Ha! I WON! I WON! I WON!!! I BEAT that ant all the way home from Starbucks. It was me against him, and I WON — fair and square. Granted, he did give me a little bit of a head start; and, granted, he figured it was safer to crawl behind me where he could see me, as opposed to in front of me where I could NOT see him and he could get squashed……. But, I beat him. He’s sitting here beside me. We’re rehydrating with some coldish water. We’re total BFFs now.
When I got home from The Big Race, I was so pleasantly surprised…. JOSH-O DID SOMETHING MONUMENTAL! At some point between his breakfast with the monkey and their swim class, he stopped at home to drop this off for me:
He left it in the doorway so I’d be sure to see it. Can you guess what it is…?
Yes!!! It’s my FAVOURITE muffin! (And, I won’t be sharing it with Ant!) I was so touched by Josh’s gesture that I got all fahklempt and teary eyed. Like, awww? Of course, little Minden came over and comforted me…, and then HE ATE ANT….
C’mon, even if you’re not a cat person, YOU KNOW YOU LOVE HIM…!
Speaking of MINDEN…. I LOVE my cats right now. I can’t even tell you.
Is it okay if we talk about my cats for a minute?
What’s that? "NO," you say? Well, just humour me, then. I’m pregnant! And, ahhh, and there’s that pregnant excuse again: "I can’t because I’m pregnant" or "I have to because I’m pregnant" or "pick that up for me and get me that glass of water and go out and get me CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM and change the monkey’s poopy diapy because I can’t because I’m pregnant." Yes, it works on EVERYTHING. It’s, like, one of the BEST things about being pregnant!
OMIGOSH, DID CANE JUST KISS AMBER ON Y&R?? SAY IT ISN’T SO! Sigh, anyway….
So, back to my cats…. Since I became preggers, I’ve been getting more attention from my three cats that I ever imagined possible. My creepy cat "MARGE!" is all over me, which freaks me a bit out because she’s usually the QUEEN OF ALOOF. And, of course, Minden’s giving me MUCH practice for the new baby: he’s yappier than ever, follows me around the house, craves all my attention. And, finally, Tigger’s constantly begging me for food (nothing new there, come to think of it). Anyway, not only are my cats more OBSESSED than ever with me, but I AM SO NUTS FOR THEM! It’s ridiculous.
Strange — the connection between preggers women and animals…. Really freaking strange!
In fact, on my race home with Ant today, I saw so many squirrels. And, erm…, I told them I loved them…. And, erm…, I totally wanted to pet them and kiss them….
I WANTED TO KISS SQUIRRELS.
A-NY-WAY!
Yeah, so I’m a TOTAL freak right now — just LOOK AT THIS POST…LOOK AT IT!!! I’ve gone insane. Maybe it’s the HEAT WAVE, my EXTREME LETHARGY, my HAAAATE HAIRCUT….
I’m even wearing this CARAZAY green shirt today….
It was 6 DOLLARS at Old Navy. I HAD to buy it. And, now, I HAVE to wear it….
Green Shirt makes me look less like a truck and more like a hippo….
And, I FEEL as big as I look. TIRED TIRED TIRED. Bending down is BRUTAL. I look at everyone bending down, and I can’t IMAGINE what it’s like for that to be, like, easy. What it’s like not to have to PLAN exactly how you’re going to bend down…. spread legs? knees out? knees in? bend from the waist? bend from the knees? Tippy toes or no tippy toes…? anyone close by who can bend down instead?
I’m 32 WEEKS NOW! And, COUNTING!
Yeah. I’m super comfortable these days. SUPER.
Come talk to me in the comments. They make me feel GREAT. In my utter exhaustion and boredom — countdown to bedtime — I really appreciate all of them. It’s tough in this heat. And, some days are just unbearable for me physically and emotionally. But, the forceful kicks of new life nudge me to a better place, remind me that I’m not alone….
My cheaty little monkey has no idea what’s coming…. How to prepare her? How to tell her that this baby she loves inside mommy’s tummy is coming out in 8 weeks…?
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LOVE!
xo Haley-O
I’m having a baby carrier giveaway you might be interrested in this one come visit!
lol – this whole post had me giggling…mainly because I empathize with you in most things you said. I’m only 6 months preggo., though, so I have a little longer left than you. But I have 3 cats and 2 dogs at home and I just can’t get enough of them. My husband thinks I spend more time with them than with him. (And that just might be true…)
hi haley you are so funny sometimes.green hippo.i think hippos are adorable.and you look nice in green shirt.so i’ll bet your muffin tasted better then mindens ant did.i love you big belly.its awesome.miaoowww minden.when i was pregnant with my second i talked to my son a lot about the new baby coming and i bought him a set of sesame street books,some of which we still have.he loved baby and i had no problems with jealousy.when the time comes you’ll no exactly how best to handle monkey and her new baby.and with changeling i gave her a new baby doll but of course you know stinkerbell surprised us.monkey will love her baby!hands down no problem!
I LOVE that top. It’s so cute. And it’s very flattering. It makes you only look like 6 months pregnant or something 🙂 Old Navy rocks!!!
Anyway …
I have no idea how to prepare her, but I do know that when my friend had her baby, she bought all sorts of gifts for her son from the baby. It was pretty neat because he really believed the baby had chosen all these gifts. (they were small dollar store things).
And, I kind of think that maybe kids understand it a little better than we imagine.
When I had my son, my niece just gravitated to him – and it seemed to make sense to her (she was 20 months).
OK, Haley, you are totally nuts! I laughed my head off reading this. You don’t seem too traumatized that your new Ant pal was just murdered by Minden! And, I would avoid kissing squirrels if I were you.
As for the haircut, if I remember correctly didn’t you tell me that you did the same thing in your first pregnancy? Pregnant women should NOT cut their hair! Maybe in the first trimester but then after that it can only be bad.
Josh-O is SO romantic! How sweet. Giving a pregnant woman her fave food…he knows what he’s doing.
I LOVE the hippo pics with you in the middle! LOLOLOL!!!! You look so cute. I love the belly and the shape of the little baby’s back.
I cannot tell you how great it feels to be able to bend again. Soon for you too. You look marvalous baby! I just love Old Navy SIX BUCKS!!!
and uh kissing squirrels – bad idea.