**Weekly PgAL Check-In**

beesquar3d

Hey October Mamas! Sorry I've been busy with work... it's the end of the quarter & homecoming! Hope you are all having a great week!

1. Week:

2. Rants/Raves:

3. Questions:

4. GTKY: We're all uncomfortable right now...  So, if you could get rid of one symptom, what would you get rid of?

jen-and-ryon

1. Week: 38!

2. Rants/Raves: started getting swelling in my ankles

3. Questions: nope

4. GTKY: We're all uncomfortable right now... So, if you could get rid of one symptom, what would you get rid of?

Sleeplessness!! I just want to sleep sometimes!

lovethebosox

1. 35 weeks.

2. Rants: I am just wiped out. This far along in pregnancy at age 42 is no joke. Ugh. Raves: The weather is finally beautiful.

3. No questions.

4. GTKY: I would like to get rid of the cramping/BH contractions. With my c-section still 3+ weeks away, they are freaking me out!

beesquar3d

Week: 35
Rants: it's still so hot here, I'm over it. Ready for some rain and cooler weather.
Raves: we saw baby when we had the measuring ultrasound on Tuesday. She is head down & has a lot of hair!
GTKY: back pain, I can't get comfortable because it's so sore.

beesquar3d

@rsigler 17 days is so close! Hope you find comfort soon.

@jen-and-ryon Ah, cankles. Yup, mine are pretty darn sexy! Are you still sleeping in a bed? Have you tried a recliner or a chair? I might try that soon because sleeping in a bed is pretty uncomfortable.

@lovethebosox You are amazing. You have every right to be exhausted and I hope you can get some much needed rest.

babygiantquest

1. Week: 34

2. Rants/Raves: My extended family is driving me nuts because they refuse to get their stuff out of my house so I can, you know, have room for the baby.  Bunch of freaking pack rats...  On the other hand, I have the most amazing husband.  He works at Olive Garden as a server, and used the free food vouchers he's earned from guest compliments to bring me dinner and pumpkin cheesecake!

3. Questions: Not pregnancy related; mostly along the lines of, "WTF is wrong with my family?!"

4. GTKY: We're all uncomfortable right now...  So, if you could get rid of one symptom, what would you get rid of? Swelling.  There are days I look at my feet and ankles and don't even recognize them.

beesquar3d

@babygiantquest Sorry your family is not cooperating by getting their stuff out of your house. That is one stress that you shouldn't have to worry about this late.... It's not like they haven't had time.

@T3hKay Sorry to hear about the contractions & hroids. Here's hoping that relief is around the corner for you.

babygiantquest

@beesquar3d

My family is probably going to be the topic of my pgal check-in rant for the next five weeks, unfortunately.  We're renting my grandmother's old house.  With their approval, I cleaned out the garage--which was stuffed with broken, moldy furniture--and got yelled at for getting rid of unusable junk.  They literally are coming back down here tomorrow to move rusted exercise equipment and broken chairs back into the garage, yet they "just don't have the time" to come get their stuff out of my actual living space.  Which I was going to box up and move down into the newly-cleaned garage; so much for that!  Needless to say, I cried a lot this evening.

I honestly don't know which is more exhausting--being pregnant, or dealing with Aunt and Uncle Mega-Hoarder.

jen-and-ryon

@beesquar3d

Cankles are sexy... Not! I haven't tried sleeping in a recliner, sounds way to geriatric for me! Lol I do sleep on the couch sometimes. I'll just suck it up for 11ish more days!

LitalovesKay

1. 37 wks 2. Rants/Raves: I'm nesting but my body is not, I got a little over two weeks so stuff has to get done. I wonder what I'm going to do when my body actually goes into nesting mode and everything is done. SO still hasn't gotten a car seat. 3. When is my LO coming? 4. GTKY: The overly emotional pregnant chick is getting old now. I was emotional and snappy before pregnancy but at least then I could keep my composure.

beesquar3d

babygiantquest said:

@beesquar3d

My family is probably going to be the topic of my pgal check-in rant for the next five weeks, unfortunately.  We're renting my grandmother's old house.  With their approval, I cleaned out the garage--which was stuffed with broken, moldy furniture--and got yelled at for getting rid of unusable junk.  They literally are coming back down here tomorrow to move rusted exercise equipment and broken chairs back into the garage, yet they "just don't have the time" to come get their stuff out of my actual living space.  Which I was going to box up and move down into the newly-cleaned garage; so much for that!  Needless to say, I cried a lot this evening.

I honestly don't know which is more exhausting--being pregnant, or dealing with Aunt and Uncle Mega-Hoarder.

That sounds like a difficult situation.  We're staying DH's grandma's house but fortunately before we moved in they were renting it out so it was empty when we moved in.  Maybe move what you can into the garage to clear up some space.  Sorry that you're having to deal with this.

beesquar3d

jen-and-ryon said:

@beesquar3d Cankles are sexy... Not! I haven't tried sleeping in a recliner, sounds way to geriatric for me! Lol I do sleep on the couch sometimes. I'll just suck it up for 11ish more days!

I was trying to put a positive spin on the cankles... but yeah, they are.not.sexy. I would totally sleep on our reclining couch but it's softer than our bed so it hurts my back even more.  At least you only have 11 days left then hopefully sleep won't be so painful!

beesquar3d

LitalovesKay said:

1. 37 wks 2. Rants/Raves: I'm nesting but my body is not, I got a little over two weeks so stuff has to get done. I wonder what I'm going to do when my body actually goes into nesting mode and everything is done. SO still hasn't gotten a car seat. 3. When is my LO coming? 4. GTKY: The overly emotional pregnant chick is getting old now. I was emotional and snappy before pregnancy but at least then I could keep my composure.

I hope your body starts nesting too so you are able to get some stuff done before LO arrives.  Two weeks seems so close!