37 weeks

so this past thursday i had my first weekly doctor's appointment. i've been hoping and hoping for progress, and i finally got my wish. i'm at 1 centimeter, which is of course not much, but enough to give me hope that this pregnancy is finally coming to an end. baby is super-low, which is very good too. in fact, the baby is so low that my belly actually looks about 4 weeks smaller than it did 4 days ago. so sometime wednesday night, time turned back a month or so. :) i've been trying to walk and do stairs and be active to move things along, but it's so very hard. a common pregnancy side effect that i seem to suffer from more hideously than most is loosening of hip joints to the point where it feels that your legs will pop right out. it's insanely difficult to walk for any length of time, and anytime i have to bear weight on my right leg causes incredible pain. when i get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, i almost fall over every time.

yes, i'm complaining. you would too, so don't judge me. :)