Being Big

I received a big bag of maternity wear from a childhood friend's sister who just gave birth 5 months ago. As I've been complaining about not having enough to wear, I was naturally pleased with the blessing.

So after dinner, with one eye on the news on TV, I dug through the bag with anticipation. As I expected, the owner of the clothes have very good taste with many of her clothes bought from reputable brands. Alas, she is of the petite frame and I am, well, not small. So with a heavy heart, I folded up all the clothes and put them back in the bag and sighed.

It's been said that every cloud has a silver lining, I'm still trying to figure out if this applies to being 'big' as well. So far, I can't think of one. Other than being really heavy and having difficulty moving from A to B, there's also backaches and muscle aches that I have to contend with. I can't sit nor stand for too long and now I find that I can't do the dishes properly because my belly gets in the way!

Putting on underwear is a challenge on its own; here's the procedure: First I stand firm with my feet slightly apart, with2 hands, I then hold and open up my humongous panties, making sure it's the right side (don't want to have to do it all over again!). I take a deep breath and lift up my right leg and plunge my foot into the pantie, all the time praying that it goes through the correct hole and hoping that my toes won't get caught somewhere else. If all goes well, I take another deep breath and repeat the whole procedure with the other leg.

If you are wondering if I'm exaggerating, well, imagine being over weight, with a protruding belly that alters your centre of gravity and so it's fairly easy to topple over and besides, I can't see anything that's below my belly!

So there you have it, the minor trials of pregnancy!

I'm Back, maybe..

It's been a while since I updated my blog. So sorry for those who have been checking! Truth is, I've been extremely lazy. You see, I only get to 'work' on my laptop after the children have gone to bed, and by the time I check the news (must keep myself updated you see), check put others' blogs (not that many la, only 4), read and replied emails, an hour is gone, my eyelids are drooping and my back is aching. I keeping thinking, tomorrow la, I'll write something, and convinced myself that nothing interesting happened to me that particular day anyway!

So what's happened to me since my last posting? Well, my birthday's come and gone, so I'm officially 37, late thirties already! My belly's been expanding at an alarming rate! I dread stepping on the weighing machine each time I go to my obstetrician's office, because each time he will inevitably say, "You MUST be eating very well!". It's his way of telling me to stop stuffing my face. But really, I haven't, I would protest silently! I've already given up ice cream months ago, I don't eat fried food, I don't eat rice for every meal and I actually exercise on my cross trainer 30 minutes, at least 3 times a week! What else do you want me to do???? Argghhh!! it's not fair!

I know my doctor means well, and I still have 3 months to go before I pop, so I really do need to watch my weight, but honestly, short of not eating at all, I don't know what else to do. Help!