Week 26: The Incredible Shrinking Belly Button

Good evening Humble Readers...

I hope that you're all doing well.  Sadly, your friendly neighbourhood hobbit is on the injured list.  I don't know what or how I did it, but I have seriously buggered my neck.  My chiropractor practically flipped out this morning when he saw me.  I believe his exact words were 'what the hell did you do to yourself?!'.  Honestly, I was just sitting on the couch this morning, putting on my socks, and when I stood up I had amazing pain shooting up my neck and across my shoulders.  It's a bit better now (not by much), but a crappy day at work didn't help any either. 

How far along? 26w0d

Maternity clothes? Oh heck ya... and I lurve my new maternity jeans!  So comfy!

Body Oddities?  My belly button is slowly disappearing, which is pretty astounding.  You all know that I am a plus sized lady, and with all the belly fat that I'm hauling around, I have always had a really deep belly button.  It's now less than half what it used to be.  I never actually expected this.

Sleep?  Meh... not great, not terrible.  I'm getting by.  I'm still feeling pretty tired most days, but who knows what's contributing to that... the baby?  ... the diabetes?  ... lack of sleep? 

Best moment this week?  When my Beloved felt the Halfling move for the first time.  We were lying in bed, and he had just started to doze off.  The Halfling started rolling around, and I woke my Beloved up and grabbed his hand.  The look on his face was priceless!

Worst moment?  Anytime I have to test my blood sugar.  Or rather, seeing those numbers come up on the meter's screen. 

Movement?  I think the Halfling is doing the hokey pokey in there.

Food cravings?  Anything sweet.  I actually walked really slowly down the baking aisle in my grocery store so I could smell the sugary goodness.

Rings?  Off more than they are on.

Gender? Not going to find out, but I think it's a boy

Intense Dreams?  Oh, humble readers... I had a dream that our store was infested with birds!  Thousands of little blue and cream coloured birds, and two seagulls.  Now, you may or may not recall that I am mortally afraid of birds, so you can imagine how well this dream went over.  *shudder*

Medical Concerns? High blood pressure (on 50mg Trandate/Lobetalol, 3 times a day... bp holding steady at 130-ish over 70-ish), Gestational Diabetes (the thorn in my side), on prescription Zan.tac for heartburn.

What I miss?  Chocolate, ice cream, sushi

What I look forward to?  Bookng my prenatal classes, mat leave, my week off in September

Emotional State? This week has been challenging.  I've spent a lot of time beating myself up about the GD, but I'm starting to accept that this is my life now, and I will deal with it.