Computer Malfunctions

I spent some time composing what was supposed to be my next blog entry via MS Word, because my computer has been so unreliable lately--it just turns itself off for no apparent reason. Perhaps overheating? We don't know for sure, only that it turns off when I least expect it, even though I expect it all the time. We will have to find someone who can service this darn thing, because my whole life is in that box! So obviously, the post about prostitution is going to have to wait until I can get it up and running again long enough for me to post the darn thing. So forgive me for not updating you all more often, but I've finally given up on my computer and have now taken over Ekrem's. :-)

We are now 29 weeks along and heading into the homestretch. I'm up several times a night for the bathroom, and some nights I even manage to go back to sleep. Some nights I sack out on the couch for lack of anything better to do, other nights I sit on the computer and read the forums at Mothering. I'm back to the daily nap routine and feel decidedly sloth-like. When I sit for more than a few minutes, I can feel my pelvic bones grinding when I get up and my tailbone and back hurt. Then if I stand for a while, my feet and ankles start to swell. If I lay in bed for too long, then my back hurts. What the heck am I supposed to do? ARGH! But am I tired of being pregnant? Well, yes and no. I'm tired of the physical difficulties, and I'm tired of drinking Red Raspberry Leaf tea all the time. But I still love the feeling of this little guy inside me, the way he moves and kicks and flutters. I love the awareness of another being inside of me. It's such a miracle to think about how it happens and how our bodies know just how to grow a new little person. I love that I'm defying the rule of physics which states that "two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time."

Even so, I am excited to know what this little guy looks like. I wonder how much hair he has? Who does he look like? How chubby is he? Does he have those perfect little baby dimples in his hands and feet? Will he be a fussy baby or a calm baby? Will he latch on and nurse like a little champ or will we have to learn together? Ooooh, there's so much to wonder about!

A new picture was added the last time my computer was up and running properly for longer than 5 minutes, be sure to check it out in the "pregnancy" album.