31 WEEKS

 


31 weeks is when it becomes a little more obvious that my gait is turning into a waddle, rather than a walk. I officially feel like I am carrying a watermelon around the front of my body, all the time. Try it, walking around with a big watermelon. You’ll find yourself doing a little waddle and sympathizing with a 31 week-pregnant lady - that’s what it feels like, except your arms don't get as tired. Strangers sometimes still call my bump, a little bump, and I have to refrain from looking at them like they are crazy because it looks massive from my point of view. Granted, the change is much more apparent when I am sans clothes, and believe you me, both k. and I stare at it wide-eyed, in mild disbelief at how big it’s getting. And there’s still 9 more weeks of growing to do!

I think I can tell that she’s getting stronger because her movements sometimes hurt now. It’s not just little jabs and kicks, it’s more like the feeling of being elbowed or rolled on. Her bones must be getting bigger? Probably due to the growing size, I feel more aches in my back, hips, and in the back of my legs. Enter, pre-natal yoga. Thank you Netflix and all your yoga videos (DVDs? what do you call them when they are on Netflix? movies?) I remember when I did pre-natal yoga at about week 20, I got really bored, but now I'm do grateful for it because it helps my joints breathe.