...but six months later she began to swell. Ah yes, Anna's coming along nicely.
There's a lot of funny little things that you begin to notice during a first pregancy - or at least things we're noticing. First, Anna says women who were just casual aquaintences once before are now checking up on her maternal process. There's some sort of badge that motherhood seems to earn between women, and those who've been through it have a bond. It's kinda like Adkins dieters.
Also, the whole physiological process itself is fascinating. Every now and then, Anna rubs her belly and exclaims, "honey, look how big my belly's getting!"
I'll admit, when she first said this, I was amazed to fathom that life was creating inside her womb. The second week of hearing this, I thought of how someday our child would grow larger than us, and how amazing life is. During the third week of her observations, I was finishing level 9 in Spryo the Dragon, so I couldn't fully appreciate the moment. After the fourth week of hearing this, I realized I'd be hearing about her growing stomach for another 20-something more weeks.
Just then, the baby began to move a little, which has had us both on edge. Now I figure it'll be another three weeks before I begin acting like a jerk about this as well.
Seriously, it's almost unfair how easy men have it in new parenthood. As soon as the new mom is told she's pregnant, she's immediately cut off from all her vices - smoking, drinking, caffeine and a variety of foods - and forced to spend about 5 months lugging around a 20 lb weight around her mid-section. She gains weight, is nautious for two months, stretches her belly, and forces life out of a fairly narrow passage (`nuff said).
As for the guy, he's given nine months to clean his act up and get it together before becoming a parent. It's like nature is saying, "Mom, it's up to you to take care of this new life. Dad,... you've got nine months to stop sniffing glue and stealing road signs."
Fortunately, I've thrown out my cache of Tester's model cement, and my city stopped restocking the signs I like, so we're all set for being the proud parents of a boy(s) and / or girl(s)?
