Monday, November 19, 2012

The Tragedy of the Third Trimester

Pregnancy is the perfect torture.

In the beginning, pregnancy is exhausting. It's like your wife has the flu for three months.

In the middle, hope springs eternal. There's a reason they call it the "honeymoon phase". Sicknesses subside and everything is sunshine, daisies and Pikachus.

But Pregnancy isn't over yet, and She is not satisfied with a happy ending. That's when the third trimester strikes.

Beth is a zombie again. She's exhausted. Today, she napped for two and a half hours, and she's still ready for more. She's a voracious sleeper once again, and the pains, nausea, and discomfort are back, like acid reflux after Mexican food. Only now her sole source of relief... lies in a delivery room and several helpings of extreme painkillers. The painkillers may or may not happen.

Needless to say, this is the shirt I will be wearing the day of Penelope's arrival:
I approve this message.
We're both still excited. For slightly different reasons, though.

P.S. Beth is having another ultrasound tomorrow. We'll post pics, cuz we're invasive and creepy like that.

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