Belly
I hauled myself out of bed this morning at some ungodly hour (half six) so I could put in a long day at work. I've got so much to do and so little motivation. There will not be a replacement for me whilst I'm on maternity leave so I have to wind all my projects up by May 30th. Eeek.
I'm starting to feel very tired all the time now and I guess its because I am dragging around my massive belly all day. By evening I generally feel like shit and am asleep by 10pm. Everyone says that I look well, but its clearly a clever trick because I don't feel like it on the inside. And I've still got 12 weeks to go.
The babe's new trick is to kick me heftily at 5am until I wake up. This, coupled with 3/4 visits to the loo each night and the effort required just to roll over now does not make me well rested. I do seem to have left my mental hormonal angry stage behind me though (for now anyway) which is an improvement.
And I still haven't written quite all of my thank you cards!
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I'm worried about what my excuse is for being ready for bed at 9, and going to the loo 3 times a night as well...
You will get everything done, I'm sure - and if you don't, well, someone else will have to help out, maternity cover or not.
I do sympathise - I used to feel as though I needed a fork-lift truck to come and help me turn over in the night. Time goes really funny at this stage - on the one hand it really drags but it will also fly - just keep thinking of the time when you'll be asleep before your head hits the pillow and be able to walk down the street faster than someone on a zimmer frame.