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I've decided I will just endure it.

I love feeling . . . uncomfortable, slightly sick, LAZY or just not normal and unsure if it's pregnancy induced or if I would still have said symptoms if I wasn't pregnant. But right now everything is blamed on baby.  Although if I ate salad & a baked sandwich instead of a burrito, I'd probably feel a little better. Sleep would also do wonders. Vacations are never restful if it involves an airport & economy class.  Is anyone else like me and just loves coming home to their own bed & toilet?

But I love my brother and wanted to be there on his wedding day. Rand & Savannah are beautiful.
I left them a card with lots of marriage advice since I'm so expert now - 1.4 years, don't hate.
I just don't know what I would have done if Mr Smith didn't go with me. He saves me every day.

Needless to say, we won't be flying for awhile. In fact, I'd like to just stay put.
(although we both get that year twitch where we want to move apartments)
Don't forget, I'm lazy & baby is on the way. So moving is out of the question.

The family tried the baby name game while we were gone. Nothing is decided.
{Mckensie, Madison, Chelsea, Jacey, Aspen, Avery, Rory, Ariana, Kora, Nora... it goes on and on}
I'm not even sure how my mom came up with some of the ones she said.
Mr Smith & I are always back and forth, mostly disliking each other's likes.

I can't slouch anymore. The top of my stomach where my sternum meets the middle of my rib cage constantly aches. People say I'm small and boy do I not want to know what it feels like to be big. 

And wasn't this just a downer post?

The baby is kicking. I think she's trying to puncture my internal organs.

Is it April yet?

On a happy note, I love my no named baby girl (or boy you never know)
and I will probably go into her bedroom and stare at her things before heading to bed
because that's how it is. I can't wait to stare at her.



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  1. A. B.20 February, 2013

    I felt that exact same way with the whole ribs aching and being sore. That was the worst of the physical pain for me (thankfully) but it does hurt to sit and stand. I'm sorry you're sore! I promise that eventually your body will feel normal again. It will take several weeks after the baby is born. I wish I could say it was instant... but it does come back (at least it did for me!) and when you have that moment where you realize you are your old self it feels amazing! I happened to be in a Zumba class when it happened to me :)

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