Playing the Pregnancy Card (As Often As I Can. . .)

I have been absent in writing on this blog for quite some time.  But I have a good excuse.  I’m pregnant.

I’m finding that a person can blame a lot of things on this condition.  Haven’t updated the blog?  Oh, well, I’m pregnant.  Make dinner?  I’m not sure if I can.  After all, I’m pregnant.  Get up before 9:00a.m.?  I don’t think so.  Pregnant women need their sleep.

And that’s what I am. Pregnant.

I have discovered that pregnancy can be a virtual "Get-Out-of-Jail-Free" card.  If I forget to do something, I can pin it on the small fetus growing inside me that’s stealing all my brain power.  If I end up watching Gilmore Girls and Hulu.com all day, well, it’s only because a side-lying position is the only thing that gets rid of my nausea.  A girl can’t accomplish much when she’s supine on the couch.

At the same time, there is some validation in all of this relaxation.  I mean, for heavens sake, I’m growing a person inside my body.  Let me say that again: A person inside my body!  Cut me some slack!  And there is a trade-off to all of this sleeping, lounging, and, ahem, lazing.  It comes in the form of the constant sick-to-my stomach feeling.  The fact that it will be nine long months before I can eat hot dogs again. (Although, to be honest I haven’t craved a hot dog in probably ten years until now.)  I have been robbed of my favorite sleeping position-the belly.  Not to mention the fact that sleep is almost nonexistent with the constant bathroom runs throughout the night which have now become a part of my life.

So, I don’t feel quite so bad about not being my usual, productive self.  Not now, at least.  For now, if I have a bad night, I feel perfectly justified in taking a small (two hour) nap in the afternoon.  And, if the only thing I can stomach at the moment is chocolate cake, I'm going to go ahead and cut myself a slice.  After all, I am pregnant.  And I'm going to ride this wave for as long as I can. 

Now, speaking of cake. . .

(PS At the time I wrote this, about two months ago, I was in a constant state of nausea.  There is a happy ending though.  I'm now in my second trimester and feeling soooo much better!  Still, I am going to have that piece of cake!)