Woznation

Self portrait on my way to prenatal yoga.  All the girls in the class say that I look so small.  Of course its all relative – Im sure looking back on this picture in another 19 – 20 weeks Ill agree.  But I feel huge right now.

I really love going to this yoga class.  Its nice to focus on my body for a full hour and I really enjoy being around other pregnant women.  I get so much attention now that I am pregnant.   It can be really overwhelming.  I get that ‘everyone loves a pregnant woman’ but I wish I had a penny for every time someone asks me how I am feeling.  No one asked me this before I was pregnant!  But its like 10 times a day at work, sometimes by people I dont think I have even been introduced to.  People are constantly asking questions about names and the nursery and want updates on me and the baby.  Sometimes I feel a bit like a walking circus.  Thank goodness no one has tried to rub my belly yet! I dont know how Im going to handle that, but my sister warns me – people will come up and touch me without my permission, so I better get used to it. (Arent there laws against this sort of thing?)  Anyway, the whole point of that rant was to say that this yoga class is the one place I can blend in.  I am no one special.  Im just another pregnant lady in a sea of pregnant ladies.  And, ironically, I feel like its the one place I can focus on my own personal connection with this baby.

A special thank you to my mom who is my sponsor for this class.   I wouldnt be able to afford it every week, but she bought me some passes for my birthday.  So I will enjoy going more often 🙂 Thanks Mom!