week 36

this week brought all the pregnancy symptoms. swelling and cankles and tears and hip pain and exhaustion. i am still maintaining a normal schedule with work but by the time i get home making dinner and washing clothes is an accomplishment. however, in a great burst of inspiration or complete lunacy i did go for a 20 minute jog and a 30 minute walk last week. i used to laugh at people who called walking "cardio exercise". now i'm all like senior citizens be passing me.

 

by sunday, G felt so sorry for me and my cankles that he was scrambling to do anything and everything so i could be a sofa surfer. thank you, G. in the sweetest moment of husbandry, he came home from the grocery store with redbox, a frozen pizza, and a dozen roses. this is romance, people and i'm not even playing.



 

week 36 also included another growth scan. the panda has the chubbiest face and basically looks exactly like a panda. this may be a marginal exaggeration. but only by the slightest degree. also, every week the ultrasound tech makes some sort of remark about her hair. G is really afraid she has a cul-de-sac of hair. i'm praying for a head full of jet black locks.

it also appears as though the polyhydramnios business has basically guaranteed that the #rowenugget is making her grand entrance by her due date! this is exciting and also terrifying. so you know... if you're going to be in the area between july 1-7 feel free to bring me all the wine. i will let you hold my brand new human in return.





baby size: from here on out there is a lot of variance. she is close to her final size and her only developmental job is to gain weight. the average is around 18 inches and 5 to 6 pounds, the size of a honeydew!
 

weight gain: 25 lbs. yay...
 

craving: the ice cream mania is back. i think about ice cream at least once a day.
 

can't even: i am now at the point where my only real option is sleeping on my side. however, this also happens to be an extremely painful option.
 

loving: that God is in control. these last few weeks have been mentally exhausting trying to navigate vague information, rude commentary, and varying degrees of sleep deprivation. but it is so comforting to know that as i prepare to become a mother, that i'm still a daughter of a king. and he sees me.