Ready to throw in the towel...

Only in the past month of my pregnancy have I really been feeling the symptoms of actually being pregnant... heartburn, indigestion, minor skin outbreaks, back pain, food cravings, increased appetite, fatigue, shortness of breath, dysgeusia, urinary incontinence and the worst of them all, edema.

In the past two weeks, edema has seriously kicked my ass. For those who don't know what it is, basically it's the swelling of your ankles and feet. My feet seriously look like Hulk feet minus the green tinge! I've accepted the fact that I've been very fortunate not to have to deal with many of the symptoms until pretty much the home stretch but the swelling is seriously the worst feeling ever! No matter what I do, such as, keeping my feet elevated, cutting salt from my diet, icing down my feet, wearing support socks (which look RIDICULOUS!) it has just been inevitable and full force!

Before shot of when I first noticed the swelling...

The morning after...

This morning, I reached my breaking point.I woke up like I always do, but noticed my feet had not gotten better overnight and my legs felt tingly. It was torture getting from the bed to the bathroom, a mere 8 feet away. I could help but break down and cry for a solid ten minutes. (Hell, I'm tearing up now just thinking about it.)

I've always hated my feet... I'm flat-footed and have a princess toe which has made me feel subconscious about wearing open-toed shoes and sandals. Now let's add the fact that my ankles have morphed into cankles and my toes are reminiscent of Jimmy Dean sausages. I only have two pairs of shoes that fit and that's only because I had to go out and buy them a size bigger and in wide. Thank you Payless for having these shoes on sale and I had an additional coupon! My other pair are size 9, silver flip flops from Target that I wear when I'm not at work.

I keep telling myself, "Only a few more weeks and it will all be over." I'm so ready for Emilia to make her debut and put me out of my misery.