Big Mama

Well week 29 is over and all I can say is that I FEEL HUGE! I honestly feel like I am the size of an elephant and the most awkward human being alive.

It's not just the mental aspect of knowing that my face is round and my stomach enters the room before the rest of me, but my belly is so heavy that I have a hard time standing up for a long period of time and it hurts to lift my legs or get out of bed. Even rolling over in bed is hard too!

In baby news, Jackson has been a sweet little guy this week, keeping himself busy squirming and pushing around inside of me. Even though the jabs in the ribs kind of hurt it's also reassuring to know it is a sign that he's doing good. Both Sean and my co-workers are getting use to me saying "OOH hey!" and they know it means baby is bouncing around.

I think Jackson can feel when Sean or myself put our hands on my belly because he either starts going wild or gets really shy. Sean snuck up on him last night while I was sleeping and put his hand on my side. Jackson just started kicking and pushing like crazy and Sean said he felt a foot or maybe an elbow moving underneath my skin. I fortunately kept sleeping! :)

Another thing I've noticed this week is all of the random parenting advice and questions coming from strangers. In my job I meet with and interview a lot of people. All of a sudden my meetings started going longer because people want to ask me questions about my theories on parenting or give me tidbits of advice. Just today a woman was telling me how Jewish children on the eastcoast are raised. I just do a lot of nodding and saying, oh how interesting!

Thank goodness no strangers/interviewees have reached out to touch my belly! I would freak out! Oh, and I also hate being called the words "preggers" and "prego". If a candidate for a job calls me that they are automatically off the list to get hired!

Until next week, here's a picture of me on the futon in all my glory: