Today I am 37 weeks pregnant. I feel so blessed to have made it to full-term safely and to feel this little one's GIGANTIC movements inside me. I will say that the past few weeks have been increasingly difficult on me physically. Although most women experience hip and back pain as their bones and joints move aside for labor, I think I am in the extreme camp. I read online that some women have such significant hip pain that they have to use crutches or a cane at the end of pregnancy. Let me just say, after last weekend when I was barely able to walk, crutches sounded very tempting. However, I've decided to buck up and deal with it... which for me means continuing to walk incline and lift light weights at the gym and taking Tylenol just two or three times a day. Yes, I limp through the gym, but I go.. because I really don't want to be immobile in the final weeks before delivery and my doctor basically said resting isn't really going to help my condition. So as I limp my way through these final weeks, here are some things on my pre-baby list. Most of them are just more projects I would like to get done around the house {By the way, my parents came over three days in a row last weekend and helped me conquer some huge house tasks, including getting the crib set up!}, but some are other fun events and goals I would like to accomplish before this child arrives. We'll see how I do... I'm predicting the baby comes 5-10 days late, but I could be surprised by an early arrival! ... Read more
