She is almost a foot long and weighs 2 lbs. Wow, so I guess this means I am starting my 6th month of pregnancy. Well, that's just swell. It's not anything like what all those hypocrits tell me. Here is my advice for all those expectant mothers out there--don't listen to a word anyone tells you, they're all crazy! Lift your arms above your head if you want to, you won't wrap the umbillical cord around the baby's neck, and pick up 5 pairs of jeans at a time if you want, you won't tear the placenta from the uterus. Your belly button may or may not pop like a a Perdue pop up timer. Eat what you want, go where you want to go when you want to go, and live your life! This experience has been remarkably easy for me so far, I have nothing bad to say. That doesn't mean I won't be in labor for 62 hours, I may, who knows.
Sure I get heartburn every night, but it's nothing a few Tums can't cure, besides, they're delicious, kind of like Flintstone's Vitamins when you were a kid. I gained 7 lbs in month 4 and 8 in month 5 which gave me a total of 15 lbs (for all you math whizzes out there). I don't look as big as I thought my ass would, even the brutally honest tell me that I don't look pregnant from behind. Yeah, I'm wearing 4-hook bras now with no underwire, almost wearing the same size as my mother, but it's a temporary move (I hope, but they are kind of comfortable). Maternity underwear are just bikinis for big girls, and I'm not ashamed, at least my drawers aren't hanging out when I bend over anymore. And when I went to try on a bathing suit, I took the bottoms off the hanger, snickered at how wide they were and then tried them on, they fit like a glove!
My baby girl is moving alot now, at 3:30pm, 6:30pm, and about 10pm. It doesn't feel like butterflies, but rather when you have a life saver in your mouth and you just keep flipping it around and around. That's what she feels like, a life saver. Pretty soon Ernesto will be able to feel her movements. Sometimes I can see them through my shirt and it cracks me up, unfortunately, no one else sees it, therefore, no one knows what is so funny.
If you know her name, you are someone very close to me, if you don't, well then sorry, you just have to wait. I don't like people who criticize, so don't ask me until July 9th. That's the official release date of her name. Also, for generous people, I am semi-registered at Babies r Us.
So, thank you for your kind words and advice, but I'm almost there, and I'm loving every second of it! 4/23/06
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