M finally got back to town on Friday night! It was so good to see him and have the weekend together. We spent Saturday running around, at the beach, and finally went to a movie. There were about 5 couples in the audience for Babies, including us – one other pregnant couple, and our old …
What kind of underwear DO pregnant women wear? I’ve been getting by on my pre-pregnancy ones so far, but I can feel the elastic burrowing in for some of the higher-waisted numbers. I went looking for some this weekend but none of the size-larger regular underwear looked like it would fit me – same high …
Not sure if this is the latest phase of pregnancy, but I’ve been hit with real tiredness and headaches lately. My head was achy most of Sunday, which was okay because I could sleep, and then most of today, which wasn’t okay because I was at work. Sore, hard to concentrate with bouts of mild …
One of the great things about my job is that I get to leave it. Not permanently – but the agreement for my position includes 52 weeks of maternity leave. And since I just passed my one year probationary review (yay, what a relief! And how great to have a job that I can succeed …
My husband is out of town and I can’t handle life on my own. I don’t know how single mothers do it. I don’t like being in the house alone. Food prep is boring and pointless. I’m eating okay but not the variety or quality I do when he’s here. I hate cleaning up and …
The day after M headed out of town for work I was lounging on my couch, wiped out from work and lonely. A house without M is no fun at all! Distracting TV on, Frasier to fill in the time and emptiness. Then our midwife called to report on the ultrasound results – all good, …
Woke up feeling sickish this morning – not nauseous, but the tired, throat a bit sore, pre-sick feeling I know means I need to rest. I slept in a bit more and skipped my ride and caught the bus a bit later (not so late – 9:15) to get to work by 10. I seriously …
I’m gaining a new appreciation of the word “normal.” In my work – human rights education, equity issues – normal is not a great word. It means there is a standard that humans should live up to, and if they are different from this standard – if they are not “normal” according to whoever sets …
Today we met baby! Sweet adorable smart strong intelligent little cutie! Sweet and adorable is a given for such a little wiggly being. Smart we learned about today: when M said hello to baby on the screen, baby waved back!! And definitely strong, seen in the powerful kicks last night in bed and today at …
Lying in bed at night, half asleep, and feeling a gentle wiggle followed by a couple of “Hey mom, how’s it going?” kicks from the wee one.