I don't like that this place has a washing machine that's roughly the size of my Quisinart. It means at least three times the loads I was doing before, which was already a godforsaken amount. I'm planning to bitch and moan about this CONSTANTLY because then it will be that much easier to convince my husband to let me invest in a fancy (RED!) front-loader when the time comes.
I also don't like it that my body is changing. Of course my belly is getting bigger, I'm not complaining about that (although my dually-tire belly only expands and never becomes that lovely round pregnant bump - I know I owe y'all a belly pic), but my hips appear to be widening too. I haven't been on the scale since we moved, but as of a week ago I still hadn't gained anything yet. It'll be just my luck that after a week of busting my ass packing and hauling crap around and basically getting more exercise than I've had in months that I will have gained five pounds, all five of which are undoubtedly attached to my ass.
My wife is into her third trimester now, and things are starting to get really uncomfortable for her now. She has 11 weeks to go... I hope they don't get any worse!
Speaking as a guy who is seeing all this up close for the first time, you ladies really deserve medals. (I've been told that diamonds are an acceptable substitute.)
Posted by: Dreadmouse | November 16, 2005 at 06:39 AM
We need PICS! You just gotta keep thinking "It'll be worth it, and it'll be OVER in a few months!"
Dreadmouse, you are correct, diamonds are an acceptable, even preferable, substitute for medals. Where could a girl wear medals anyway?
Posted by: hydrogeek | November 16, 2005 at 07:12 AM
hmmm...my Jewish MIL claims that a wide ass means GIRL.
Posted by: kalisah | November 17, 2005 at 09:44 AM
i never got that adorable preggo bump most women get. i just got flabbier and flabbier in the gut and then one day i looked pregnant and not just fat...
Posted by: ali | November 17, 2005 at 11:49 AM
"[T]hen it will be that much easier to convince my husband to let me invest in a fancy (RED!) front-loader when the time comes."
Yeah, about as easy as it will be for me to convince you to let me invest in a new Land Rover.
Posted by: David | November 20, 2005 at 11:43 PM