The Simple Wife

Since my little Robbie has the hiccups right now (making it hard not to think of him), I thought I’d write a quick update of what’s going on with he and I.

As of my last doctor’s visit, I weigh in at 157–believe it or not, I was actually thrilled that I finally seem to be tapering off, having only gained THREE pounds since my last doctor’s visit. In spite of many kind predictions from people who believe this baby will be “big like his daddy!” (it’s going to be disappointing if he only weighs six pounds…), I’m hoping that some of this weight is retained water. Yes, I have started swelling, and while it is still rather interesting to me, it’s becoming more and more annoying. My feet look like soda cans and my toes like vienna sausages. Gone are the happy days of aimlessly wandering through stores, just blissfully strolling along. Nope! Now all I have to do is make a quick trip to Wal*Mart for groceries, and before I’m done I feel like my ankles are going to explode. David now enjoys going for walks to get exercise, because I am no longer charging along urging him to pick up the pace. I now toddle breathlessly behind him as he saunters along.

Yesterday we bought a mattress for Robbie’s crib. Now all we need is some sheets and it’s ready for the baby! I’ve been talking to Robbie lately just to remind him that in just four more weeks we’ll hit the 37 week mark and he can arrive safely without being premature. His daddy keeps telling him to stay in until he’s ready, but whatever…he’s not the one with a precious baby hicupping inside him.

Speaking of my baby’s daddy, he is still the most wonderful husband in the world, and is so incredibly patient and sweet with me as we work through this whole pregnancy thing. Whenever I’m feeling too hot (and I mean in an our-a/c-is-not-working-again, not an amorous way), tired, and swollen to cook dinner, he’ll tell me to go sit in my rocker while he takes care of everything. He’s also very good at giving foot massages, humoring a cranky wife, and so amazingly wonderful that I don’t know what I did to deserve him.

One last thing before I go…I’m not sure if I’ve had any food cravings yet, but I am becoming very obsessed with Mexican food and chocolate. I’m not sure if that has anything to do with the baby or not, because I’ve always loved those foods, but I do desire them much more now…I can’t get enough burritos, tacos, or quesadillas. I have added one new food to regular inventory in my quest to give Robbie a taste for healthy food–tomatoes! A couple trips ago at Wal*Mart I noticed the tomatoes and they suddenly looked rather appealing for the first time in my life, so I added them to the rest of my groceries. Now I have begun eating them and been enlightened to find that they are not nearly as bad I used to think they were. This is probably the first time in my entire marriage that I’ve bought tomatoes since up till now, neither my husband nor I liked them…so, maybe that’s a craving?

Until next time!

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