Dr., Dresses and Plans...

"Should you be pregnant instead of me?"
"I think I'd handle it better.."

Honestly, I THOUGHT I was doing a pretty good job of being pregnant..
I do wish sometimes that we could trade off..you know, one week, he could have the baby in his stomach...the next week, me. Maybe then I could have a glass of wine or two..fit into my old clothes, even give him a break from changing the litter box..
But God didn't set up pregnancy that way..I am SURE there is a good reason for this.

I am in my eleventh week..and I am STILL tired..blech..I have managed to run at the gym ONCE..and even lifted some weights..of course, I needed a three hour nap afterwards. And we just joined the gym Thursday, so don't start judging.

We had our appointment with Dr. Doolittle last week. I do NOT think it's funny to have so little faith in the doctor that is going to deliver our baby..Will has the problem with him. "He doesn't seem to know anything, Melissa Ann."
"Will! He doesn't need to know much. Just how to get the baby out!" I REALIZE that he should probably know more than that, and really I think he does, but he's just a little random with things.
Part of that appointment was to have a pelvic exam. You ask around. There is not a woman on EARTH who likes having this done. Then put your fiance in the room, already critical of the doctor. Look out. "Uh Doc, are you DOING that right?"
"Will be quiet and let him do his job!"
Really it was stressful...and maybe I am exaggerating a little because I don't know that Will really asked him anything.
Anyway, I HATE these exams and I get very nervous and breathe funny and make little whimpering noises and so labor is going to be a piece of cake for me..ahahahahaha..
" Just relax Melissa. Think of a cool river," my doctor soothed.
"WHAT?! A cool river? You are going to have to come up with something better than that when I deliver!"
"Uh, I couldn't think of anything else."
Well, really! A cool river????!!!! When I think of a river, I think of the time I went white water rafting in Colorado with my family. Are you kidding me? We wore wetsuits and I was almost ejected from the raft a dozen times! Rivers do not make me relax! So maybe Will is right. I am finding he is more and more...
We did hear the baby's heartbeat! It was really fast and it sounded like it was coming from some other planet because there was a lot of background noise..I think it sounded a bit like a band was playing..what is going on in there?? but she is definitely growing! Only 9 more weeks and then we'll know it's a she for sure. I am convinced. The Chinese astrologists KNOW what they are doing, I am sure of it!

In the midst of all of this, we have started planning our wedding. I bought a wedding dress in approximately 51 minutes. It was the second one I tried on and I was done. Maybe it's my age, maybe it's the fact that I hadn't had my afternoon nap, or maybe I am just easy to please now that I have Will.. In any case, I just wanted something simple, elegant, and something I could fit into five months after having a baby. DONE. I recommend Cathy at the Wedding Shoppe in St. Paul. She could fit a hippopotamus with the perfect dress. Really.
I will keep you updated on the wedding plans. So far venue: a party barn in Wisconsin. Yes, I am getting married in a barn and I am HAPPY about it. And NO it is not some regular barn with animals and hay. They cleared all of that out. I think. Maybe we need to check...hmmmm....
The best part is, I get to marry Will..and I am sure he thinks I am doing fine being pregnant. He is still really nice to me and has barely spent any time in the garage..so that's a good sign.