{"id":258,"date":"2005-09-08T20:24:00","date_gmt":"2005-09-09T04:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mynameiskate.com\/blog\/2005\/09\/08\/klutz\/"},"modified":"2007-05-06T15:51:33","modified_gmt":"2007-05-06T23:51:33","slug":"klutz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynameiskate.com\/blog\/2005\/09\/08\/klutz\/","title":{"rendered":"Klutz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The pregnancy continues to progress. Here are some notable developments lately:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve become clumsy. I guess this is a magnification of the usual PMS\/hormone-related reduction of spatial capabilities (aka hand\/eye coordination). It&#8217;s annoying to keep dropping things, and to know this may not go away for months to come. So, don&#8217;t let me use any of your good china!<\/li>\n<li>I had another growth spurt over the long weekend, as I moved into my 14th week, 4th month, and 2nd trimester. Suddenly I really do look pregnant, and my belly is now sticking out further than my (larger than usual) chest. It&#8217;s nice to look pregnant instead of just heavy, and I&#8217;m finding myself walking around with extraordinarily good posture, making my tummy stick out. I&#8217;ll try to get a picture taken and posted so those of you reading from afar can see what I look like these days.<\/li>\n<li>Despite the growing belly, I&#8217;ve unexpectedly had a really good clothes week (the past three days anyway). In the past month, I&#8217;ve gotten some new skirts with either elastic or wrap-around waists, and those are the most comfortable thing to wear. I finally found a happy confluence of new skirts, long-enough tops, and new knee socks. Having pretty new outfits reinforces the back-to-school feeling that comes around at this time of year. It&#8217;s illusory, though, especially as the weather cools. I have only one pair of comfortable pants suitable for work: my overalls. I bought a pair of track pants so I&#8217;d have something less schlumpy to wear around the house, but other than that, I&#8217;m out of luck when the temperature drops. I think it really will be time to go maternity shopping\/begging soon.<\/li>\n<li>My motivation to do things has been dropping, even though my energy level isn&#8217;t rock-bottom. I just haven&#8217;t really <em>felt<\/em> like going out much, or doing much with friends, etc. Instead we&#8217;ve been spending quiet restful nights at home and going to bed early. I feel like I should be putting more effort towards my friendships than I currently am, but hopefully everyone understands.<\/li>\n<li>Soccer is over for me, for now. In the last game of our season (a week ago), I took a ball to the side, which was too close for comfort. At the time, my uterus was still mostly hidden below my pubic bone, but it&#8217;s been moving up and I don&#8217;t want to take the risk anymore. It&#8217;s a shame, though, because aside from the risk of abdominal trauma, soccer has been a very enjoyable form of exercise. I&#8217;m trying to figure out what to do for exercise now. I run once a week, and now aerial practice has been extended to three times a week. I think I need to find one other day&#8217;s worth of aerobic exercise.<\/li>\n<li>At aerial practice, I mostly end up doing conditioning and climbing (but not very many tricks). I hate to see my aerial skills slipping away; it&#8217;s frustrating and embarassing to get winded climbing the tissue. I&#8217;m dreading the many months of near-downtime to come, and the work it&#8217;ll take to get back in top shape. Luckily, the Aerialistas are incredibly supportive. They&#8217;re excited about my pregnancy and about welcoming the littlest Aerialista (or Aerialisto?) into the world. They tell me that they&#8217;ll create a part for me in our big Winterfest show at Seattle Center around Christmas. (Maybe I&#8217;ll be the Sun, or some kind of Earth Mother&#8230;) In the meantime, I&#8217;m trying to keep my muscles in shape and contribute to the group in non-physical ways.<\/li>\n<li>Steve and I finally found a midwife we like a lot. I&#8217;ll post more details about her practice later, but our first real pre-natal appointment is next Monday. I can&#8217;t wait. It feels like it&#8217;s taken too long to &#8220;get started&#8221;, although in reality we haven&#8217;t missed anything. At the first appointment, she&#8217;ll do things like a thorough physical exam, family history, and blood tests for things like iron and sugar levels.<\/li>\n<li>We haven&#8217;t yet bought anything for the baby. Is this weird? I think a lot of expecting parents rush out and buy nursery things right away. For some reason, I don&#8217;t feel motivated to do that, or even buy small things like clothes or toys. When I walk through a baby department at the store, I get a kind of overwhelmed feeling. I feel like the rest of my life (or what&#8217;ll feel like it) will be filled with these things, so why start right now? There are so many decisions to be made, plus Steve and I are hoping to resist the &#8220;need&#8221; to buy one of everything. We&#8217;d like to keep things as simple as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pregnancy continues to progress. Here are some notable developments lately: I&#8217;ve become clumsy. I guess this is a magnification of the usual PMS\/hormone-related reduction of spatial capabilities (aka hand\/eye coordination). It&#8217;s annoying to keep dropping things, and to know this may not go away for months to come. 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