grumpy, but stylin'

We are still packing + moving + cleaning + unpacking. Slowly getting closer to finishing. Soon.

Moving while being 34 weeks pregnant has not been much fun :: only being able to do a tenth of what I would normally do, but still being exhausted and unable to move with backache by the end of the day has made me grumpy. Very grumpy. So has sleeping on an air mattress for two nights in a row. I should mention that the air mattress has a hole in it, which we have spent hours trying to find, and needs to be blown up with an air pump that sounds like a chain saw every two hours. Even littleone protested at the noise by vigorously kicking me in the ribs.

And then there's Oscar, our cat. He's being a little monster and his behavior seems to be directed towards me and only me. Biting me, scratching me, pouncing on my belly, pawing {and biting} my face to wake me up, meowing non-stop at all hours, following me everywhere. We've tried him on three different types of food, he gets lots of attention and is completely healthy. He is cute + cuddly with J and even the dog. I'm sure he senses that something is going on, I'm just not sure if it's the move or the pregnancy that's bothering him. We've moved several times while we've had him and he's always been very adaptable. Has anyone else noticed behavioral changes in their cat while being pregnant?

The kitty in this doesn't seem quite so bad, when compared to Oscar's current antics. Minus the baseball bat, of course!

In other news, I'm happy to say that I now have a slightly more stylish appearance than described last time. My vow not to buy anymore maternity clothes, in favor of pajamas, yoga pants and my husbands' t-shirts was broken. Not because I wanted to break the vow, but because I've - no, the belly - has grown out of everything resembling clothing in our house. The remedy :: a quick visit to Gap Maternity, some semi-stylish jeans and a couple of black tops to {hopefully} get me through the next six weeks. I'm going to leave out the part that preceded the trip to Gap, the part that involved crying on the floor of our walk-in closet. Ah, hormones, I'll miss you when this is over. Nobody else will. Just me.

I'll try not to be so grumpy next time, but sometimes you just need to vent, you know? Even if it's about silly things, like an extremely annoying cat or wardrobe issues or a leaky air mattress. One thing I have discovered over the past couple of weeks is that pregnancy is ridiculous + hilarious + embarrassing + utterly nerve-wracking, all at the same time :: sometimes the best way to deal with it is to vent and then laugh at how ridiculous it all sounds.

Comments

[Alison]

Vent away. You're in good company.

:) xx

[Ruthie]

Hehehe, I love that video. So naughty! XD

[michele]

grumpy with sense of humor is endearing.

i'm so glad you sprung for some new clothes, even if it was only out of absolute necessity. it does make a difference in times like this.

i laughed at your comment about missing the hormonal stuff when it's over. as someone on the other end of the hormonal rollercoaster (the older end) i can say i will not miss this craziness.

[Kuky]

Ahhh pregnancy hormones... I remember one time crying and calling the husband at work because my belly had gotten so big and I couldn't cut my toe nails like I'm used to. Yeah crying. When he got home he cut them for me (and did a damn fine job). Ahhh the memories. :-D