Weeks 26-28: Highlights

Highlight 1:
I finished my series of breastfeeding classes at work...and I received a certificate. Not thinking I will frame that one for the office wall...in fact, unsure what to do with it. Will I ever be asked to prove I have been instructed? Will Baby E question me? The public at large? Are there breastfeeding police?

Highlight 2:
If you are pregnant, in a crowded elevator, and need to make more room...turn sideways. It works.

Highlight 3:
Only about half the attendees in my birth class 'got it' when my sister (currently known to me as 'Coach') introduced herself to the group by saying, 'My name is Catherine. With my other partner, I have two daughters.'

Highlight 4:
Sometimes a fabulous, short, sexy, non-maternity dress from Banana Republic can be re-purposed as a maternity tunic...and that's ok. Positive: higher ROI on your purchase. Negative: well, let's just stay focused on the positive, shall we?

Highlight 5:
If the last time you had a pedicure, you fell asleep in the chair and the technician let you stay there instead of waking you up to move you to the dryers; the next time you walk into the same place for another pedicure, you can expect the technician to talk about you in her native language to the other technicians. There will be laughter...at your expense. Just smile and go with it. After all, you got sleep, didn't you?

Highlight 6:
Like tv, your webcam at work will add pounds...especially since you will be sitting down while using it. Consider the angle of the camera very carefully OR consider not using it while pregnant.

Highlight 7:
Although coming in order at number seven, I saved the best highlight for last. I would like to do a shout out to Baby Lommel, 20 weeks, weighing in at 10 ounces and due February 1 to Mama Tiff and Papa Jason. Seeing the ultrasound pics of a close friend's first baby swells your heart and turns you into a big pile of love. Excited to find out if my sweet girl will have a new bff or if we will be arranging a marriage in the future!

A big pile of love,
E

Little Miss Magic

As my second trimester comes to an end, my energy seems to be waning again as Little Miss Magic's energy is anything but...and I can tell she is growing as what used to feel like a school of fish swimming from one side to the other now feels like a whale migrating. And as my nieces recently said, 'Aunt E - your belly looks bigger.' Yes...yes it does...