MY 1998  HALLOWEEN PREGNANCY

24 October 1998

It is 7:45 A.M. and I am up already.  After I got up and got dressed I took a short walk up to the corner and back.  I had to get up once during the night to go to the bathroom and to give my back a rest.  The small pillow I have helps but with the extra weight I find it difficult to lay on my back long as it makes my breathing a little difficult.  I think that when I am 9 months pregnant laying on my back will be impossible from the weight of the form pressing on my chest.  It is raining outside this morning so I probably wouldn't have been able to go Square Dancing anyway.  It seems thing are working out for the better since the later the stages of pregnancy are more difficult  for a woman.  This gives me extra time at 8 months to more fully experience the later and more difficult stages.  Being 7 months pregnant was some what difficult with having to do things differently because of the stomach being in the way but in general it is something I could get use to.  At 8 months pregnant moving, getting up, and sleeping are definitely more difficult as I feel will be a lot of other things. An amazing thing happened between this morning and 2:30 P.M.  My body adjusted to the form and I feel like it is a part of me.  There is no more of my body wanting to get rid of the foreign object.  When I touch the form it is as if I am touching my own stomach.  What a wonderful and strange feeling it is to feel like I am really pregnant. I spent most of the day trying to update my web pages.   I then watched some television and just before retiring and after setting all the clocks back I again took a short walk.

25 October 1998

I got up this morning at 6:45 and after placing on my robe I went out and got the newspaper.  I didn't have to get up last night but I did toss and turn a lot.   My wife was gone for the evening so I had all the bed to myself and I think that helped.  I got dressed in a dress today since it is Sunday and later on I am going out to do some shopping and walking around to help increase the waddle.  I am sitting here updating this journal and occasionally I rub my stomach.  I can't call it a form anymore since it is a part of me.  I don't even know that it is there and I just have a pregnant belly.  The feeling is amazing to have something attached to you that you feel is a part of you especially for me if it is a pregnancy form.  For my shopping excursion I went to our local mall and walked through it trying to find some larger size tops and some maternity clothes.  Walking through the mall definitely helped my waddle but the selection was pitiful.  I then drove over to another store and also walked through and found one top that I liked but I don't need another top referring to the baby.  This one said "Shh!  Baby sleeping".  The rest of the evening I just watched television and worked on my web site. I finally went to bed at midnight.

26 October 1998

Well Monday has rolled around and another school week for my nephew has started.  I awoke at 6:55 A.M. managing to make it through the night again this time with my wife sleeping with me.  While waiting for the time to take my nephew to school I started the laundry.  Taking out the wet clothes from the washer is a real experience when one can only bend over a little.  With all the difficulties being 8 months pregnant is bearable and even with my stomach being in the way a lot and the limited bending over I feel I could handle being 8 months pregnant for quite awhile.   When it was time I took my nephew to school and then returned home and took a shower.  After I had gotten dressed and put on my make-up my wife went out to drop off our car to get it repaired.  We then went and rented some videos and went to lunch at a restaurant.  After we got home I paid some bills and updated this journal.  When it was time to pick up my nephew I climbed in the car and went off and picked him up.  Later that evening I fixed dinner and then we sat down and watched some movies before retiring for the night.

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