Just about 35 weeks

(FYI, I am complaining below because I am so sore and tired and sugar deprived - sorry for the rant!!)

I am totally bummed after my unscheduled doctors appt this past Wed. I am almost 35 weeks and I now have to be on a diet because of excessive swelling. I have to limit my carbs, sweets, and salts. Anyone who has ever met me knows I live on carbs and sweets!! I love breads, pastas, cakes, ect....and most of my cooking involves a generous portion of carbs (I am Italian and Irish for crying out loud!!). So, the last few days have been quite hard. No more yummy goodies - and it is Christmas - and I can only eat a limited amout of breads/pastas per day. The doctor said that by following the diet I should be able to lose a lot of the water weight that came on very quickly over the last week - and will probably weigh less when I go back on the 30th - well of course I will weigh less - there is nothing to eat - HA!!

Now, I know it could be much worse and I shouldn't complain - I don't have gestational diabetes or preeclampsia (at least not at the moment, and shouldn't develop it if I can control the swelling). But with the sciatica pain, stretch marks that popped up two weeks ago, and just not being able to move because my stomach seems to get in the way of everything, it is a bummer. I hope labor goes better!!!!

32 Weeks

My stomach is getting huge!!! I don't think it can stretch anymore - ha! Stella will be here soon and there is still so much to do - I should really get on that =)