{"id":918,"date":"2010-05-03T22:34:40","date_gmt":"2010-05-04T05:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/?p=918"},"modified":"2010-05-03T22:34:40","modified_gmt":"2010-05-04T05:34:40","slug":"32-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/32-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"32 Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve passed the 32 weeks mark and in some ways, I&#8217;m feeling the pressure to get everything done.  On the other hand, I feel EXHAUSTED TIRED during the day and then manage to pick up a second wind for the evening.  This is equal parts annoying and awesome.  I am actually managing to get some stuff done in the evenings, but I feel like I&#8217;m drugged during the day.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, I meant to take a picture on Friday, then Saturday, then Sunday and&#8230;well, here we are today.  Also, I managed to put the same shirt on that I had on last week for my pictures and while I felt pretty stupid about it and hummed and hawed about whether I should go and change it for the picture&#8230;.Really, I just couldn&#8217;t be bothered.  I did wake up this morning and put a pair of capri&#8217;s on but by the time I met for coffee with a friend, then went grocery shopping and hit three stories just to &#8220;get&#8221; everything &#8211; my pants felt like they were biting into my gut and so I put on the most comfy skirt that I own&#8230;&#8230;. <\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/xangelle\/4576901355\/\" title=\"DSC_0280 by Xangelle, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4041\/4576901355_5b8fbcc346.jpg?resize=333%2C500\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_0280\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I had a chat with my midwife about the 4lb 11 oz estimate that Dr. Still gave me on our little boy and she said that she&#8217;s known the &#8220;estimates&#8221; to be off as much as two to three pounds.  I&#8217;m hoping that this is the case as I&#8217;m really not expecting to be pushing out a 9 or 10 pound baby.<\/p>\n<p>I have started swelling.  In fact, I woke up one morning and was 208 pounds.  Woke up the next morning and was 213 pounds.  That&#8230;&#8230;.is brutal.  I can feel that I&#8217;m retaining water in my hands and feet.  They feel very tight.  Typically, the swelling goes down almost completely by the morning, but not ALL. THE. WAY&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/xangelle\/4577534752\/\" title=\"DSC_0273 by Xangelle, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4003\/4577534752_e3e248650a.jpg?resize=333%2C500\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_0273\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>This past week was a little bit stressful for many different reasons and when I&#8217;m stressed, I have a tendency to focus on &#8220;things&#8221;.  I have a bunch of crafty things that I&#8217;ve been working on and I&#8217;m gonna share them over the next couple of days&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve passed the 32 weeks mark and in some ways, I&#8217;m feeling the pressure to get everything done. On the other hand, I feel EXHAUSTED TIRED during the day and then manage to pick up a second wind for the evening. This is equal parts annoying and awesome. 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