Me and baby's day off...

Ah Saturday, yay! What a very necessary day to the week… Everyday seems to be a little bit longer with the ongoing “joys” of pregnancy as my constant companions, but Saturday means I get to sleep in, hang out in my pj’s (something I have come to adore in the last 3 weeks) and catch up on things like homework, reading, and the occasional bit of housework…

There are a couple of disadvantages to having one car again… 1. I have to take the train to and from work which depending on the day can be not so fun! (Like earlier this week where I spent 30+ mins in the rain waiting for a late train at a station that for some reason demolished the only covering on the outbound side, yes I’m talking about you Glenside: P) 2. Getting possession of the car on the weekends requires an hour drive to drop Ricky off and an hour drive to pick him up…when you get car sick easily, it’s just easier to stay home.

But the advantages are that it forces me to take it easy, I get stuff done and it’s good bonding time for me and baby while we’re home alone… Trust me when you’re in a house by yourself for 7-8 hours, talking to your slightly rounded stomach doesn’t seem so strange… it’s better than talking to yourself which I was inclined to do at times…oh yes, and turn the TV on loud for background noise…

Our big mission for today was to take my Macroeconomics final which is easier said than done when baby is robbing me of short term memory and the ability to concentrate for long periods… Who would have thought pregnancy = ADD?! Anyway, we slept in late, contemplated getting up for another hour while munching on cookies and then finally got up… (I started wishing for my Honey Nut Chex which happened to be in the kitchen). Ate breakfast while watching Babar the elephant which happened to be one of my favorites in the library’s children section a lot of years ago! Put on new pj’s (a girl has to have her standards, mine consist of changing from night pj’s to day pj’s so I feel like I’ve actual gotten UP) and then sat down to my Macroeconomics book.

Now I’ve found that if you read, write and “teach” yourself key points while studying you tend to retain information so I commenced to writing out certain terms that I wasn’t clear on and reading aloud while explaining to myself important concepts…I figured I needed to engage as many of my senses as possible… this lasted for about 10 mins at which point I wandered off into the bathroom to pee, saw some dirty towels, decided to put a wash on and forgot that I was studying… After putting on the wash I saw that the dishes were dirty, stopped to clean them, found the sponge smelled yucky so I boiled it… while boiling, I discovered that enough time had passed in my wanderings to necessitate eating yet again…

My new craving… BLT’s… oh yes and most things with mayo…this is odd as my “normal” self was not a fan! There was just enough bacon and bread left for one last BLT *angel choir singing* I enjoyed every last delicious bite as I watched House reruns…after the dust had settled, I saw my homework on the desk and remembered that I was supposed to be studying for my final…back I went… As the day progressed, I realized that the first truly valuable lesson my child was learning in vitro was the concepts of Macroeconomics and I swelled with pride…

Until I had a picture of Ben Stein float into my head and I panicked… OH NO!!! What if my baby turns into a complete dork like Ben Stein, holy crap what am I thinking?!! (P.S. to those who haven’t been pregnant, this is a perfectly normal and very REAL concern that would pop into a pregnant woman’s head) Oh dear, what should I do? My kid’s gonna be the most hated kid in high school…albeit a very rich person in later life…BUT NO!!! How do I undo this?!!

Ok well, than the rational side of me resurfaced and laughed wholeheartedly at the absurdity that is the emotional irrational side of me and slapped it silly… all was well in the world again! :)

If my child turns into a world class economist, I’m sure it will get enough of Ricky’s genes to keep it from being a complete outcast in high school!  Problemed solved!  After 8 hours, Daddy-to-be came home to find me and baby back in bed napping having endured a long day of wandering and panicking and somehow managing to study and pass my darn final…