Untruths

I always had an idea in my mind about what pregnancy would be... turns out most are not true.

- i wouldn't feel fat b/c my belly would instantly be rock hard
(its not, still jiggly with love handles)

-it is ok to eat whatever you want, when ever you want
(any junk food keeps me in the bathroom for hours)

-it would be 9 months w/o cramps and PMS
(it is 9 months of muscles stretching that feel worst than cramps and these hormone surges have nothing on PMS!)

-i can lay around and sleep all night and day
(not when you have to pee every hour)

-maternity clothes look so comfortable
(no, some itch and make my self esteem plummet, not to mention each piece is $100 and ugly)

other interesting findings:
-my dreams
for example.. last night I was a "walk on" Broadway Musical Star in the Little Mermaid. Except Broadway was no long in NYC, but Abilene, which looked like Tombstone. Jared did approve of me becoming a Broadway star being pregnant (and not showing) so we would drive to Lytle every night for dinner then I would walk next door to the auditorium and then I had to walk home. I decided Broadway wasn't for me when I couldn't find my dressing room and had to lipsynch the words to my song. He came and picked me up when I told him I had quit. (Are you laughing yet? should have seen my costume! similar to Sing Song mermaids)

- Excuses
Its amazing what I can get out of being pregnant! Lifting ANYTHING, cleaning with anything but Windex is off limits. I can watch John and Kate +8 and Nanny 911 by saying "it will help me be a better parent." Something was banging in the drier last night keeping us awake and thanks to my new "lactose intolerance" and refusal to give up or even cut back on milk I stated that I couldn't get up and turn the drier off b/c I might fart AND IT WORKED!

-Hands off
I don't like people to touch my belly. Didn't know I would care but turns out only me and Jared can comfortably touch it. I think its b/c I feel like people are going to shift and pinch my love handles or see if the belly jiggles. Don't know, Can't explain it, but please don't touch it

-Advice
I know this is my first kid and I need advice, but some people are RUDE about it! I appreciate my friends like Abbe who let me vent my irrational fears and thoughts and if its totally wrong have such a nice way of telling me things. So I know I need advice and I am open to all of it, just don't be forceful or judgeful. I have already heard "Your not going to be one of THOSE mom's are you?" When I made a comment about a DVD player in the car...


That's all I got for now. My Final Exam Research paper is due Thursday at 11pm. It is supposed to be 10 pages w/o references. I have 9 and NOTHING else to say... No belly shots to post yet. Still look fat not quite Prego. BUT I am feeling Pow! IT feels like bubbles!