i’m tired of being pregnant. i have been pregnant 11 out of the last 21 months and grieving and trying the rest of those months in between. my whole life, my whole purpose, my body has been designated to this singular goal for all that time. and i’m tired. i just want to drink a …
Month: February 2011
Your pregnant friend or your extremely old Aunt Ruth…. 1. farts without warning, provocation or permission 2. occasionally tying her shoes seems as perplexing as complex math 3. sleeps a lot during the day, in odd uncomfortable looking positions, much drooling is involved 4. gets up to pee every 2 hrs during the night 5. …
i smiled during my whole OB visit yesterday. i never really thought i’d make it far enough to need a glucose tolerance test. 25 weeks! that’s a big deal. feels like a major milestone. it’s almost, kinda, sorta a real kid in there. 🙂 heart beat was a little hard to find on doppler, but …
i have compiled a list of all the things we need to address before the baby comes. things like: will and guardianship, life insurance, daycare, car seat and other safety research, diapers (cloth/disposable), and health care decisions (circumcision? cord blood banking? nutrition type if need breastfeeding supplement?) etc. so we’re knee deep in research on …
ignoring the blurry pic off my phone and the clutter behind me, can you kinda see my big ‘ol bump? it’s been really fun this week feeling the fish flopping around in there. makes me pause and smile every time. the movements are big enough that my hand on my belly will bounce. i go …
oh, wait. no, they’re saying that i need a shower. not to shower. like people want to host me up a baby shower. it’s very nice and i’m excited to gather all my peops in one place, but i’m finding it a little overwhelming. first, i’m not feeling so much on my game these days. …
i keep reflecting on the fact that in a few short months i’m going to meet one of the people who will matter to me most and most effect my life. it’s bizarre, because prior to this whole acquiring a baby thing, the people who are most important to me i was either born to …
can feel baby movement under these simple circumstances: 1) lying on my left side 2) having just eaten a large piece of cake (preferably chocolate) 3) full bladder (no problem) and 4) improved if robb’s laying a big man paw on my belly…i think this has to do with smushing the uterus and reducing the …
THRILLS: have been feeling lots of movement lately. especially if i lie on my left side, and especially after i eat something sweet (which is often). i just made a batch of these Oatmeal Cookies with Cocoa Nibs and Cinnamon Roasted Almonds and after eating one of them (ok, five of them) i’m feeling cartwheels …