lessons learned

so, I had in my head that 2nd pregnancies were easier. They're not. You get bigger faster, but not so that you look pregnant earlier, just so that you have NO clothes that fit and look sort of paunchy. You feel grosser earlier and for longer, and have all kinds of fun "2nd (or subsequent) pregnancy" things. Like groin pain. Come on! It feels, most of the time, like I've been doing too many thighmaster exercises. Or like I got kicked in the junk. Unpleasant. And contractions. For no reason. Not the harmless Braxton Hicks ones either, real ones that make you stop what you're doing and say oh, ok...ow.

Another lesson I learned just today after sitting waiting for my appointment for an hour. Even if you're sure you've got the lid on your pee-in-a-cup securely, you shouldn't drop it on the floor, because it will open a little bit and that's gross. And you'll have to pretend like you didn't just drop and spill your pee in the waiting room in front of like 15 people, and you'll probably get some pee on your hand, and all this will happen while the nurse is waiting for you to come back and get weighed etc.

I have to go do parent-teacher interviews, but I only have one, so it should be relatively quick. I'll be back.

I'm back! I was gone for like an hour, you didn't even notice.

After the pee-spilling hour-long wait incident, all went well. El bambina is measuring one week big in the head, and 2 weeks big in the abdomen, so she's a good size. The doctor assures me she will be over 9lbs. I said, yeah, they thought Kieran was going to be big too, had him at 7.5lbs at 36 weeks, and then 6 weeks later when he was FINALLY born, he only weighed 8lbs9. She said no, with these measurements, statistically she'll weigh over 9lbs. Not crazy more, not 11-12lbs, but 9 for sure. I said...thanks? I am measuring just over 2 weeks big, but my fluid has not gone all crazy, it's normal. Also, a cyst I had has gone away, so that's good news too. I didn't ask about like, ok, so when will I *have* the baby? I will next time though. This is a lot harder than last time, Kieran is a great kid but he just wants to rassle all the time and play and run and chase and run and play and I'm exhausted at the best of times. I had a cold about a month ago, which has been a sore throat since then, and which has now turned into a cough and stuffy nose and sore throat, and the nigglings of a fever, and I'm not impressed. Thankfully I have no more teaching this week, parent-teacher tomorrow and then a 4 day weekend, during which I get to have a baby shower and go to Erin's wedding shower. There will apparently not be strippers at either, sadly, but I'll manage.

Alright. I have stuff to go through and organize. 10 days left! Lots to do.