Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Losing steam

Man, when I first started to blog, I was so excited about it, visiting it frequently, updating previous posts, adding pictures to liven things up...but now?  My last entry was in mid-May, and now it's mid-JUNE!  I tell you, I have no idea where the time goes.  Is someone secretly speeding up the clock?  It seems like every time I turn around, it's a new month.  And then it hits me--BAM!  This burgeoning belly of mine is stealing not only my energy and nutrients, but my TIME, too!  Fortunately, I haven't been one of those people losing their time in the bathroom with morning sickness, but I have lost my time to feeling uncomfortable, sleeping poorly, being irritable, and wondering why my stomach is still so small.  I started the final week of my second trimester (wrapping up month six) today, and though I can't wear any of my "regular" clothes, maternity wear is just too damn big for me.  Story of my life, though...don't fit this type, don't fit that type, and get forgotten in the middle.  Anyway, it's been like this for months now.  I finally do have a little pooch that sticks out, but nothing like what I imagined or have witnessed.  I was at the doctor's office today for a checkup, and there was a woman there who was also in her sixth month.  CLEARLY she was in her sixth month.  Granted, she was a lot heavier than I am, pregnant or not, but still.  Girlfriend was big!  Me, not so much.  In all honesty, I should be grateful, and I am...NOW.  Who wouldn't appreciate fewer stretch marks?  Besides, I know that day will be here soon, when I look down and think where the hell did THIS thing come from???  It's coming.  With a vengeance.  And then I will miss my "small" days.