Yoga was interesting this morning. A lot of positions that I usually have no trouble with were just slightly out of my reach today. (There are already lots of positions that I can’t do anymore, or can’t do well. This is a new round of positions that I apparently can’t get to [...]
Things I am looking forward to doing once I am no longer pregnant:
-Flopping down on the bed. Or on a chair. Or generally making any kind of sudden, unsupported movement.
-Wearing clothes with non-stretchy waistbands.
-Breathing without pain or difficulty.
-Having a glass of Scotch, neat.
-Hopefully, being able to hear again. (My doctor promises me [...]
I finally figured out at childbirth class last night something that’s been bothering me about the way a lot of people talk about pregnancy. It has to do with the idea of support. The instructor was talking about it a lot, about how important it was for dads to be supporting moms through [...]
I’ve been having all kinds of nightmares lately involving my horrible death, usually by stabbing or being hit by a car. I understand that this is probably just my unconscious’s way of dealing with all of my baby-related anxiety, but I wish it would find a different way to cope. I need my [...]
My doctor has written a letter to my boss saying that I need to work less. I think that she’s right, but I hate that that’s so.
I have been having the kind of day where I consistently write down the date wrong, and then sit there staring at it for five minutes trying to figure out what the problem is. Simple, brainless, familiar parts of my job have been leaving me utterly perplexed, and lunchtime yoga just made me feel [...]
How is it that Gogol Bordello has had a new album out for almost two months now and I didn’t know about it? Grar!
If the dextrose they give you to drink to check for gestational diabetes really tastes like Sprite, I’m not missing anything by not drinking soda. It’s been three hours and my stomach still feels queasy. Yech.
Why yes, random person at work/in the dentist’s waiting room/on the street/on the bus/in line to buy a donut, I am pregnant, thank you for noticing. This does not, however, make me public property, and it does not entitle you to ask intrusive personal questions about my lifestyle or my medical choices. If [...]
Ok, body, I know you’re excited about this whole pregnancy thing, but don’t you think you’re going a bit too far with the colostrum already? The baby isn’t supposed to be here for another 4 1/2 months yet, and I really don’t need all my bras to smell like milk already. I know [...]