Gently purse your lips together and blow, allowing them to vibrate and make a buzzing noise. Now do this while taking your index finger and rubbing it against your buzzing lips. You now know what I'm doing all the live long day.
I went to the doctor on Friday for my 2-week check up. I'm still on IV fluids and meds, and my doctor doesn't want me moving around without "adult supervision." Because of the very long bedrest/illness, my body has weakend and my blood pressure is now having a difficult time maintaining a regular level. The other day it went from 80/40 to 190/120 in a matter of minutes. This can cause one to feel quite dizzy, to say the least. And I'm still having pretty strong contractions whenever I do in fact walk around, so I remain confined to a seated position.
I'm 33 weeks pregnant, which means I still have a month and a half before the alleged due date of this blessed child. Meanwhile I seem to have turned into an 8 year-old boy; I suddenly find myself suffering from a severe case of ADD. For a while, I could keep myself busy by reading books and magazines and watching the View, Oprah, the People's Court, and several hours of HGTV and TLC. Nothing all that stimulating, but at least it made the time pass.
I no longer have any interest in TV, I can't stay on one show for more than a few minutes before I have to switch the channel. And then I find it very grating on my nerves, so I turn it off and sit and stare. In the 2nd trimester I read many, many books. I've tried reading three new books in the past two weeks and I can't seem to make it past the first chapter in any of them. I've logged on to many baby websites, but find them too tedious to hold my attention for long. Absolutely ridiculous. The irony is that I know that as soon as she arrives, I will be wishing for quiet days of nothing to do, but right now I'm ready to be able to do something productive.
Like a waterfall in slow motion, Part One
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2 comments:
I'm so sorry to hear of your bed rest woes! Sitting in one place and not doing anything else can be an enjoyable break for a couple of days, even a week or two, but endless sitting and doing nothing gets tedious. And yes, you'll wish for days when you could just go pee by yourself in the not too distant future, but it's worth it. I'd rather have an audience for all of those moments that used to be private than not have my boys around.
ok, i just had an embarrasing moment. i am sitting here at work, waiting to go home, reading y'all's blog, and i did the lip buzzing thing...for all to hear!
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