Just as Sane as I Am

At some point, I decided to get over my worries. What was I going to do, really? Worry a whole bunch about something I had no control over? One woman online (I know, the most trustworthy type) told me if my issue became more serious, it wouldn't kick in until the third trimester, anyway. I couldn't walk around sending out all these negative vibes. No way. It didn't hurt that I spoke to coworkers who have relatives who were delivered early, around the 28 week mark at the beginning of the third trimester, and they all turned out okay. And those people were born 28 years ago or 19 years ago, and obviously medicine has come aways since then. If I could make it that far, things would more than likely be okay. Not that I want Baby Girl to be born that early and be at risk and be in an incubator and make us move into the hospital, but I felt a lot more comforted that I wouldn't have this thing we've worked so hard for suddenly ripped away from us. I also happen to go t...

Baby kicks and movement have continued at quite the rate. I feel like she's more active than your average baby, based on books and others' experiences. I hear often that at first, you'll feel your baby a lot one day and might not feel him/her again for 3 or 4 days. Not this chick. She's kicking, rolling around, and punching quite often. I feel her multiple times a day, particularly after I've eaten. I take that as a good sign. Of course, it could also mean she'll give us a run for our money once she's actually here. I'm hoping she'll just be so active during the day that she'll exhaust herself and sleep well. Probably wishful thinking, but I might as well think wishfully. (And take liberties with the English language.) On Saturday afternoon, she was being especially bloopy (our word for lots of movement; I'll often just call out, "Bloop!" when I've felt her move). I've been trying to get Jon to feel her for a week or two...

This seems to be the #1 question people ask when you're pregnant. Instead of the polite, colloquial, "How are you?" (which, if we're honest, no one actually wants an answer to anyway; if you're having a bad day and you say so, people look at you like you have six or seven heads because you're just supposed to say, "Good, how are you?" and no one wants to hear about why you might not be feeling great), you get a knowing sort of look and a "How are you feeling?" with a tone of voice that intimates that you're special  and they know it. What are you supposed to say to this? "I mostly feel exactly the same except for the days where my skin feels like it's going to burst because it's stretched to its max"? "I've been having emotional outbursts over things like icing and baseball games, and everyone wants to write it off as hormonal surges, but I know I can be totally irrational when I'm not pregnant, and I...