This is the most conflicting post I’ll ever blurt out. Here I am, uber pregnant, it’s been hot - like sickly hot, the baby has dropped, I’m cruising around 1cm dilated, I’ve got just a couple of weeks left before I hit that so-called due date (after all it’s just a guess). So how do I feel? Like most women, a big part of me is ready, over it, done, stick a fork in me.

Then there’s this other shred of me, this tiny little piece of me that’s clinging on to these last moments where my family is only us three. Hurry up, get this baby out of me… or hold on, let me shower my sweet daughter with every ounce of my attention for just a little bit longer.  read more »

10. You’re HUGE!

9. Wow, you look uncomfortable.

8. How many babies you got in there?

7. Hot enough for ya?

6. Here’s what you should do when you go into labor…

5. I’ll be in the bathroom a while.

4. I NEVER got that big when I was pregnant!

3. You must be due any day now.

2. I swear this _________ doesn’t taste as good as it looks. (insert forbidden beverage or food item, such as coffee, booze, etc.)

1. You’re HUGE!

It occurred to me recently that I’m ready to evict the tenant in my belly. I mean that in the most loving way possible. This comes on the heals of a weekend spent moving my three year old daughter into the biggest bedroom (formerly the office), moving the office into the (now shared) living room and attempting to empty out the small bedroom that used to be my daughters to create a nursery.

That’s right! All that while 34wks pregnant. Pshaw to you braxton hicks contractions, you’re no match for the powers of nesting. I laugh in your general direction - silly rule that says pregnant women shouldn’t lift more then 10 lbs, HA! My husband and I powered thru this huge project - still working on it a bit actually but the big parts are done - and we survived. We managed to not kill each other, yell at each other or act toddler-like in any way during the process. This was a huge feet on both of our parts considering my state of being.  read more »