Random pregnancy thoughts/questions/tales

If my arms would grow along with my belly, my back probably wouldn't hurt so much. It seems like everything else on my body is growing; would it be so much to ask? Reaching the sink and stove is getting pretty tricky these days.

With 6 weeks left to go I already have maternity shirts that don't cover the underside of my belly. Uh oh.

I normally never sleep on my back, so why, when I'm not supposed to sleep on my back, do I find myself waking up on my back every night?

Drew asked to color my belly. I think it would be fun to let him if I buy some body paint! Pictures to come?

At each pregnancy appointment you get measured from top to bottom of your uterus. Your measurement, in centimeters, should more or less match your "weeks". At my 33 1/2 week appointment I was told I'm measuring 33-34. Spot on! So why do I look so HUGE??

A few weeks ago a nurse at my regular doctor's office, after weighing me, doing blood pressure, etc., acted surprised when I commented on my being pregnant. "Oh! Congratulations!" she said, "I thought so but I wasn't going to say anything!" (this was seriously only a couple of weeks ago when I already had people telling me I looked like I was ready to pop). Ummm... really? If I'm not pregnant then I should probably be here for something more serious than sinus complaints. In my opinion acting as if you couldn't tell is just as bad as asking a non-pregnant woman if she's pregnant (and trust me, I do know how that feels- it's happened to me four times, twice before Drew and twice after... yes, I know that means I should probably do more ab work). My advice: If you're really not sure, don't ask, but don't act surprised when/if you find out. A simple "congratulations!" works perfectly.

I know for a fact I was bigger than this

At work I was talking with two women, one I work with every day and one I only see occasionally. The one I see occasionally commented on how great I look and that I'm only belly, nothing else has grown. The one I work with every day said, "oh, if you knew her like we do you can tell right here [points to her chin/neck] that she's put on weight!". Gotta love working with people from different countries (norms and taboos can vary quite a bit). And why is it, if it really is true (which it is), we as Americans (or Canadians!) don't want to hear it?

Drew officially has no more lap space. He also got kicked in the back while resting on my tummy one day; he jumped up and said "whoa!".

And finally, this arrived with my weekly emails and I felt it fit me perfectly.

That's it for today! I need to start jotting down some of the comments and conversations I have because I know this isn't even half of what I've experienced. And I know this sounds like a gripe fest, and perhaps it is, but for the most part I really am taking it all in stride. It's just fun to share and let other people wonder about/marvel at the same things I do.