Christmas Shopping

I've done my fair share of walking while being pregnant. But this past month has been truly challenging and unpredictable. I never know how long I'm going to last when I go shopping. I think I have more ambition when I'm by myself as opposed to having Heath with me. However, it can be a little more difficult carrying Christmas gifts out to the car myself, as well as loading and unloading them.

Today I went Christmas shopping, which required me to run from one end of town to the next, stopping at different stores. Choosing things from the racks/shelves and then dropping whatever was in my hands. I was then forced to either pick up the dropped object, provided it wasn't breakable (thank god nothing was) or leave it and pick a different size from the rack. Well, I opted to pick up the object. It's kind of funny, I'm sure, watching me trying to pick up something from the floor on my own. There's no bending over. It's a full-on catcher's stance/squat. And then finding the strength of trying to stand up with an arm full of items. It's quite comical. I should charge people to watch. It would definitely be another source of income that would come in handy during maternity leave!!

My goal was to get atleast half of my Christmas shopping done, and I think I accomplished that and more! And I'm somewhat proud of myself for being out for about four hours. That's an accomplishment when you're 8 1/2 months pregnant with something that's a little bigger than a crenshaw melon in my stomach, which is roughly 6 lbs. Hmm, kind of looks like a giant pistachio.

Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to finish my shopping and put it behind me. Then the wrapping begins. Ohh the wrapping.

Week 36

So I have this baby inside me and I dont know what the deal is, but she insists on getting the hiccups atleast once a day. Now, I don't mind her getting the hiccups, but as this is occuring she's also putting pressure on my bladder every few seconds. Take my word for it, it doesn't matter if your bladder is full or empty, when a 6 lb baby presses on a bladder it makes you feel like you have to pee.......all the time.

Not only that, but it seems when I stand in excess of two minutes she throws me into a false labor tailspin. I guess I can't say for sure if it's false labor. It's not really crampy, more like there's just pressure in my lower abdomen. But I've read that a feeling like that can also constitute as false labor. Either that or she's dropped meaning I could go at anytime. I am in my 36th week! This Wednesday is the end of my 36th week. And if I go with the due date the ultrasound tech gave me (Jan. 2nd) that means on Wednesday I'll have 25 more days.

I kind of hope she comes early. Just not on Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Years Eve or New Years day. I don't want her to get jipped out of Christmas gifts as she grows up, nor do I want her to have her birthday on New Years Eve. That's all we as parents need, her partying as a teen on a major holiday. Listen to me, I already sound like some sort of overprotective parent. Ugh. I just hope she gets here soon. My feet can't take anymore swelling. I don't think there's enough room in my feet for them to get much bigger. Everytime I squat down I feel like my cankles are going to burst like a swollen balloon! Oh well, just a simply price to pay for what we'll have in the end!