May 2011
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Please hold
I haven’t been on tumblr a whole lot lately. At any given time I am either:
A) Working on my dissertation
B) Working on graduation stuff
C) Cleaning out the apartment in preparation for the big Cali move
D) Hyperventilating
I miss you guys.
I hope to be back soon.
P.S. The nugget kicked me so hard last night I cried out in shock. We had words. He was quiet for two whole minutes. ...
How would you like to be loved?
Wouldn’t it be nice if people asked you that right off the bat? Like, “How would you like your steak?”
Then you could be all, “I’m a bit of a mess right now. I would like to be treated gently and carefully. But I don’t want to feel like you think I’m high maintenance. I would like you to anticipate the times when I pull away, and not call me out on...
Name: “Nugget”
Likes: Floating, hearing “the voice” hum, when “the voice” rubs her belly
Dislikes: When “the voice” changes position in the middle of the night, anytime it gets too quiet, anytime I feel I’m not in charge
Best thing about me: I am ridiculously loved.
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Three
I only have three paychecks left until I transform into a stay-at-home pregnant lady with no income other than whatever my Etsy brings in.
What?
How am I going to pay for my phone? And what do I do when student loan bills start rolling in? And how do I maintain my independence? And savings account? What’s that? And our lease is up in July. And where are we going to live? And...
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Truthful Tuesday - Kicking it!
I am never going to get used to the baby kicking. I get delighted and amused every single time. Even if he kicked just two minutes ago.
I have a new appreciation for how that guy from Alien must have felt when the alien was trying to punch its way out of him.
Little Nugget stops moving when I hum. If I stop too early, he gets all fidgety again until I hum some more. So I’m all about...
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I'm usually a romantic person
But whenever someone says something like, “I knew the moment I saw him that I would marry him,” the first thing I think is CONFIRMATION BIAS.
5 reasons why I could never be friends with myself
I’m a morning person. I bounce out of bed all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. I’m chipper and upbeat. I hit the gym before 9 am. All of this without being caffeinated.
When I relate a conversation that took place online, I make little typewriter miming motions with my hands.
I don’t clean up after myself. Last night I spilled a glass of water on my nightstand. The extent of my...
“Yeah we need a pregnancy test. Nah I’m just kidding, do you carry finger...”
– Ken to the pharmacist at CVS
“Hang tight. I’m working on getting you out of there.”
– Ken whispering to my stomach while I watch TV.
Once a month I visit the orthodontist. It’s habit now. A routine inconvenience that I march myself to like a good little soldier. My orthodontist is a bit standoffish, but his techs are wonderful. They’re both trying to get pregnant, so their eyes light up whenever they see me. I’m like their talisman. They enjoy seeing me and watching me grow.
I want to tell them so badly that...
Walking into a restaurant with your husband and your little preggo belly to celebrate your PhD hooding and finding that your waiter is that guy from high school who you had a major crush on but who never gave you the time of day. Good feeling…
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I just want to sleep
I want to sleep through my doctor’s appointment today, and the practice talk I have to give this afternoon.
Through my committee meeting tomorrow which will determine if I’m getting a PhD.
Through my dentist appointment on Thursday.
Through the loads of laundry piling up.
Through social engagements and pleasantries.
I want to hide for a week under the covers and pillows where...
Logan Grey
This was my suggestion for Nugget’s official moniker.
Ken loved it, but he didn’t know why he loved it.
He didn’t realize it was a Wolverine/Jean Grey thing.
I’m not going to tell him.
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Sometimes, if I’m lucky, I can feel around on my abdomen and find the little lumpiness of Nugget, and I can tell you where he is. He won’t usually stay there for long. But if I’m quick, I can guide Ken’s hand over to him, and we can catch a couple of kicks before he’s gone.
This is what I was doing last night as I was lying in bed, waiting for sleep. I was gently...
Why am I crying?
Because I was sitting at a picnic table in the shade with Ken. Just minding my own business and eating my tomato soup.
Because I was at peace and enjoying the quiet, when a big green lizard dropped from the tree branches five feet in front of me.
Because a big yellow bird came flitting down after it.
Because I watched the lizard scurry frantically behind a rock while the bird hop-hop-hopped...
Receptionist: Good morning.
Me: Good, how are you?
Sigh…
“We found out what’s been inside Claudia!”
– Ken telling his mom we’re having a boy as I look on in horror
Truthfully?
I’ve decided not to walk in my graduation ceremony next Thursday. Why? Because I’m pregnant. I would have to bring snacks. And water. And pillows - one for my back and one for my ass. I would have to get up every half hour to pee. I would probably get overheated in my gown and faint. Someone told me Gloria Estefan is our keynote speaker, and I would probably boo her because...
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Ten things nobody tells you about pregnancy
Pregnancy hurts. I always thought the worst part of pregnancy would be watching my body balloon to this unnatural shape I would no longer recognize. It never occurred to me that said “ballooning” would require stretching of ligaments and muscles and cavity walls. With all this stretching comes pain. Boob pain, back pain, pelvic pain. Then there’s the pain that’s not...
