Surely (as a “non-mum”) you’re meant to savour these last few weeks!
This might be the last time you do this – or is there a Microtopus to follow in the next couple of years :)

Is there anything ice cream can’t fix?

i wasn’t a great pregnant woman either, your legs look amazing. I hate you:)

You sure do know how to bring a woman back to being preganet again. You discribe it just as it felt both times for me. The last few weeks of each pregnetcy was the hardest and I just could not wait till it was done.

oh, I remember how wonderful that ice cream tasted during the last few weeks too. Can I have some “sympathy” ice cream for you?

(PS: can I ask what cool plugin you are using to highlight your own comments?? Thanks!)

You poor bugger. I absolutely hate the last few weeks of pregnancy. It’s designed to make you feel as shit as possible so by the time the baby’s born you feel a) relief and b) completely stuffed already, which just makes the whole sleep deprivation/wacky hormones/emotional rollercoaster thing SO much easier to handle.

Fwiw, I often change my 2 year old while she’s standing up. Of course it can be easier with a girl because she sometimes wears dresses so there’s less to do before I get to the nappy. But you might find it easier sometimes too. Especially with Code Yellow nappies. Though it can be quite good with Code Brown nappies too – it sucks that she can run off, but at least if she squirms the poo doesn’t rub off on anything. (Well, except for me, when I don’t move quickly enough!)

OY – so you mean, it’s going to get worse? haha – ha.
I’m so uncomfortable now, and I still have 3 months to go. Just putting my shoes on is a feat of itself – I can’t imagine toddler wrestling as a side sport. You heroic woman.

At the end of my pregnancy I needed to eat berries every single night. BERRIES. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries… ANY KIND OF BERRIES.

Which ok, they’re healthy or whatever (probably not with the amount of Cool Whip I ate them with) but they are also, like, roughly $35 each or something, and then one night I went to get my berry fix and the berries had MOLDED, OH MY GOD and you would not even BELIEVE the meltdown I had over that. Because not only were the berries MOLDY and inedible, I had spent MONEY on those berries, a lot of money, at that, and I could have bought DIAPERS or some wipes or something instead! Oh the drama and guilt!

I do not particularly envy your current condition.

Also I am sorry I wrote a comment that required four different paragraphs. PARAGRAPHS. It’s not like I don’t have a blog of my own or something.

I’d just finished birthin’ #1 and they put him on my chest and hubby is snapping pictures and I say- QUOTE “*THAT* was inside of *me*??!” Yes I did. Not my most eloquent moment ever.
But even after 3 birthin’s- it’s still just weird. Cool- but weird.

I hate to admit this because it’ll be misinterpreted but with my first 2, I lived for movement, but with my 3rd, it just felt weird and amost annoying – tickly, never knew where it was going to come next. None of them hurt me but #3 was unpredictable and as a result I was always tense and waiting.

Oh and I SO related to your whole description of taking a break. Thanks for the laugh.

Fibby McBullshit :). Spell check (that picky bastard) hates your fun name, go figure. A few more weeks with Smalltopus, you say? When is your due date? ‘Cuz the way it sounds, he might be planning an early arrival.

I used to feel gipped that I missed out on the last few weeks of pregnancy, having my water break at 35 weeks.

Now, maybe notsomuch.

I’m pregnant again and can’t help but wonder if I will learn how truly uncomfortable those last weeks will be, and oh my lucky stars, it will be in JULY.

Have you tried Haagen Dazs Mint Chip? It is truly the king of all mint chip ice creams. I ate a pint of it every night the last three months of my second pregnancy. It was worth every gained pound.

I’m just impressed that you can spell chihuahua!! I tried for 15 minutes this morning and couldn’t, even with google’s never failing help.
I never made it past 37 weeks with any of my pregnancies, I can’t imagine how excited you are to see the end so near!!!

Same with me on the ice cream – every single night during my pregnancy. Usually Breyer’s Natural Bean Vanilla with caramel drizzled all over it. Mmmmm… I am literally salivating right now. And wouldn’t you think that a daily fix of ice cream would counteract the horrible, horrible pregnancy heartburn? No, it did not. Perhaps I should have crumbled up my tropical fruit flavored Tums for a topping. Hey, Ben & Jerry, there’s an idea for you. Just gotta think of a cutesy name…

I was where you are over a year ago (with my third).

