Dog Days of Pregnancy

I'm currently 33 weeks and 5 days pregnant and barely surviving in the midst of a humid heatwave. The dog days of summer can really take their toll on you physically and emotionally. Some days I hardly get out of bed and other days, like today, I get some shit done. Some days I am a joy to be around and the others I am an absolute nightmare to be around. Today was a mixed bag; I had my ups and downs, but luckily for my partner there were not a lot of downs after we got some food into me. Hangry Liz is not fun.

After brunch we started heading to my midwife appointment, where we learned that our baby has not yet assumed the head down position. I'm not surprised at all, she is stubborn like me. Her not being in position isn't too much of a concern yet, I just need to be diligent about doing exercises and stretches known for flipping babies for the next two weeks. I checked out Spinning Babies at my midwife's suggestion and they have a lot of really great information on all types of breech babies, possible reasons babies haven't flipped yet, and acitivies to encourage proper positioning.

Somehow after hardly sleeping last night thanks to acid reflux, being out and about in the brutal summer heat (did I mention our car currently has no AC?!), and coming home to do lots of different inversions and stretches, I still managed to get some stuff done at home. I baked a batch of zucchini brownies and a loaf of banana bread, cleaned the whole kitchen afterwards, and reorganized the freezer. It's now midnight and I'm still awake, I have no idea how but I better get to bed before I turn back into the Hulk!