Thursday, April 17, 2008

Very Very Very Pregnant

So I get it now. Many times you hear women in their 9th month of pregnancy say "get this kid out of me now." For the first 8.5 months I couldn't imagine ever saying that. I've had a pretty blissful pregnancy with lots of joyful moments and very few complications. Like Halle Berry, I had visions of wanting to be pregnant forever. Until this week.

I woke up one morning to find that I was feeling body parts that I didn't know I had. Putting one foot in front of the other to take steps now require serious thought and effort. So by the time I make it to work in the morning shuffling my feet and waddling all the way, I'm spent. It hurts to sit, to stand, to lie down. There is no comfortable position.

With 4-5 weeks left, my belly looks like it's stretched as far as it could go. I just noticed today that my belly button has been reduced to a slight, disappearing slit. But inside, this baby feels like she's getting bigger everyday. And boy do I feel it.

Am I anxious to meet this little woman? Hell yes.
Am I still blissfully pregnant? Pregnant, yes. Blissful? Ask me again when I stop moving like a weeble wobble.







2 comments:

Angela Atkins said...

Yup. You've hit the wall. I actually starting working from home around this time because it was 110 degrees outside and it took too much effort to get out of my pajamas (actually, by then I was wearing Ace's pajamas).

On the plus side, as your belly button disappears, you can exfoliate places you could never reach before!

Anonymous said...

Natie

Love the blog!! Have not been able to check it much, but I will after May 15th. Final semester, projects, papers and Thesis etc...
Anyway I hope you wait 5 more days for May 30th to have the baby!! Just one small request...when you go into labor breathe slowly and deeply!! It will prolong the birth (I think) In any event can you do this for 5 more days....so she can share the same B-Day as me??? Come on I'm ok...I did turn out ok...No, I'm not that Bad..really...trust me...

LOL:)

Amanda

I'll be in touch!!