100 Happy Days Challenge: Day 69

39 weeks 2 days pregnant
T-5 days

I am feeling oh-so pregnant these days. I cannot bend in nearly any capacity or circumstance. When I squat down to pick up something, or sit down on the floor to play with Carter, I actually question - for real - if I will be able to get back up. My legs scream, "we are not built to hold your current weight, Amber." I look like a complete goober putting on socks, pants or shoes, and the visual is accompanied by a great deal of grunting and dramatic exhales. If you have never been pregnant, I ask you to get a large watermelon and find a way to hold it in your shirt. Then go ahead and try to go about your day. You will feel my pain in short order. It feels like my body is on loan and I'm ready to have it back.

Labour watch/bumpdate: Tonight I had the most crazy pressure and those intense stabbing pains in my cervix that I've been having more often as of late. It felt like he was digging in so low that it made walking incredibly uncomfortable and gave the sensation that he was going to fall out. It was rough. It was also followed up with lots of BH contractions.

Today was a good day because:

1. I enjoyed spending the day with my boy. It was a cold and rainy/snowy/sleety day and being nice and warm in the house gave me that cozy feeling and was a pleasant reminder that this winter, I will hibernate with two handsome fellas to cuddle up with. And I'm perfectly okay with that :)

2. I got a package in the mail from my SIL (Vancity Mommy D) today. There were baby clothes and these amazing dream catchers she made for the boys. I loved all of it so much and I can't wait to hang the dream catchers in the boys' rooms!

3. I went this evening to play Bingo (yes, yes I did) with my family. My two aunts, my cousin and my grandma were there. We do this every couple of months and when Nicole told me that Monday was Bingo night, I knew it was a must-go because this would be my last opportunity to go to a Bingo night for a while. I'm  not a gambler; I don't by lottery tickets and we never go
to the casino. When we went to Vegas a few years back, I gave myself $20 at the blackjack table, lost it, and then went on about my merry way. So I don't go for the money. We just always have such a good time -- laughing at one another and being silly. It's a nice break and I rarely go out in the evenings, so it's a nice rest for me. The bonus? Tonight I won $80! I spent $30 to play, though, so really I only walked away with $50, but it's $50 more than I had when I went there, so I was pretty danged happy!

Soon, one of these posts will not start out with how many weeks and days pregnant I am and will, instead, say that the reason today was a good day is because I had a baby. A BABY. Still trying to wrap my mind around that reality.