I am a Walrus - frrom October 2, 2007

If you've ever been pregnant before I think you'll understand what I'm about to talk about. When you get to the end of your pregnancy - you just feel big. I personally feel like a bleached whale. (Yes, I know it is beached - but I have been in violation of speech codes for quite some time, I inevitably end up saying bleached whale or float your goat or all sorts of weird things. I've given up trying to be proper these days). Well...yesterday at the Dr.'s office my 2 year old confirmed my suspicion. I am not just feeling big - I am big. We were sitting in the office for an hour waiting for my appointment. There were 4 other pregnant women waiting. My 2 year old is bouncing off the walls showing everyone his batman socks, begging anyone to play lightsabers with him, and intermittently picking his nose when he stopped suddenly. He turned to me all excited and screamed to everyone, "Look! It's a walrus!" Shocked, I said, "Excuse me? What did you just say? " Oh so very clearly he pointed to the picture of a pregnant lady on the wall and said four or five more times - "It's a walrus! It's a walrus! It's a walrus!" I tried to explain that it was just a picture of a mommy with a baby in her tummy - just like me. Then I made the mistake of asking him - is that what Mommy's looks like? His reply, "Yup." The whole waiting room was laughing at the whole incident. I'm just grateful he didn't actually point to any specific woman and call them a walrus. So - my 2 year old has deemed me a walrus. I don't just feel big - I am. It doesn't help that I broke the scale the other day, too. Literally. I stepped on the scale (bad idea when you are pregnant anyways) - and whalla - it stopped working. It told me I was 13 pounds lighter than I was a week before. It hasn't worked since. Yes, it is probably just a battery problem but I don't want to fix it. I think I will just glory in being a walrus for a few more weeks and then maybe I'll just get rid of it. A walrus doesn't use a scale, and I bet they are happier for it. I think I'll follow suit!