Weekly re-cap

Posted on May 2, 2010 by heatherlauraclarke

(April 25 – May 1)

Symptoms: Swollen ankles and feet, pelvis pressure, leg pain, general “middle” pain.

Body changes: I am basically a huge stomach, with a person attached behind it.

Belly button: Still in and very small/wrinkled.

Baby movement: Pretty much just squirming and shifting, especially in the evening. Sometimes a part of him — heel, fist? — will pop out on one of my sides, and it’s enough force that it pushes my arm away from my body!

What’s new? Dr. L suggested I make Friday (April 30) my last day of work, but I am going to hang around until this Friday (May 7) if at all possible. I like the idea of being off exactly one month before the due date — more than that seems like too much.

Energy level: Low. I go to bed at 9 p.m. most nights, which means I have to watch my favourite TV shows the following evening. God bless DVRs.

Baby preparations: Went to our final prenatal class, washed/dried some hand-me-down baby clothes from Darling Husband’s sister, moved the carseat base to the car (but have yet to install it … ahem, Darling Husband?)

Cravings: Sour cream! This was actually a highlight of last week, too, but once again — pregnancy brain made me forget to blog about it.

High point: Hitting the 40-days-to-go mark. It made it sound so CLOSE!

Low point: Frustration in dealing with The Replacement, general pain/discomfort that made it really gross to suffer through the work-week. FIVE DAYS LEFT.

Category: Third trimester, Week 35, Weekly re-caps

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I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m writer living in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 11-year-old son and a nine-year-old daughter, I married my high school sweetheart, and this is the story of my handmade life.

I have depression and anxiety, and I fight like hell every day to keep it from taking over my life. Creating things helps.

Whether I’m writing novels, decorating a room, busting out my power tools to build furniture, getting muddy in the pottery studio, sewing clothes for my kids, or cross-stitching a swear word, I’m all about using my creativity to craft a life I love.

I’ve been writing this blog since 2009, so if you dig deep into the archives, you’ll meet a bright-eyed 25-year-old newlywed who was basically obsessed with having kids, buying a cozy house, and supporting herself full-time as a writer. (Spoiler alert: she got exactly what she wanted.)