Underwear

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 …

Exhaustion

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 …

Mat Leave

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 …

Headache

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 …

Normal

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 …

Baby!

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 …