Tick tock, tick tock

Well, Internet. I've failed.

Honestly, it's not my fault. I composed a really genius post about the transformation I've gone through these past six months and then, somehow magically, it was deleted.

So I wrote it again and it was almost as good as the first one too.

And then half of it was deleted.

I know, right? It was a really sad day. And so I threw the cat through the window and blew raspberries on my arm. I thought about spending some time under the dining room table, but that is what someone suffering from rapid cycling bi-polar disorder might do, and I didn't want to make my husband nervous so instead I just slammed my computer shut and stomped to my bedroom. That showed 'em!

So instead I'm going to talk about something else.

For instance, I recently have started push pressing a really kind of heavy weight. A weight that I could not push above my head several months ago, a weight that I kind of wanted to punch in the face. It's the Cherry Bell, the 16kg (35lb) kettlebell at my gym. And it's red, which kind of makes it cooler.

So I'm doing a kind of neat thing, which is getting stronger, or at least using my body more efficiently, during a time when I ought to be getting all floppy from relaxin. It's cool! I wont fool myself into thinking that this trend will continue for the duration of my pregnancy, but dizaaaamn. It's awesome that not all of my personal triumphs have to be set aside until after Penny Melon comes out to great the world. I probably wont be winning a plank competition any time soon though.

I'm twenty six weeks along now, which is almost the end of the second trimester. Although I didn't know it, there is some disagreement about when the third trimester starts, some say 27 weeks and others say 28. I personally would feel like I'm cheating if I called next week the third trimester, but whatevs! I am hoping that it will bring me a belly that looks less like a pot and more like... well, like I'm growing a baby. Rex assures me that I have an adorable baby belly, but I still feel kindof meh about it.

Anyhow, apparently this is the honeymoon period. Soon I'll be all swollen and wont want to get off the couch, or at least that's what I'm told. So far the side effects haven't been too terrible, although what is new and interesting are the cramps I've been getting in my thumb pads and balls of my feet. Ouch! This weekend I've got a happy feet massage scheduled so I'm hoping that will help some. And if not, well. I'll being seeing the woman with the needles next week and mayhaps we'll be able to figure out what the heck is up with my toots.

What were/are your most bizarre pregnancy side effects?