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We love our house and have no plans to move any time soon. I'm just moving the website to Wordpress. It's more fun and trustworthy :) I wasn't able to enter my 33 week entry because blogger was down. How lame.


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Dear Blogger,

It's been nice but you just aren't cutting it.

Sincerely,
Marie

32 weeks

I wish I could be as crass and witty as Jenny McCarthy in her book Belly Laughs. I read it when Sara was pregnant and I think I may need to read it again now that I’ll understand and commiserate with her. I’ve known my fair share of people who thought pregnancy was just wonderful. While I don’t think it has been torture I can’t say that it has been the best 32 weeks of my life. Nausea and vomiting, back pain, constipation, fatigue, bloat, swelling, heartburn and indigestion, hemorrhoids, stretch marks, shortness of breath, acne, food restrictions, sleepless nights, ugh. If they say it happens… it has happened to me.

And yet the excitement and anticipation of having my own little baby is making all the negative things seem not so bad. If that’s all it takes to have a little baby, I can totally do all this again. The stress on your mind, body and spirit is okay considering what I get to hold in my arms at the end of the day. Maybe it’s the future mother in me getting all sentimental over the fact that this coming Sunday is Mother’s day or maybe it’s that every time the little one moves I’m reminded that in a few short weeks it’ll be wiggling and kicking in my arms. I can’t wait. My little one isn’t even here yet and I already love it more than anything. A parent’s love is different than any other love, I finally get it. In the words of Raffi- “All I really need is a song in my heart, food in my belly and love in my family.”

Happy Mother's Day





How far along: 32 weeks

Maternity Clothes: skirts, tank tops and dresses.

Stretch Marks: I’m totally going to have them all over. This week I’ve felt so puffy and bloated there is no way I’ll escape stretch marks.

Sleep: I would have been okay had it not been for this nasty cold. Hard to sleep when you can’t breathe.

Best Moment this Week: 2 hour bath. I need to find a pool so I can float. It was nice not feeling heavy.

Movement: Not a lot this week. Probably because I’m so blocked up that the little one has no space. Sorry for sharing.

Food Cravings: Nothing. I wish I could crave something like fresh spinach or broccoli.

Labor Signs: None. Keep this little one cooking for a while.

Belly Button: Definitely starting to become an outie. I give two weeks.

What I Miss: Easily tying my shoes and shaving my legs. It’s starting to get comical.

What I'm Looking Forward to this Week: Seeing MegHot tonight, another weekend in Sartell and seeing my Aunt Ann who is finally back from India!

Weekly Wisdom: Eat small frequent meals. No sense stuffing yourself when you are already stuffed.