Karate….KICK – Thursday August 4th

This baby doesn’t want me to forget s/he’s in there. S/he likes to wake up from a nap in my belly, stretch those tiny arms and legs, then kickkickkickkickKICK. Sometimes the kicking comes around 4 am, and my bladder gets in the way. Other times it comes when I’m feeling really hopeless, and the little baby reminds me what I’m working so hard for…who I’m working so hard for.

I’m working hard for this baby in another way. I’m trying to get my ducks in a row so when s/he arrives, our family will have options. I can’t go into detail yet, I just want to write about it here so my loved ones and supporters keep me accountable. I’m starting to realize that my goals haven’t changed very much since I was in the third grade. Maybe now that I’m 33 I can start making some of this sh*t happen.

My second Progesterone shot is tomorrow, the nurse is coming to my office. I’m excited to be at 19 weeks, excited that the baby seems to be cooking nicely, but not excited to get another mega-dose of hormones. I had been warned that the side effects might be challenging (I think my doc said it’d be like PMS) but I didn’t really understand what that meant. It turns out that a syringe full of progesterone every week leads to clever displays of femininity such as screaming swears at taxi drivers, sneering at jay walkers, having detailed murder fantasies about bad waitresses, and having hot flashes.

The good news is that this will all be a distant memory once I have crying, pooping, demanding, wonderful little baby.

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  1. Leslie Ann says:

    LOL – “…leads to clever displays of femininity such as screaming swears at taxi drivers, sneering at jay walkers, having detailed murder fantasies about bad waitresses, and having hot flashes.” You are not kidding me – except for the hot flashes, I’m pretty sure you had all of those lovely qualities already. :0) Rub that tummy for me! Happy Friday!!!!!

  2. Kristen says:

    Glad you are feeling kick…that sounds like it would be reassuring. And looking forward to hearing about your ducks in a row…

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