One week! One week! And did I mention ONE WEEK?!! Jospeh is scheduled to make his debut next Sunday. For all my bitching and moaning about wanting him out I really can't believe it's almost time. Chances are he won't arrive right on his due date but he's going to be here soon no matter what. My greatest hope right now is that he is healthy. I also ( Read more... )

It's Saturday morning and I'm still full of baby. VERY full of baby. I woke up to hipbone shaking hiccups and now my ribs are under assault. Doesn't he know there's more room out here ( Read more... )

I was downtown this afternoon and passed a man sitting on the sidewalk. He had a pretty good view of my belly, which is now popping out of the bottom of my biggest maternity shirt. He took a gander and said ( Read more... )

My walk this morning was the worst yet. Sheer misery. No inspirational music could help me, though the Bollock Brothers did make me chuckle a little. Harley David (Son of a Bitch) has to be one of the most ridiculous songs ever recorded. And I used to dance to it! Anyway, I am starting to question the wisdom of continuing to torture myself this way ( Read more... )

I knew it was going to be hard being hugely pregnant in July and August. Knowing that and experiencing it are two different things. Yeah, this weather isn't a personal affront. Yeah, I know everyone else is sweltering too. But good lord almighty! Couldn't we have one breezy day? One cooling rain? Just one morning when the sun isn't completely ( Read more... )

August is finally here! Unless my son is very late, he should be born this month. Yesterday I thought something might be starting. I had lower back pain and a lot of pressure in my abdomen. I think he may have dropped a little more but nothing else to report ( Read more... )

It's hot outside! It's too hot for a big pregnant woman to be washing a car at least. They're coming sometime between noon and one to tow away our beloved old Camry. She's been a good car but she's got 180k on her and it's time to say goodbye. Sniff. We decided to donate her to support public broadcasting (and honestly, to spare ourselves the ( Read more... )

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My belly feels so heavy today and my little monkey has danced on my bladder, kicked my ribs, and made my navel move around in a manner most uncanny. Now he's back to the bladder and I fear it will be the site of his afternoon nap. Can it be August soon? Of course I am feeling a little weird about the whole delivery thing. And then the whole being a ( Read more... )

I meant to post about my dream when I updated earlier but forgot. Pregnancy dreams are famously nutty but this is the first one that I've remembered that really qualifies. Details are a bit fuzzy but I know most of the action took place at a high school party. Except this was the sort of high school party that only exists in teen movies from the 80 ( Read more... )