I ate ice cream every. single. night.

You have EVERY RIGHT to complain. I housed ten -pound children. Once they emerged, I was baffled that they were ever inside of me.

Thank the Lord Almighty that I was induced ten days early with the last two, or I might have gone insane.

Chin up! You will get through this :)

I have to take an extended break after washing my 2 year old in the tub. All that bending, rinsing, wiping.. And trying to give instructions!! Turn this way, now that way… I was sweating last night, and I am only 30 weeks!!! Unfortunately, both previous children had to be induced at almost 42 weeks, so I am probably looking at 3 more months of this fun.. Wow..

Angella, I have new respect for you and I had plenty before!

You are right on. Sometimes my babe will move inside me and I think ‘that’s a baby in there, moving around’ and it blows my freaking mind. And I’m nine months pregnant! With my second!

OMG you hit the nail on the head…I went almost 41 weeks and was about to call thedoctor SOBBING to induce me because I was SO EFFING MISERABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you are soooo fawkin hilarious. I swear.

My two kids were both 9-pounders and they ran out of room the last month. I was quite relieved to be rid of all that kicking to my ribcage. I also remember and can relate to how hard it was to bathe and dress our 4-yr old when I was huge with child in the 2nd pregnancy. Hang in there!

And, I swear I am so claustrophobic because I was 11 lbs 3 oz at birth and encapsulated in my 5’2″ mother, poor thing. I must have been one scrunched up kid!

Sorry, but how old is the average child potty trained? I would think that as soon as their language skills set in, potty training should take place.

How quickly I have forgotten the hell and misery that is the last month of pregnancy. To think that I want to get myself in that situation for a second time makes me question my own sanity for a moment or two. Then I remember the joy of eating an entire watermelon in one sitting and I can’t wait to have an excuse to do it again.

The end is near!

“surely he could just claw his way through if he tried hard enough? Which worries me, because it really seems like he is TRYING VERY HARD.” OMG!!! I felt exactly the same. By the time I got to 39 weeks with my 9lb+ baby I had visions of that scene from Alien…… (not that I’m trying to freak you out or anything there..)
Naomi
PS: Didn’t toilet train my boy til he was really ready at 3 and a bit and it took a whole 2 days to be completely dry, day and night. It is worth the wait to avoid the angst.

Heh heh..Fibby McBullshit..heh heh..:-)

First you kick dog to the curb, and now you are moving poor Riley to a bedroom with no changing table, and a low bed? For shame!!!

heh, sorry, I had to, you left yourself open for that one….lol.

Linda- you are my freaking HERO!!! I don’t care if you poke dog with toothpicks and if Riley still uses a diaper at his high school graduation. I love how you write, I love you twisted sense of humor and I especially love how you just said suck my fat one. Kudos!

Yeah, well, file me under Parenting: How to Suck, because my son was well over three before he was completely potty trained and it was a horrible (and LONG) process and I think I have blacked most of it out now.
g~

Sigh, I do and do not look forward to those ice cream eating days toward the end of pregnancy. It was like a hard core obession during my first pregnancy… I swear both before and after my son was born there were tire tracks from our house to the DQ down the road imbedded. It made me laugh and cry to see the scale climbing up up up! Weeeeeeeee… but it was SO much fun all at once ;)

To those people about the end of pregnancy – yeah sure you enjoy getting kicked in the lungs/ribs by a 6-10 lb baby than talk to me about “enjoying” those last weeks… You feel as big as a house, you just want your bod back and OMG was that just foot that I saw as I talking on phone. Sure it takes your breath away but in a OMG can that placenta possibly hold sort of a way!!!

As for potty training, every kid (and for that matter parent) is different. You just go with the flow and it will happen – as most people told me no kids go off to school without being potty trained.

Sigh, I do and do not look forward to those ice cream eating days toward the end of pregnancy. It was like a hard core obession during my first pregnancy… I swear both before and after my son was born there were tire tracks from our house to the DQ down the road embedded. It made me laugh and cry to see the scale climbing up up up! Weeeeeeeee… but it was SO much fun all at once ;)

To those people about the end of pregnancy – yeah sure you enjoy getting kicked in the lungs/ribs by a 6-10 lb baby than talk to me about “enjoying” those last weeks… You feel as big as a house, you just want your bod back and OMG was that just foot that I saw as I talking on phone. Sure it takes your breath away but in a OMG can that placenta possibly hold sort of a way!!!

