argh

things are not going so well right now. the baby appears to be happy and healthy, but i am not! the pain in my hip is getting worse, and i have a chest cold, and every time i cough, i get a spasm of pain in my hip. ouch! when my hip first started popping, it was only very occasionally, and the rest of the time i was fine. now it's going almost constantly, and there's a constant pain when i lie down (on my back, on my side, with a pillow between my knees, whichever way i try). i can't sleep. i wake up repeatedly through the night. trying to roll over in bed hurts like crazy. i'm exhausted.

and i'm not even halfway through this yet!

that's the real kicker... it's not like the baby will be here in a month and i just have to stick it out and then all will be fine. i have to stick it out for almost five more months and i still have to work in the meantime!