My hips have gotten worse so walking long distances is pretty much out for the remainder of the pregnancy. I’ve been doing lots around the house. I put together two sets of shelves and got most of my paintings and canvases out of boxes finally. My painting studio is starting to look like it might actually come together one day soon. It sort of became the dumping ground for extra boxes and random pieces of wood since I can’t do any oil or encaustic painting right now anyway. But soon! Soon I will be unpregnant. I can’t believe it. What a strange journey.
No more major activity on the labor front. Lots of Braxton-hicks contractions but not much else to report. I’d been saying I was going to go into labor on august 1st but doesn’t look like I’m going to win that bet. Tom’s got his money on august 6th. We shall see. Til then I just keep chugging along, sewing, organizing, and cleaning. Trying to get all the major house moving in projects done before juniper arrives.
Still no weight gain. Which means I’m probably loosing about a half pound a week as the baby gains about a half pound a week. My belly growth is right on target and she’s definitely getting bigger. Not much room to wiggle around in there now! I eat constantly so I’m sure she’s getting plenty of food. I absolutely can’t eat any more than I’m eating. It’s amazing to me I haven’t gained a single pound in so long. So curious to see how much I wind up loosing.
I need to write an article about my experience with gestational diabetes so I can document what worked for me. Hopefully I can help someone else in the same predicament. Maybe after the baby is born.