week 38 - fat fingers fat feet fat everything

you know you are really heavy when you no longer can spring off the living room sofa or get up from a cross legged position on the floor without some kind of struggle. just hoping i stay around the 15kg weight gain range!
water retention is a bother now more than ever. my fingers feel less flexible, the wedding ring is a tight fit, and it hurts just clenching/gripping stuff. and the feet .... there are good days and bad days .... and i can't be more thankful for my crocs cros-mesh ballet flats which have been a great go to work pair of shoes. love that it provides the comfort i have come to expect from crocs without the chunkiness.
had a check up yesterday and the doc said baby was measuring around 2.9+ kg and that all was fine. he was also testing out his new ultrasound machine which seems to have niftier functions like showing the blood flows. doc also said the umbilical cord is safely away from baby's neck so that's good news. :)