Feelin' Good

Everything is ready for little Avalina’s arrival; We have a car seat in each car, her nursery is finished, and the cloth diapers are pre-washed and stuffed! All Alex and I have to do now is twiddle our thumbs and wait on Avalina to decide when she wants to meet us, and since that's not very time-consuming, other things have been skipping through my mind; like labor and delivery (terrifying) and my pregnancy experiences (equally as terrifying) lol just kidding.

It's hard to imagine that nine months have come and gone so quickly. As the days to my due date continue to diminish, I can't help but think about them and how far I’ve come!
At almost 39 weeks along, I have gained 34 pounds and I don't even want to measure how many inches!! Truth be told I didn't think it was possible for me to get as big as I have, but boy was I wrong! I've heard the funny stories about pregnant women leaving the house with mismatched shoes on, and how they have psychotic meltdowns due to raging hormones. But I never thought it would take me 20 minutes to get dressed every morning because of the embarrassing amount of clothes I have to choose from that actually fit, or how far away from the sink I have to stand to be able to do dishes! Or the fact that it is nearly impossible for me to cut my own toe nails because this massive belly of mine gets in the way! Even the simple, graceful task of hugging my husband has become a challenge. I either have to awkwardly stand sideways, or he has to hunch half way over to achieve this simple task. You can only guess how hard some other things have become due to my growing girth! And my belly is not the only thing that's growing. . Oh no. I've got plenty of stretch marks else where as evidence to prove that I have expanded in many other areas as well--not to exclude my feet-- No, my feet do not have stretch marks, but the past couple of week they have been practically unrecognizable as toes. They much more resemble sausage links--along with my fingers, though they're not as bad as my overgrown feet, they have been getting so swollen I was forced one day to go without my wedding rings, it only took me one day to realize how judgmental people are after getting a few dozen "looks" from passer-byers. "The look" refers to a facial expression given out by strangers when they see my pregnant belly and young looking face, combined with my naked ring finger. . .like i'm some kind of sleez. That was enough for me to force my rings back on my banana hands so I would no longer experience the shame and guilt from "the look". Even with all of the discomfort, I can honestly say that pregnancy has treated me well, other than an previously existing diagnosis of costochondritis, I haven't experienced much pain to complain about. . labor and delivery might be a different story. . but until that day comes (and we hope it will come soon), I have to admit i've been feelin good.