Double Digits!!!!

This week is a big week in my world. We hit double digits! That's 98 days to go until Baby M's due date. I can't believe that we are this far along. I remember the day I realized we had something like 240 days to go and it seemed like we would never get here. But time just seems to be flying by. 13 weeks to go and then we'll be bringing Baby M home. Wow, just wow.

So here's this week's updates - week 27. This week, Baby M weighs almost 2 pounds and is about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. She's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing, her brain is very active now. She's moving pretty regularly now and the books say we should be on the lookout for cases of tiny hiccups - which feel like tiny rhythmic movements. As of yet - I don't think Baby M's had any hiccups. Although she does like to kick hard when I'm hungry and don't eat right away.

In Mom's world - there's really not much to update you on. It's getting a little bit more difficult to find a comfortable sleeping position at night, and I'm starting to get tired a little bit more often. I'm also a bit more easily irritated these days. Like today at work, when one of the plant managers made the comment that my belly seems a lot bigger all of the sudden and maybe I shouldn't eat that oatmeal cookie I had in my hand after all. It took every last bit of self control I had not to slug him clear across the face. Instead I just gave him a look that screamed: "SERIOUSLY? SERIOUSLY??? Did that really just come out of your large mouth, that's attached to your fat head that apparently contains less brain matter than I originally thought???" And I walked away. I must have gotten my point across - because he avoided me the rest of the day. Which was smart because I spent the rest of the afternoon plotting evil revengeful schemes, none of which would make my Mother proud. Have no fear though, tomorrow's another day and I'm not quite over that remark. So I may have more interesting things to report back to you next week, maybe from jail.

Which leads me to this - there's a couple of things that you probably shouldn't say to a pregnant woman. And for those of you who are planning to spend any time with us in the next 98 days, let me help you out. Refrain from saying any of the folllowing, and I'll refrain from imposing any bodily harm - deal?:
"Should you be eating that?" - I own and have read more books that go into great, explicit detail explaining everything that I can't eat. Trust me - I got this covered.
"You are so tiny/big" - I know your intentions might be good, but tiny makes me feel guilty like maybe you think that I'm trying to starve my unborn child, and big just angers me to no end. So you might just say "great" instead, or just "how are you doing?"
"Really, you can or can't do that now? Wow - things have really changed since I was pregnant. Makes me wonder if the Doctor's really know anything - you know?!?" - No, I don't know what you mean or intend by telling me that all the things that I have been doing or that I have been refraining from doing the last 6 MONTHS mean nothing. Do you remember how annoying these kindof comments were when you were pregnant? Well - THAT much hasn't changed.
"You should really try yoga - they say it's great for pregnant women." I'll tell you what - you get up early, get dressed, go to work, come home, cook dinner, OH & grow another person's body parts and carry them around all day and then tell me if you'd rather go try yoga or sit on the couch and relax. And if you are reading this and smirking right now, thinking that you'll be the one to go to yoga, just know that I mentally inflicting body harm to you right now.
"That's what you've got to look forward to!" This is in response to the child that's crying, screaming, laying down on the floor throwing a hissy fit, while throwing (insert object) at his parents. - Thanks, now in addition to all of the other fears and irrational feelings I'm experiencing thanks to the rush of hormones flowing through my body, I'll have that gem to hang on to before I go to bed at night.
"Wow - hormones anyone?" Well, see as much as I'd love to explain all of the reasons that you shouldn't say anything remotely close to this one, if you are bold enough to say something like this you deserve what's coming.