Pregnancy RoundUp - The Boppity Version

I consider it a brilliant idea to post a list of pregnancy symptoms decently before the pregnancy ends. I had been aggregating the list over a couple of weeks, and I realize that if I were writing all of these things now, I wouldn't be able to infuse any humour, because I have been very volatile lately.

And I have unintentionally slipped into Mode Selfish, and even though I have been reading the comments and holding them close, I have not made the efforts to either hit 'Reply' or go back to the respective blogs and return your sweet consideration. I suspect this selfishness will be on for a while, so bear with me, and hang on with me. Please. And thank you. And please. And well, thank you. I haven't missed the words, but I am currently looped out.

The Said Symptoms -

-Are there oil wells on the South Pole? I hope there are, because my kid will be very employable considering the practice he/she is getting at drilling in that direction.

-It is easier for me to answer what I want to eat than to answer what I don't want to eat. It's because I seem to have become a very picky eater. I am not this kind, and it freaks me to think that the kiddo might be a picky eater himself/herself. I am not exactly a star in the kitchen.

-If I manage to eat what I am inwardly making a face at, the food will come back out from the food pipe. I think that principle is called LIFO.

-I am excited at the prospect of a good dessert. In fact, I have become shameless enough to decide beforehand what I will be wanting to try at a particular event (at least when I know where the meal is being hosted).

-Oranges! Oranges! They are my favourite...and they have always been so....and I absolutely love and crave them this time around too.

-Tachycardia and Rapid Breathing episodes? That would be me. Thankfully, that subsides when I lie down in left lateral position. (This symptom has disappeared over the past few days, and I am not missing it)

-If you want to fool Neil Armstrong with a repeat trip to the moon, you can make him land on my bums. Yeah, you want me to explain this one?

-I am glad to report that I finally can rant about swollen ankles....thanks to the event that happened over the last weekend, I have feet that look like tiny lotus pads.

-I have localized round ligament pain....which is way better than the suspicion of scar tenderness.

-I sleep in waves....when I sleep, I do so well. But that sleeping is interspersed with episodes of wakefulness.

And again, let me just say and underline a big thanks for your holding on to me while I play obligation-free. You make me feel better with your words and kind e-mails and FB messages.