Ch-Ch-Ch-Chaaaaanges!

I hate change - I don't like it. I'm not talking about all the changes that are going to come about when we have the baby etc. - we've been told about them 10,000 times and I am sure that is just the start. I am just talking about a lot of changes in a short period of time. We settled on a new place to live, we bought some new living room furniture, and we just got a new car. That is a lot of changes in a short time involving money. I know you are saying - "Just you wait until that baby comes" Don't say it....in fact don't even THINK it in my direction :) The difference is we made these decisions fairly quickly and close together. The baby I have 9 months to prepare for the changes. That's about the amount of time I need to comfortably make a big change in my life. Another good example that God knows what he is doing when he gives us 9 months to have a baby.

So Sunday night I am not sleeping well thinking about these changes and if we did or did not make the correct decisions (I have now decided that we indeed have made good decisions). Anyway, as I am laying there I realize I have this weird heavy feeling in my belly and it goes with me no matter how I lay. The doctor has told me (among other things), if I ever feel pressure it is something I should go to the doctor about immediately. So I am laying there think - is this pressure??? is something wrong??? I did not sleep all that much. Anyway, Monday morning I delay going to work right away and call the doctor. The nurse practitioner calls me back and asks me all kinds of questions. After I answer them she kind of giggles and says, "Welcome to being a first time mom sweetie, the heaviness you are feeling is just the baby - it's getting big enough for you to feel it now!" I tell her thanks and that I will never call again, because now I just feel downright silly. :) Of course I will call again if I have a question that warrants a call, but that is only because she told me what the silliest question she gets all the time. Apparently some mommy's-to-be call because they are constipated (due to the prenatals etc.) and they are worried that if they try too hard to poop they will indeed push the baby out :) That made my question a lot better - in my mind at least :)