"Don't run into anything sharp..."

My dad said this to me a couple times while I was home. He continued with, "You might pop!" My dad is so sensitive to a pregnant women's feelings, huh? Haha. He thought he was being funny and endearing because that's our way, so I had to let it slide. It was the other times that complete strangers would say it in passing and even a few times to my face. "HEY. SHUT UP." or "NOT YOUR BUSINESS." were responses I thought I wanted to say back, but I kept it to myself.

When I first got to Anchorage, my mom's first words were, "Oh babe, you're not even that big!" I felt pretty good. Then when the next day came, I had apparently grew in size overnight and my mom just couldn't believe it. I noticed it too. I just ballooned overnight, and agreed with my mom when she told me that it seemed that I was getting bigger every day. Oh lawdy. I'm feeling pretty big these days. Getting up is getting harder. Trying to find comfort in the middle of the night requires me to physically pick myself up and turn myself over. Then once I'm comfortable, I have to pee and it starts all over again. Pregnancy is such a special time... :)

34 weeks means I really could "pop" as early as a few weeks! It's a scary realization that Austin and I had last night. It was so scary, in fact, that it woke me up at 3 in the morning and haunted me for a while before I could go back to sleep. I can't say enough how fast this time has flown, and along with the realization that I am going to be not so pregnant in a few weeks time came the realization that I'm going to miss being pregnant! I feel like I've missed or taken for granted some of these experiences I've had. Cripes... Of all bittersweet things that come to an end, this is definitely at the top of the list.

As my experiences as a pregnant woman come to an end, the whole being pregnant is taking a dramatic turn...and these may be a few of the things I won't miss about being pregnant. I mean, yes, I deal with what I mentioned earlier as I grow bigger but just in a days time (because I've written this blog over a span of two days) I am actually FEELING and SEEING that I am getting more pregnant by the day AND my doctor basically confirmed that I did in fact balloon overnight! Apparently, in just a week and a half's time, my belly now measures three whole inches bigger than before I went home to anchorage. What the heck, huh! The fact that I gained absolutely no weight in that amount of time also confirms that Austin was being very sincere when I asked numerous times upon my return home whether or not I looked like I gained weight (because I felt it big time) and he responded "No, looks like baby gained weight." Lawdy!

Along with the constant bathroom breaks, i have also been having all the cravings that I thought I'd avoided this whole pregnancy. Today: Corned beef hash and a fresh green pepper. I tried enjoying my corned beef hash but I'm cant fit enough food in my belly to satisfy the craving now that baby is taking up all the room. It was also a little hard for me to be grateful for the meal I received when I waddled out of the restaurant in such discomfort. Oi...

I need to go home for a nap... So, This is what I have for now, but I'll be back. In the meantime, enjoy this picture that shows that after finally being the outright owner of my truck (because I paid that ish!), I can NO LONGER EVEN FIT BEHIND THE WHEEL!! Cheers, Ladies and Gentlemen! :)