confessions of a giant prego woman.
so. can i start out by saying that I am happy and I sincerely feel ok, and know that i truly have the easiest pregnancies ever.
that being said- i remember everything with lucy being so so easy and me feeling like i could fly all the time, so i need to document that this is not the case with baby #2. (miss clara mae as we call her for now)
so as my journaling has failed, i will blog as to document the lovelies of the end of my pregnancy.
exhibit a- i said this earlier, but sitting in a chair is like death. i feel as if someone is stabbing my upper back. it consumes my thoughts and no changing positions in the chair will make it stop. this is no fun while driving to and from kaysville, or watching cheer/dance competitions, sitting to watch the first day of cheer clinics today, etc...
exhibit b- because of exhibit a, all i want to do is lay flat on my back with my feet up to get my back as flat as possible, this is a problem because i cannot breathe laying on my back. at all. i don't remember this at all while prego with miss jane-- but if im on my back for more than 10 seconds im so so dizzy and light-headed
exhibit c- so then i try laying on my sides. i continue to switch back and forth from side to side- i wait for one side of my body to go numb, then HOIST myself to the other side.
exhibit d- it hurts like a mother rolling from side to side and really changing positions at all... ive tried to figure it out and i think its like when im trying to use any muscle on the lower half of my body, well anyway- it hurts my 'pelvis' area so freaking bad. it's like a mix between pressure and pain. anyway. i'm a grandma. my doctor told me today that apparently its just my hips spreading and gets worse with each pregnancy- and apparently you can buy some belt to wear to hold your hips together. awesome!
and my feet are starting to swell. by the time i got off the airplane on monday night it looked like i had been stung by multiple bees on my poor little feet.
BUT- other than my back, weird pelvis pain, swelling feet and difficulty breathing. I feel great!
my body is just definitely getting ready to pop this baby out!
in all honesty- I feel pretty darn good but I need to remind myself the next time I want to get pregnant that it really sucks not being able to ski all winter, and that i'm really sick of not being able to 'move-freely'.
only 4 1/2 weeks left though... a month! Ah! So excited for our little Clara to be here, but so not excited to give birth again. =)
and in happy news- we had 48 girls today at the cheer clinic! that is a LOT. we have 13 returners and I really want a Varsity squad of like 18 girls, and a JV squad of about 10- so we'll see how it goes! Yay! But according to Tyler I'm still not even coaching next year, so we'll see. I guess it's just kind of sad that the only thing keeping us in Orem is coaching cheer... apparently it doesn't pay enough to decide where we live. Haha..... I just love my girlys though, and love coaching. We'll see how it all works out!
that being said- i remember everything with lucy being so so easy and me feeling like i could fly all the time, so i need to document that this is not the case with baby #2. (miss clara mae as we call her for now)
so as my journaling has failed, i will blog as to document the lovelies of the end of my pregnancy.
exhibit a- i said this earlier, but sitting in a chair is like death. i feel as if someone is stabbing my upper back. it consumes my thoughts and no changing positions in the chair will make it stop. this is no fun while driving to and from kaysville, or watching cheer/dance competitions, sitting to watch the first day of cheer clinics today, etc...
exhibit b- because of exhibit a, all i want to do is lay flat on my back with my feet up to get my back as flat as possible, this is a problem because i cannot breathe laying on my back. at all. i don't remember this at all while prego with miss jane-- but if im on my back for more than 10 seconds im so so dizzy and light-headed
exhibit c- so then i try laying on my sides. i continue to switch back and forth from side to side- i wait for one side of my body to go numb, then HOIST myself to the other side.
exhibit d- it hurts like a mother rolling from side to side and really changing positions at all... ive tried to figure it out and i think its like when im trying to use any muscle on the lower half of my body, well anyway- it hurts my 'pelvis' area so freaking bad. it's like a mix between pressure and pain. anyway. i'm a grandma. my doctor told me today that apparently its just my hips spreading and gets worse with each pregnancy- and apparently you can buy some belt to wear to hold your hips together. awesome!
and my feet are starting to swell. by the time i got off the airplane on monday night it looked like i had been stung by multiple bees on my poor little feet.
BUT- other than my back, weird pelvis pain, swelling feet and difficulty breathing. I feel great!
my body is just definitely getting ready to pop this baby out!
in all honesty- I feel pretty darn good but I need to remind myself the next time I want to get pregnant that it really sucks not being able to ski all winter, and that i'm really sick of not being able to 'move-freely'.
only 4 1/2 weeks left though... a month! Ah! So excited for our little Clara to be here, but so not excited to give birth again. =)
and in happy news- we had 48 girls today at the cheer clinic! that is a LOT. we have 13 returners and I really want a Varsity squad of like 18 girls, and a JV squad of about 10- so we'll see how it goes! Yay! But according to Tyler I'm still not even coaching next year, so we'll see. I guess it's just kind of sad that the only thing keeping us in Orem is coaching cheer... apparently it doesn't pay enough to decide where we live. Haha..... I just love my girlys though, and love coaching. We'll see how it all works out!
for what its worth, i love having you as a coach!! we wouldnt be where we are today if it werent for you coaching!! thanks for all you do car!
ReplyDeleteCarly you caught the very essence of the last month of pregnancy. SO fun! Can't wait to see her :)
ReplyDeleteAs I read this I kept thinking, "Yep, that's about right". You're so close I can't even believe it!
ReplyDeleteOh and when I read about the "hip belt" I laughed out loud at work. I got a few strange looks. It was awesome.
You must have sciatica!! (sp?) Carly, I can TOTALLY sympathize with you. As I read your post, all the pregnancy pain came back to me in the form of a flood of memories. You're a good sport. Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteCarly! Orem Cheer would not be the same without you...hope to see your cute family for a while..Maybe Tyler will find something close and and you can raise your chillens to be Tigers!!!!! And dang girl if only we all could look as cute as you are at 8 months!
ReplyDeleteAt least you have the cutest pregnant belly-all belly. I'm sorry though:/
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to see what Miss Clara will look like. As for cheer, you could always come coach for Davis....
ReplyDeleteCar I am experiencing the exact same symptoms ALMOST to a t! The only difference is the pain when I sit is in my way lower back instead of my upper back and it doesn't sound as bad as yours... let's get together and talk more about it!
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