I Miss My Ankles....

Oh normal body....how I miss thee! Let me count the ways! ha!

* Swollen hands

* swollen feet

* achey back, joints, neck, hips, arms, legs, basically entire body!

* blurry eyes

* pounding head

* "the waddle"

* never ending stretching stomach

* bursting (literally) stretch marks

* ability to sleep without waking up every hour

...... Just to name a few!

Don't get me wrong pregnancy is an amazingly wonderful experience but the toll it takes on your body is SO NOT "amazingly wonderful!" ha! The past few nights I have literally laid in bed and contemplated if it is really worth attempting to roll over to try and get more comfortable because of the effort it takes! ha! What if I use all that energy to flip over and realize that I was more comfortable the other way?! Decisions...Decisions!

Besides the bursting stretch marks (yes- they are literally bursting and bleeding....SO painful! I had the same thing happen when I was pregnant with Kelsie and there isn't much that can be done about it...I wish Wal-mart sold stretchier skin!) the worst thing has to be this new "blurred vision" thing! I have always had great vision so all of a sudden having to make the computer screen be on 200% so that I can read things is WHOA annoying! I feel like I am suddenly 88 years old! ha! I asked the Dr. about it this week and he said that my retinas are retaining fluid which is messing with my vision. How fun is that!

So I got to thinking...wouldn't it be nice if I could just stick a straw in my temple and let some of the fluid out? I am sure it would make my vision so much better and help to relieve some pressure from this headache I have had. For some reason Jordan didn't think this would be a good idea. No idea why....

I am so ready to feel normal again! I have been dreaming about it these days! Good news is I get a little bit closer to it every day! Granted once they come we will have to deal with the whole recovery from c-section and sleep deprivation with two babies deal....but let's just not think about that right now!

Let's just focus on positive things.... like the fact that my belly button still hasn't popped out -this is my biggest pregnancy fear! Totally freaks me out! I have told Jordan if it does pop out I am taping it back in.....and I am so serious! ha!

AND I can still reach to paint my own toenails - which right now are a very lovely copper color in honor of fall! If you have to waddle and carry around a bowling ball in your stomach...you might as well have cute toes!