is this weekend, hopefully people come.. Argg I gained about 35 lbs so far, I can't wait until I have this baby!

Angelmouse

Sweetie you look beautiful.

Don't sweat it, tiny will be here before you know it.

mBLACK

Update: Not much happening lately. Baby's room is ready (finally). Total weight gain=46 lbs. Baby is approx. 6 1/2 lbs, will be around 8 lbs if I go a week over.

(Which pisses me off, because this is a new doctor who has told me all this, my previous doctor - Stearns, who is away up north for a couple more weeks and referred me to this doctor - told me that my baby would only be about 6 - 6 1/2 lbs if I go fullterm, he said baby was only 3 lbs last time I saw him; and that was only two weeks ago!) So, hoping Stearns is right and not this doctor.
Actually, I can't even remember his name.

Cravings: Raw egg (yuck), mint, ham, chocolate and cream corn.

Feet are swollen like friggen balloons! I feel him dropping, but doctor says otherwise. Apparently he's not engaged at all(then why do I feel a baby up my bum?! And am in so much pain!)

Less than 3 weeks to go!
Come on Joseph!

mBLACK

New cravings - Oriental noodles, with a little bit of spice and DORITOS!
YUM!



Taken today - 37 + 2

mBLACK

Also, lost my plug today.
If you aren't grossed out easily, read on.

I had alot of pains last night, thought I was in labour, but was waiting to lose my plug or my waters to break before I went to the hospital. After about half an hour of aching and doing labour excercises, tears in my eyes the entire time, and waking up a bunch of people the pains SLOWLY went away. So I figured it was just gas, didn't think to check my gitch!
So I woke up around 11, went to the bathroom and there it was. A big, long brown-ish green-ish tinged web of snot like stuff except thicker, the legnth of the top of my knuckle of my second finger (beside my thumb) to the top of my finger. About an hour later I had more of a 'show', this time with a string of blood in it. And a couple more times I wiped away more of it, ALOT of it though, this was tinged yellow/clear-ish. Cramps on and off all day, like period pains, but not that bad and not regular. Feeling a pressure all day, and it's been much easier to breathe. It feels like babys pushing down on my insides, like he's going to fall out while I'm walking or something.

wantababybump

Sounds like you are close!! Good luck babe! xo