Belly, Bookclub and a Bird

People debate about my body a lot. I never thought that this would get to me but blame it on hormones - it's driving me nuts.

One day, someone will say, "Wow what a cute belly!" (always nice to hear)

The next day, someone will say, "Whoa, you're big for 13 weeks. Must just be gas." (Not nice to hear)

And lastly, someone will say, "You hardly look pregnant at all." (Very frustrating to hear because I've gained 10 lbs. I KNOW I don't look the same and if you think I do, that's kind of insulting)

Wow...even writing this makes me feel like the, "Preggo Monster" Arna ocassionally refers to me as. You can decide but please don't tell me what you think:

I'm just trying to keep my sense of humor because nobody likes a grump. That's how I've felt lately though. Very grumpy, and then to top that off - I've had a cold or allergies the past few days which has REALLY turned me into a bear.

I joined a bookclub. My track record so far hasn't been so hot. I read the first book and loved it, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" but didn't go to the meeting because there was a bad snow storm.

The second book, I only read the first few pages and couldn't get into it. "Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story" and didn't go to the meeting because I felt bad for not reading it.

The third book, "The God of Small Things" I read about two chapters of and didn't care for it. However, my friend Allison was hosting the meeting this month so I read the plot synopsis and went.

The meeting was pretty hilarious. We talked about the book for maybe half of the time at the most. The other half was of course filled with baby and birth talk. (Apparently they didn't think I was hardly showing)

There was one male in attendance who had a great sense of humor about it thank goodness because we were discussing the nitty gritty of it all - epidurals, bowel movements during labor, the bloody show...you get the picture.

At one point, the woman who was there who has a child was talking about her birth experience and describing how a mucus plug looks. In her words, "like a giant booger." However, she had her mouth full while she was saying this and it came out sounding like, "bird."

A couple of peoples' eyes got big and repeated, "A BIRD comes out?" I lost it. The visual of a bird,definitely a dove, majestically taking flight and exiting your lady parts to signal the beginning of labor, was more than I could take. I grabbed my abdomen and howled until I cried.

The next book is broken into two parts for the months of June and July. It's "Atlas Shrugged." I'm not sure if I'll be up to the task of conquering that book. We'll see. I'll at least go for the company though! Those ladies were a hoot.