So I can’t walk. After I’ve been sitting for a while. Can’t walk. After I’ve been driving for a while. Can’t walk. Pelvis AND tailbone — OWWWWW! Still lifting the 25lb+ monkey, though! Mommy’s gotta do what mommy’s gotta do!
Burping. Every 10 minutes. <<BURRRRP!!>> No really, every 10 minutes. And, there’s NO WAY around it. I try to keep it in, but, no use! People standing 5 feet away from me can hear it. I’ve startled people with the burping…. My sister is no longer laughing about it…. And, yes, I’ve been burping for about 25 weeks straight now…. Every 10 minutes, give or take. Yeah, so this is me TOTALLY:
It’s really attractive. It could be so much worse, though…. I mean, at least I’m not…farting (did I just say that? How crude of me…, but, I suppose, one’s bound to get "fart" on a pregnancy blog…. Fart fart fart fart fart FARRRRRT!!!! Hee!)
Whenever I’m nauseous, BURRRP. Whenever I’m nervous, BURRRP. After I eat, BURRRP. Dare suggest something grossish to me, BURRRP. It’s amazing, really. Quite fascinating, actually.
Well, I’ve been burping up a STORM this past week. Someone I love has been in the hospital since Tuesday. I’ve been waiting around and popping in and out of the intensive care unit. Now Someone’s in a private room at the hospital, and I’m visiting with the monkey every day. The burps are, of course, having a heyday — because I’m a nervous wreck, and because the hospital smells like FARTS (hee!).
I’ve been relying on Purell for peace of mind…. But, not even PURELL could give me peace of mind today when I (with my superhero hearing) overheard a nurse telling a maintenance person to keep some patient’s door shut because there was an "air-born infection" on our floor. Helllloooo!? ME! Pregnant!? With toddler!? Of course, I HOLLERED after that nurse: "LOOK AT ME [pointing at big belly]; I’m pregnant! Is it safe for me here? What about the air-born thingy you were talking to that woman about? Is there something I should know? Are we safe?" She assured me everything was fine. But, man. Who needs that…when she’s pregnant?
More than that, who needs a VERY special someone in her life almost DYING…when she’s PREGNANT? Who needs to be at A HOSPITAL every day…when she’s PREGNANT? Who needs to be so scared like this…when she’s pregnant? And, feeling SO germy…when she’s pregnant?
But, see, that’s the thing. Life goes on when you’re pregnant. Things happen. Someone has surgery and IS RECOVERING beautifully, thank God. And, cats poop on your kitchen floor — even though you’re TERRIFIED of cat poop when your pregnant. And, builders come to your house to fix your patio and use 4 coats of PAINT STRIPPER, of which you’re PETRIFIED when your pregnant. And, there’s a bug in your sandwich…when you’re pregnant. And, the milk in our cereal’s sour BEFORE the best-before date…when you’re pregnant. And, your kid weighs A TON and insists you carry her ALWAYS…when you’re pregnant. And, life goes on.
And, all the while, a sense of calm when you finally lie down after a long day…and baby starts to kick. Ahhhh. Peace from within. Totally pure being moving and kicking and swimming inside. Oblivious to the scary days, the cat poop and paint stripper fears, the bug, the excitedly-screeching-in-hospital monkey. An inner peace and love that money or yoga or meditation cd’s or purrrrring kitties cannot bring.
It’s worth all the burps, the pains, the limps, the weight, the hormonal floods of tears. All of it. Love.
Have you met my research assistant, Minden? We’re obsessed with each other. LOVE!
COMMERCIAL TIME!!! CHECK IT!!!:
Pretty coo, huh? FUN! See the commercial ON TV — at Discovery Health Channel Canada! Check DHCC’s website for their FAB program lineup!
SEND ME YOUR PREGGO BELLY NOWWWWWWW! Please? I put out the call for pics of your belly last week, and I got a bunch (and THANK YOU!), BUT I want MORE! Because I know a lot of you are just being lazy arses! So, c’mon now, join the fun, and send me YOUR BELLY (with or without shirt, with or without your face in the pic). Don’t be shy! THANK YOU! Oh, and, please send it to cheaty@urbanmoms.ca (that’s ME!). LOVE!
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xo Haley-O
I’m on dial-up and can’t see the commercial. 🙁 I want to see it!!!
you are a supa-star!
oh i loved your ad for discovery haley.and i love your research assistant minden.miaowww minden.i’m so glad that someone is doing so well.and i hear you about being worried about everything when preggy.and i think,yep,i heard that last burp!lol.
It is a cute commercial. I sent the photo, dear goodness!
You are doing so well! You have been under a crazy amount of stress and you are doing great. Keep sharing. Keep writing. Keep breathing!
xo
MTM
WOW!!! you’re like famous!! I’ll have to check the Discovery Channel to see this!!!!
oh yes, in case anyone doesn’t believe you, i can attest to the burping…HALEY IS A HUGE-ASS BURPER! 😉 but it’s all part of your charm!
every time i stressed out about the pregnancies…especially the second one because emily was still so little…i kept reminding myself of how many women go through this every day and how so many women have it worse than i do.
so…try to think positively. someone’s doing better! amazing! the monkey’s such a good girl! amazing! josh-o is really a great help and a great dad and he didn’t make you stage your house!
it all seems tough right now, sure, and i’m sorry you’re going through a rough time, but pretty soon things will start to look up!
That’s an awesome commercial Haley.
And I’m sorry you’re having to visit the hospital and put yourself through such stress during this pregnancy. I hope everything improves.
That was such a beautiful post.
You’re right – life does go on while pregnant, and I think that puts things in perspective. But with all the hormones … added pressure.
My niece had an operation when I was 37 weeks pregnant. It was traumatic. I remember sitting in the waiting room wondering how I could ever be a parent. I had so much love for her and was so afraid for her. (and it was minor day surgery).
Ironically, that evening I went into labour. Hospitals take it out of you, the stress of it all.
Glad Someone will be home soon. Much easier for everyone.
PS I still haven’t found a pregnancy picture. I’ll keep looking.
You’re famous! Great ad – great pics!
The best line in your post today:
“An inner peace and love that money or yoga or meditation cd’s or purrrrring kitties cannot bring”
So true – you have a life in there, and I cannot wait to meet him or her!!
Awesome, Haley!! That’s so cool. 🙂
The ad’s great!!!
As for carrying the monkey, you’re a better mom than me. When it hurt too much to carry #1, I told him I couldn’t. And he could see the pain on my face, the sensitive little guy he was (and mostly still is), so that was the end of that. When it hurt too much to carry #2, well, she wasn’t walking yet. So I tore a muscle in my back and shoulder. And then I insisted she walk. Which she did… four months later. Diva. *snort*
And yes, I still wind up carrying her from time to time. And then spend the next two days in bed, resting my sore hip. The one she destroyed while incubating inside me.
*sigh*
Hospitals are hard at the best of times but when preggers and just a little anxious 😉 they can be downright scary!
I remember when I saw you a month or so ago and you were burping then! It was entertaining although slightly distracting.
LOVE the ad!!