I put away my rings today. Wedding band, engagement ring - both are tucked away safely until they can fit back on my finger. Up until now, I've been pretty lucky with the whole water retention/swelling issue and haven't really been affected.. But the final trimester seems full of surprises. My "argyle" leg problem has finally crept all the way into my fingers, and I noticed yesterday that both rings were suddenly a really tight fit. This seemed especially odd because my bands are normally quite loose; they're sized that way on purpose because I figured my fingers might change as I became older.

Little did I know how much change would actually be in store!

Once I realized how much my hands had swollen, my head was immediately filled with visions of my ring finger turning purple from lost circulation and doctors snapping the bands off with nasty plier-type tools. Not worth it. The rings would have to come off now while they still could. As I twisted and pulled the bands off, I felt sad. I felt even more sad when I put them away. Felix gave me a hug, but it still seems odd to look down at my left hand and only see a faint tan line. It seems so...lonely.

I've been rubbing my finger all morning, and it's only been an hour and a half. Sigh........