Pregnany Irony

[MarchWillow]

So, it dawned on me this evening that there are two things about pregnancy that are rather ironic.

1. For 8 months I have felt fairly able to move and bend, and yet have had no desire to do much other than order things online for the baby. Suddenly at nearly 37 weeks, I have an amazing desire to scrub things that I have never scrubbed even when not pregnant, and yet I cannot reach my feet, let alone bend over to sweep into a dustpan. I cannot get to my knees to reach the floor lest I not get up. And yet my keen eyes can see the one drop of ketchup on a dark slate floor that I can do nothing about. That's not fair.

2. The foods which I desire the most (terriyaki bowls) are served in restaurants at tables made for small asian people. The benches will not move away from the tables and my 5'7" frame, laden with baby will not fit, no matter how I try behind the table. So, on a quiet date with my husband, he sits in a booth while I sit in a chair at the end of the table. *sigh*

Another totally non pregnant related lesson I learned today: Carmex makes a wonderful ointment for dry, and peeling cuticles if you are in your car and have no lotion on hand. On a side note: do NOT pick your nose after you have applied the carmex to your cuticles. It is not for mucus membranes.

Thought I would share these insights. Hope someone got a giggle out of my airheadedness :P

[PerkyKP]

Originally Posted by MarchWillow

So, on a quiet date with my husband, he sits in a booth while I sit in a chair at the end of the table.

What an image! And yes, thanks for the giggle.

[amyaebi]

You cracked me up.

We took the kids for ice cream last night (I actually walked there, if you can believe that), and I couldn't fit in the booth. I felt like a total dork straddling the end of the table while my family sat on the benches.

Amy

[SumnerRain]

You have me about to pee my pants over here!

[Learning_Mum]

I have to keep moving the car seat back because my belly keeps growing and touching the steering wheel. If I get much bigger I'm going to have to stop driving because I won't be able to reach the pedals!

[Luv2Skydive]

I'm STILL shutting my belly in doors and cabinets.....good thing I have long arms.

[cj'smommy]

You crack me up!

You know what I can't do with my belly? Fit through my shower door! Seriously!

We have a narrow bathroom in our bedroom and a small shower. When the hosue was built (25 yrs ago or so) they had to have custom doors put on because of the odd size. At some point over the years those doors were taken off and replaced with standard ones, they fit the opening BUT the doors don't open right. They only slide open to 14 inches (yes, I measured!!) The last week or so I've realized that I can't just walk into the shower like I used to, even before I was pg I had to walk in sideways to fit my shoulders through. Now I have to slide in sideways and turn my belly at the same time to get in there. I still brush my belly up against the frame! sigh. I know my belly is big, but I know I'm not THAT big!

[Breeder]

Originally Posted by Learning_Mum

I have to keep moving the car seat back because my belly keeps growing and touching the steering wheel. If I get much bigger I'm going to have to stop driving because I won't be able to reach the pedals!

Me too!

Note to self: no picking my nose with carmex on my fingers. Got it.

[MarchWillow]

Originally Posted by cj'smommy

You crack me up!

You know what I can't do with my belly? Fit through my shower door! Seriously!

We have a narrow bathroom in our bedroom and a small shower. When the hosue was built (25 yrs ago or so) they had to have custom doors put on because of the odd size. At some point over the years those doors were taken off and replaced with standard ones, they fit the opening BUT the doors don't open right. They only slide open to 14 inches (yes, I measured!!) The last week or so I've realized that I can't just walk into the shower like I used to, even before I was pg I had to walk in sideways to fit my shoulders through. Now I have to slide in sideways and turn my belly at the same time to get in there. I still brush my belly up against the frame! sigh. I know my belly is big, but I know I'm not THAT big!

Yipes! That just sounds way claustorophobia inducing to me! Especially when you're pregnant and feel stinky and need to shower more anyway. argh!

[cj'smommy]

Originally Posted by MarchWillow

Yipes! That just sounds way claustorophobia inducing to me! Especially when you're pregnant and feel stinky and need to shower more anyway. argh!

I went into labor with my first without showering and I swore I wouldn't do it again! So yes, it makes it hard. I could always use the boys/hall shower but that means I would either have to avoid stepping on all the toys in the tub or bend down to pick them up and that's easier said than done. Right now it's easier to manuver myself into our shower.

Note to self - no Carmex!!! Yikes! Reminds me of the time I cut jalepenos and then went to the bathroom.

[bugnbean]

[SumnerRain]

Originally Posted by cj'smommy

Note to self - no Carmex!!! Yikes! Reminds me of the time I cut jalepenos and then went to the bathroom.

I have an even worse TMI about spicy and owwwwww. Don't let DH touch your tender areas during lovemaking after he has eaten spicy atomic wings. :

I keep walking between my table and my island in my kitchen and getting stuck.