DOCTOR. DOCTOR...CAN'T YOU SEE I'M BURIN', BURNIN'

WEEK 29.4

As I type this, it hit me, I'm almost 30 weeks!

[gulp]I remember writing about my half way mark and now I'm at the home stretch. Yikes! I know I'll never be ready but seriously, I don't feel ready for Bean. If it wasn't for our bassinet (courtesy of Brit-Brit) I would be in a panic 'cos Bean has no place to sleep! She has a cute little wardrobe going but no nappies, diapers, nothing!

In case the anxiety of waiting for Bean hasn't taken over today (day 1 of Winter Break...yessss), I'm beginning to feel that lovely pregnancy side effect I have read about so well, heartburn! I have never, in my year on this planet, ever known this feeling and wondered, "What does it feel like?" and yes, it simply feels like your heart is burning. I felt it faintly last week, maybe even twice but I think I acknowledged it last night after dinner. Once again, it was faint and it really hasn't hurt but it is an odd feeling in your chest. I am also getting minor crapping on my right calf, again. Both my hip areas are sore now, not just that darn right-side anymore. This may just be my fault as I stubbornly try to sleep on my right-side when I get a chance. Getting stuck on the sofa in the evenings has become a norm. I think my body just wears by this time 'cos this morning I was moving quite well.

[hmmm]

But you know what? Bean's movements are more and more beautiful as times passes. She is so active! I no longer really place my hand on my belly as my belly alone has become the show. Nothing beats a bare belly while she creates waves and ripples with her dancing. One day last week, her little bum or head just poked out and stayed there, like a belly-lump. It protruded and stayed there! It was too funny. I don't think I was in class teaching 'cos that would have been distracting. But now-a-days, she places a lot of pressure on my right side (surprise, surprise). Once again, it is either her little bum or her head that press pretty hard on my right. I have to sometimes push her down to shift her body. But unfortunately she is rather stubborn. Wonder where she gets that from? Writing about a human moving in my belly sounds strange but it has become a daily norm too!