29 Weeks

You guys, shit is starting to feel very, very real. It’s the last week in the twenties! I’ve only got about 10 weeks left to go. That’s like nothing! It’s going to fly by! Ahhhhhh!

This will be all I talk about now for the rest of the time. Because I still can’t believe she’s almost here!

This week 3BB is the size of a head of cauliflower. 

A head of cauliflower with very jabby arms and legs. 3BB is still very active, not that I’m complaining. I actually don’t mind her kicks and elbow jabs. What I don’t like is when she somehow maneuvers herself where her butt or head or something is right under my ribcage and she causes all this pressure of things pushing up into my throat. (Yes I’m still complaining about her shoving my liver into my throat.) This is really the most uncomfortable part of all this so far. It’s like I can feel her turn and adjust and it feels like she’s shoving her butt in the air toward my face and pushing every internal organ further and further up. 

There was this article on What to Expect that showed images of how your body changes and how all your internal organs move to accommodate a growing uterus. It’s really fascinating how the human body can adjust and still work. 

So I’m seriously not joking about feeling my liver in my ribcage. Also no wonder pregnant women are constipated, look at how your intestines flatten out along your spine! Crazy!

I’m definitely feeling like I’m huge. It seems like an effort to get out of bed, or off the couch. I don’t feel like my bump is an accurate representation of how big I feel.

The carpal tunnel in my right hand is getting worse. I got a brace to wear at night and it does help, but most of the time I have that tingly feeling in my fingertips and it’s mostly more annoying than painful. I should actually start pricking the fingers on my right hand for my glucose tests because I wouldn’t even feel the needle.

I also have to pee all the time. I know this is well known in pregnancy, but I have never really had a small bladder. It’s like you go and the minute you finish washing your hands after you flush, you could pee again. This is usually not a huge deal since I’m home all the time. But it is now a very annoying thing when I’m out running errands, or even worse when I’m out delivering food on the weekends and a lot of restaurants don’t have bathrooms.

Speaking of Grub Hub, I’m hoping to keep doing it as long as I can. The extra income is much needed and I know there is going to be a point when I have to stop. So while I can, I’m still working as a food delivery driver in the evenings on weekends. It is getting more uncomfortable to sit in the car for that many hours at a time, but again, MONEY.

That’s about it for this week. I had another call with my diabeetus nurse and everything is still good. I’ve had some higher numbers, not over the limit, but close to, and she wants to keep an eye on those after dinner numbers so they don’t creep up anymore. I blame it on Thanksgiving stuffing, since I did eat leftovers for a few days and it brought my numbers up. But the stuffing was so good, so it was worth it.

My baby shower is a week from Sunday, so I’m excited for that, even if it is virtual. And just more reason to get my ass in gear and put together all the nursery furniture so we have a place to put all the lovely gifts!

29 weeks down! #3BBOnBoard