Work + Pregnancy = Tired

So lately I have been too tired to blog. The back pains have continued...my OB has asked if I want work restrictions, and I'm still thinking about it. I may not be able to take patients, which would mean doing paperwork all day...but then again, I wouldn't have to risk dealing with any confused, combative, or contagious illnesses either (of course we use isolation precautions, but still...). The whole weekend they floated me out of TCU down to my good ol' 3rd floor med/surg-tele...which wasn't too bad...except I kept getting discharges/transfers/admissions (which I'm used to in TCU) but with more patients...at least there are CNAs down there.

I keep saying to myself...you're just barely 6 months along, gotta keep going...and I'm grateful for the strength and energy that the Lord blesses me with each day to make it through my work shifts. Rigo has been very supportive, massaging my back and feet when he's around and I'm achey. I get to take disability leave in July, so I'm just waiting for these next 2 months to go by...and I know I will only get bigger and it will get tougher, but I know I won't be alone. There are plenty of women who work all the way up til their due date...so if they can do it, I can too, right? I'll just keep praying for strength and I know Heavenly Father will help me out.

It is such a joy to feel my baby girl moving and kicking all the time. It has gotten to the point now where when she kicks, I feel the whole middle upper section of my body move...what a trip! She's getting bigger and stronger...and I'm just a happy camper. Funny...yesterday I was so tired and hitting the snooze button before church (Rigo had already left for a meeting), and I was thinking, maybe I'll just sleep a little more since I slept so late from getting home from work and I have to go to work later....but this little girl kept kicking me like she was saying "Mommy get up and let's get ready to go to church!" Hahaha. She makes all the discomforts of pregnancy worth it....I love this baby so so much and am so excited to meet her in a few months!