Edema (Heat Induced?) and other Pregnasty Fun!
My feet have begun to swell. Alas.
Not too much really, just enough so I can only wear my sandals and flip-flops comfortably. Thank god it’s summer (though I’m sure the heat contributes to the swelling somewhat, probably). Either they’re more normal today, or I’m just getting used to it. Whatever. I can’t squeeze into my dansko clogs that I was so happy about, though. That’s a bummer.
This has been a good weekend, and I’m determined to be productive today. Our Young Breeders’ Society event was a success, and I hope to have another sometime soon. Church was short (and on top of that, we missed half of it), so we got home early yesterday and I had some nice reading and relaxation time before teaching my friend Natalie’s childbirth ed class. It was fun, though they weren’t a particularly responsive group. Some of the dads got into the conversation and asked questions - I’m glad about that. Now I’ve gotta make some calls and contacts and all that biznass.
I have to arrange some kind of baby shower/birth blessing event. I’m kind of at a loss - I don’t really want to do anything, but I do at the same time. Gak. I feel a little guilty, ’cause all of our friends kicked so much ass with helping and planning with the wedding stuff last year, it seems too soon to ask someone to plan another event for us. I want to have one party, but we have so many different groups of people in play who want to do nice stuff, which is lovely and a blessing and everything, but it’s a lot to coordinate. At least, it seems like it is. Maybe I’m just nervously overreacting.
Fetus is quite the energetic symbiote, let me tell you. If current activity is any indication of what life will be like outside of the womb, then everyone brace yourselves, because this may be the only way I can effectively contain it.
Speaking of swelling, by breasts have become quite juggy. Gone are my little teardrop boobies - just barely a handful apiece. Now they’ve begun to spill forward. They’re not huge by any means, but certainly bigger than ever and getting bigger by the week, I suspect. I wonder if I’ll shrink back or have permajugs. I guess we’ll see. Oh, and also, I’m leaking colostrum. Not in large, embarrassing amounts, just a few tiny drops at a time.
I had a job interview last week. It wasn’t great, but I guess that’s okay. There will be other interviews - someone’s bound to be impressed, eventually. I must say, though, that the lady sitting there with her arms crossed, looking mean and skeptical didn’t help my confidence. I’m just glad the other warm, smiley lady was there to diffuse it. I don’t know if they were doing some kind of good teacher/bad teacher setup, but it was somewhat uncomfortable.
Okay - I just had three eggs with sausage and juice and yogurt and my stomach is acting like it’s empty again. Oh the tyrrany! I’d like to do something today without being interrupted by peeing or eating or painful charlie horse cramps. Yeah right. Oh well.
I should go feed the beast. More later,
Atena Oyadi
