Have you ever had to wait for something really cool to happen, and it seems like time slows down to the point where you’re constantly annoyed that things are taking FOREVER!??! That describes pretty much every day for me. I’ll be starting my 18th week tomorrow and I have yet to feel the baby move. I’ve felt some weird things, but since this is my first I’m not really sure what I should be expecting. People have described the movements as flutters or butterfly wings- but I’m not exactly sure what that would feel like inside my frickin uterus!! Oh well… I guess I’ll know for sure when the baby kicks me in my bladder or somewhere else inconvenient.
Another thing we’re still waiting for is to find out the sex. Our baby’s big debut will be November 29th and he/she better be ready and willing to show off its junk because I’m dying of anticipation!! I started out hoping/convinced/’knowing’ that it was a girl…but now I’m not so sure. And at first I felt I would be disappointed if it wasn’t a girl- but, I’ve had a lot of time to myself to think about things and I would be happy either way. At least we’ll know for sure in 3 weeks J
As time moves forward, ever so slowly, my belly continues to grow…and my wardrobe continues to shrink. I’ve lost the ability to wear a lot of my shirts since most of them were ‘snug’ in the first place, yet I’m still clinging to my pre-pregnancy pants. For a while I was trying to wear a belt thinking that it would help keep my pants in place- but noooo….I was constantly struggling with my pants ALL day and I’m not ready to give in to maternity pants yet. So, I bought a belly band. I’ve read about them but never really understood how they could be effective at keeping your pants up while an expanding belly makes things difficult. Well, it works. The elastic is just strong enough to keep my pants up, even if I decide to wear them unbuttoned, and at the same time is comfortable to wear all day. Problem solved –for now.
And since we’re talking about clothes, I’m pretty surprised that some one-stop shopping stores either carry a small section of maternity clothes or nothing at all. Pretty annoying. I guess at some point I’ll have to force myself to venture out and make the 30 minute drive to the closest shopping center that actually sells a variety of maternity clothes. Now, I’d like you to understand that yes, I know 30 minutes is really not that bad- but I HATE clothes shopping in the first place, and since I’m pregnant driving can make me really tired and/or nauseous. So a 30 minute one-way drive is quite a daunting task for me these days.
TIP: Never be over-confident in your bladder’s ability to ‘hold it’ for an extended period of time…it may give up when you least expect it.
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