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I'll start by saying that I acknowledge that many of my journal entries are related to baby stuff. At this point, being pregnant is a huge part of my life right now since my body reminds me constantly about it. If you've never been pregnant or happen to be male, you are probably not going to completely understand. Yes, I do think about other things, however nothing significant enough to write about here. So if you object to hearing about my adventures in Babyland, I recommend you leave off reading my journal for the next few months. And no, this is not a slam at anyone, just an acknowledgement that my journals are very subject specific lately.
Those of you who have been pregnant, did you ever have the sensation of living in an alien body or at that some aspects of your body were inhabited by an alien? Living in my own body is weird. Parts of it still feel like me, but parts of me feel really odd. I am very conscious of having extra weight attached to the front of my body...getting breasts in puberty was nothing compared to this. Some days it feels like I've got a water balloon affixed to my skin that moves of its own accord (think of the floppiness of a water balloon). I definitely feel that way when I climb stairs, or worse run up stairs (which I do not recommend if you are pregnant). Several months ago, it would have been no big deal, now I'm winded.
Dante, one of our male cats, has suddenly become very protective. He follows me around the house and if cmuckle is not home, will plant himself right next to me. I can't take a nap in our bedroom without him walking in to check on me and yowl at me to pay attention to him. He follows me to the bathroom and is constantly looking for me. He's also extremely affectionate. I'm pretty sure he knows something is going on. It's kind of nice to be so loved, but I really wish he wouldn't yowl when I try to nap (which is nearly every day). Closing the bedroom door does no good, nor does putting him somewhere else in the house. He'd make a professional speaker jealous with his ability to project his voice. BTW, I've concluded that all my nap practice in nursery school and college were training for pregnancy. I am a champion napper. Oddly enough, even when napping every afternoon, it doesn't really alleviate my exhaustion. Imagine if I didn't nap at all!
Those of you who have been pregnant, did you ever have the sensation of living in an alien body or at that some aspects of your body were inhabited by an alien? Living in my own body is weird. Parts of it still feel like me, but parts of me feel really odd. I am very conscious of having extra weight attached to the front of my body...getting breasts in puberty was nothing compared to this. Some days it feels like I've got a water balloon affixed to my skin that moves of its own accord (think of the floppiness of a water balloon). I definitely feel that way when I climb stairs, or worse run up stairs (which I do not recommend if you are pregnant). Several months ago, it would have been no big deal, now I'm winded.
Dante, one of our male cats, has suddenly become very protective. He follows me around the house and if cmuckle is not home, will plant himself right next to me. I can't take a nap in our bedroom without him walking in to check on me and yowl at me to pay attention to him. He follows me to the bathroom and is constantly looking for me. He's also extremely affectionate. I'm pretty sure he knows something is going on. It's kind of nice to be so loved, but I really wish he wouldn't yowl when I try to nap (which is nearly every day). Closing the bedroom door does no good, nor does putting him somewhere else in the house. He'd make a professional speaker jealous with his ability to project his voice. BTW, I've concluded that all my nap practice in nursery school and college were training for pregnancy. I am a champion napper. Oddly enough, even when napping every afternoon, it doesn't really alleviate my exhaustion. Imagine if I didn't nap at all!