40 weeks. 31 years.

35 weeks!

Well, we're moving right along on this whole baby growing escapade. Five or so more weeks (I'm banking on 6) to go. I'd add a melodramatic "...and then our life as we know it changes!" but to be honest it has already changed. I am not exactly out painting the town red these days.

(Because I totally used to. Paint the town, I mean. Really.)

I have lost perspective on how I look to others, but a pal just described me as "extremely pregnant". This makes me think it is time for a list or two...

Surprising things I can still do with relative ease:

• ride a bike (no great distances being covered these days, though)
• entertain dinner guests
• touch my toes

Things that I'm pretending I can still do but I'm going to need to give up the game pretty soon here:

• wear shoes that require me to lace or buckle them
• work for more than three hours in a row without a nap
• wear pants

pregnancy diet

What I ate before 10am today:

• english muffin
• 1 mango
• grape juice

(brief pause to walk the dog)

• veggie sausages
• clementine
• granola bar

(brief pause to walk from house to car)

• organic Cheetos

(Have you had them?! Holy geeze, man. GOOD.)

Other things that I can't get enough of:

• apple juice. I could drink it allllll day.
• fish. but i don't get to eat it enough bc we are still washing dishes in our bathtub, which puts a serious crimp in my creative cooking.
• eggs.
• South Beach peanut butter granola bars. PROTEIN packed, but tastes suspiciously like peanut butter rice krispie treats (thnx to my sis for these).
• HAMBURGERS.

What I can't seem to eat:

• Any members of the Brassicaceae family, including my beloved brocolli.
• peanut butter (what?!)

all in all, though, it seems worth it

Things they don't tell you about pregnancy until it is too late:

-heartburn & bloating

-the crazy peeing schedule starts immediately

-acne!?

-curly hair that was finally starting to get long and more wavy abruptly changes course & becomes more curly and frizzy

Also- in these early months, I have this feeling of a lack of control. Like, all I can do is eat and sleep and hope all is going well down there. Shouldn't there be more to it than a few vitamins and a bag of almonds & apricots? And shouldn't I have to go to the doctor at least once a week for... something? a pat on the back at least?

FACT: The people who will be the MOST excited when you tell them you are expecting (aside from the future grandparents) are people who have already kids.

And there will be lots of exclamations about how "Having kids is Just Great!"

This is very encouraging.

Although in hindsight those same people were all just complaining on facebook about cleaning poo out of their sandboxes, so maybe they are just excited to have company at Camp KidsWorld, but still.