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The purpose-filled hobble

I've been slow in sharing this, but my waddle is now interspersed with a hobble. Especially when I first get out of bed in the morning, or sit in one spot for too long. Since the early days of my pregnancy, I've awakened with sore inner thighs, as if I've spent the night horseback riding. As the pregnancy has progressed, the soreness has increased - in intensity and in duration (half an hour each morning instead of a few minutes). And now it's accompanied by sore feet, ankles, hips, wrists, even my ear from sleeping on it too hard....

It should be no surprise. Because in the past two weeks, I've gained 5.5 pounds! Five-and-a-half pounds! In two weeks! In total, I've gained more than a third of myself in the past seven months. No wonder my body is crying out in pain. But it will all be worth it when I hear Bean crying out in surprise at coming into this world.

Other highlights of this morning's OB visit include a flu shot (don't forget to get one, my fellow pregnant women), getting swabbed for Group B Strep, and finding out that my cervix is still closed. The cervix check will be a regular part of my visits. My visits that fall every week now. Less than 168 hours until I next see my OB. Likely less than 1000 hours until I see Bean. The thought's enough to make a girl's eyes water.