Pregnancy update

The only times of day I don't have to go to the bathroom are for the first five minutes after every time I go to the bathroom. After that, it's just varying levels of urgency. In fact, if I take more than that amount of time in the bathroom, fixing my hair or something, by the time I'm about to leave, I change my mind and just sit down on the pot again. Yes, really. I think we're going through toilet paper and liquid hand soap like twice as fast as previously.

In general I've been feeling great, in answer to a frequently asked question. By which I mean I feel mostly normal most of the time. The main thing is tiredness. First trimester I could hardly cope with how tired I was. Those weeks are a blur. I remember the painful effort of simply staying awake through a work day. Besides that I remember very little, because the rest of the time I was sleeping. Around 18 weeks my energy levels normalized. Now I'm almost at 26 weeks and have taken up the afternoon naps again!

I find that a hard-boiled egg in the morning does help keep me going.

Jabberwocky is big enough now that I'm starting to feel the stretch. Anders has felt her a number of times by laying a hand on my belly.

Sorry to disappoint, but I can't rattle off any weird cravings I've had. At first the only foods that sounded good were pepperoni pizza and french fries. I even got a slice of pepperoni pizza at a gas station once. It came in a triangle-shaped cardboard box, and I devoured it with sincere gratitude. But recently my appetite has been unnoteworthy. I love the same things I loved before, but maybe cereal and yogurt more so.

It's nice having the pregnancy card to play, though. I can use it when I want ice cream, when I'd rather sleep than go out, when I'm forgetful, when I'm too lazy to get up. Since there are so many kind-hearted people in my life, it doesn't take much to play on their sympathies. :)