As for potty training, every kid (and for that matter parent) is different. You just go with the flow and it will happen – as most people told me no kids go off to school without being potty trained.

Here’s to icecream!!!!!!!

Ice cream is wonderful, but in WI, we have Kopp’s frozen custard! Much more fat & creamy deliciousness! You can get it shipped for a lot of money, but it’s worth it! http://kopps.com/shop/OrderCustardPack.aspx
When we lived on the East Coast, hubby got this for me every holiday! (Christmas, birthday, arbor day,…)

The only thing that would soothe me during the last month or so of pregnancy was a heating pad over my aching, stretched-to-the-brink uterus and a bowl of caramel swirl ice cream with melted peanut butter on top. Every night. Followed by falling asleep on the couch around 7:30.

I highly recommend it. It’s all about survival at this point!

The fear of the baby clawing it’s way out seems very well founded to me. Human skin is only a few millimeters thick. If paper can cut it, why can’t a very dertmined unborn?

I know I’d split like a pair of fat man trousers.

I salute you for your courage.

And how did the cat get up there?

I am caught between having profound admiration for all of you mamas and my vagina slamming shut and hanging up a “closed for business” sign. Yeesh. I’m too much of a wuss to be a mother, I think.

I think you look beautiful and can’t wait to meet Smalltopus!

I also second the recomendation for the Haagen Dazs Mint Chocolate Chip – it’s delicious! They also have some crazy new carmelized pear/roasted pecan flavor that’s incredible as well!

Are you really seeing those flashing stars after the diaper changing? That’s an indicator of high blood pressure – looks as though you may be having the same scenario on your 2nd preggo as the first… maybe smalltopus will be out sooner than you think!

If you feel so inclined, check out this website.

http://www.spinningbabies.com/

I know you are having a c-section so some of it won’t apply to you, but parts might be helpful in figuring out what exactly you are feeling, be it an elbow or a case of gum.

You are so funny, BTW. :)

Okay, there’s some stuff that is a bit bossier than I want to advocate there, specifically this part might be useful to you:

http://spinningbabies.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=32

Hell, I’m only 18 weeks and I’m already eating ice cream every day. Only one scoop, but still. It’s not looking good for later on.

I saw weird things with both my pregnancies and it turned out to be a visual migrane–totally painless but very weird, colorful designs taking the place of normal vision. Then, poof! It’s gone.

Totally weird.

Uh, I was referring to your seeing stars there. Sorry if that seemed random.

I ate ice cream every day when I was pregnant. Then again, My Kid was born the last day of August. In Memphis. Still, calcium right?

I so remember the last weeks of both pregnancies. My first was punctuated by the definately visable turning from breech to normal by my son. Yes, we watched his head go from under my boobs to one side then his butt appear where the head had just been! Freaky! Also, painful as he**! My second son was less movement prone, which was explained at birt when he had the cord around his neck WAY tight. Yes, the movement is nice before 34 weeks, but after, it just sucks donkey ass!

And about the potty training comment above, WTF! My 2.5 year old has known what the potty is for since he turned 2, but since he’s an extremely independent monkey and refused for a month to even look at it, we decided to quit pushing and let him take the lead. He’s almost ready for undies now, but still won’t poop in the toilet! It’s just gotta be on their terms, not yours!

May I say that I am totally jealous of your cute maternity clothes? I have a couple of cute pieces (mostly passed down from my sister). Where did you get your clothes?

I think that’s the whole of pregnancy is pretty bizarre. I mean, yes, natural in the sense that your body does it automatically… but pushing a live BABY out of something that is measured in centimeters… that’s anything but natural, to me. (I can say that because I know you’re having a C-section, right?)

I read in a book (The Hours, maybe?) that women used to be put under general anesthesia during labor, and all I could think was WHY DON’T WE DO THAT NOW? Something about “safety”, I suppose.

I am 17 weeks and one day so far. And after reading this of your pregnancy and Beth’s most recent over at SoTheFishSaid, I’m officially very intimidated and even scared of getting to that point when my belly will have “corners.” *shudder*