Friday, July 2, 2010

Five things I learned this week

1. At some point during pregnancy, you lose judgement over how large your belly has become and you start running into people or trying to (unsuccessfully) squeeze through small spaces that once would not have been a problem for you.

2. If you are trying to be a nice wife and pick up some beer for your husband at the grocery store when you are 7 months pregnant, you WILL be judged, especially by the little old lady in front of you in line. And no, having grapes (that actually ARE for you) with that purchase does not help soften the disapproving stares.

3. Baby hiccups are So. Darn. Cute.

4. Third trimester swimming is absolutely GLORIOUS. You immediately feel like your stomach has reverted back to it's pre-pregnancy weight, and you can do twirls and bob up and down endlessly with no problems. And the very second your stomach emerges from the pool, reality slaps you in the face and weighs you back down. But it's worth it.

5. The fastest way to the front of a long line in any women's restroom: big baby bump. Other women will not only insist that you go in front of them; they'll actually jump out of your way with fear and/or sympathy in their eyes.

3 comments:

  1. lol@ 1 and 5.
    i was REALLY bad with number 1. our tables at work are NOT spaced well, and yeah, well, i knocked many a fork off a table with my fronht ( or back ) side. haha. and 5...yep. i got my best use of this when we went to see Transiberian orchestra when i was like 7 months. seriously, i got moved up about 6 women in line!

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  2. i also knocked a whole table of drinks over when i was preggers with Kaitlyn. i misjudged the belly while leaning over to hand someone their plate. lol.

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  3. Awww, hahaha. I can't even imagine trying to navigate a restaurant full of tables every day at this point! My office potluck last week was bad enough. ;)

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