The Fortnightly Belly Show – Episode 6 (week 26) December 17, 2009
Posted by themarchingjester in Michele, Pregnancy, The Fortnightly Belly Show.Tags: belly button, milo, preggers, Pregnancy, socceroo
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Hello, how is everyone?
Michele’s belly has now gotten so huge, I can no longer lie on her. Actually, I haven’t been on top of her (no dirty thoughts here ha!) for many weeks now. At best, I could just lay my hand on it, a book or a half eaten pizza.
Most times, I just have both my hands cupped around her belly as I start talking silly with Baby. I know Baby’s able to hear music, so I’m pretty darn sure it can hear my voice. In fact, once when I was talking to Baby – alternating between my lips and ears on the belly – it kicked me right in the face! How rude! Baby’s got a bit of an attitude! Must have come from myself.
A growing belly aside, Michele’s belly button is beginning to look a little like a crumbly biscuit that’s been soaked in Milo for about 10 seconds. The edges of the belly button are visibly rising – almost like a self raising flour, ha! – and I reckon it’s the cutest thing on the belly right now. It’s a little soggy, it’s a little firm and when I prod it really firmly Michele says it tickles.
The belly is now big enough to notice movements within. Michele likens Baby moving inside to playing football as there’s lots of kicking, dribbling, feints and skillful movements. A future Socceroo? Or Matilda?
In fact, Baby seems to move far more actively after Michele has consumed any kind of sweet, sugary food. I’ve seen it myself – the belly bounces, a little dart here and a little poke there. Crikeys, what is going on in there!?
The Fortnightly Belly Show – Episode 5 (week 24) December 7, 2009
Posted by themarchingjester in Michele, Pregnancy, The Fortnightly Belly Show.Tags: carpal tunnel syndrome, father-to-be, husband, incandescent purple, noble dog, old testament, opposable, parents-to-ne, poodle, preggers, Pregnancy, pregnant zombie, shih tzu, Toby, unadulterated
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Hello, I hope you are all well.
It’s been a pretty difficult fortnight for Michele and I. We are learning so much about pregnancy and all its side effects and mostly deal with it fine as all new parents-to-be do. Everything has been covered in pregnancy books and we’ve all taken it in our stride. Surprises were, are and will be aplenty but each day is a new day of discovery for us.
Sometimes though, nothing can prepare you for the pain brought about as a side effect of pregnancy, and as a husband and a father-to-be, you feel completely powerless as your wife withers in wretched pain.
More commonly associated with prolonged computer usage, Michele copped a heavy dose of carpal tunnel syndrome last week. The pain – which was a methodical, throbbing pulse that resonated throughout her left arm – was so bad Michele had to take three days off work. The pain kept her up for a few nights, and she pretty much resembled a pregnant zombie in the day.
On the first night it happened, work beckoned and I was away. To hear your wife sobbing and moaning in pain over the phone but having no control whatsoever is a pretty traumatic experience. Her cries of pain even kept Toby up all night. He knew something was wrong, and kept vigil over Michele in his best doggy way – pacing up and down the room. It’s probably his way of telling Michele he senses something’s not right, and he’s there for support. How completely noble of Toby.
The Fortnightly Belly Show – Episode 4 (week 22) November 23, 2009
Posted by themarchingjester in Michele, Pregnancy, The Fortnightly Belly Show.Tags: Baby, honeymoon, ice cream, moving inside belly, new zealand, Pregnancy, rotorua, star jumps, waddle, zorb
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Hi there, and welcome to your fornightly belly update.
'The Burden of the Burgeoning Belly', brought to you by the letter 'B'.
While munching on a salad last week, Michele’s gums began to bleed. For a brief moment I thought Michele’s teeth – due to calcium deficiencies caused by the pregnancy – had fallen out and I was about to cheer and do the Kumbayah.
As it turned out, it’s just a common side effect. I couldn’t do much myself, so apart from stopping to check on her I didn’t think too much about it.
Baby’s also beginning to be more aware of its surroundings. It kicks and punches back when prodded, it rolls around when Michele’s eating and it practically does star jumps when she eats ice cream. Baby must like ice cream.
I reckon Baby’s having lots of fun in there. It’s like living in a perpetual state of Zorb. Michele and I went to Rotorua, New Zealand for our honeymoon and had a memorable time rolling down the hill in a wet, bouncing ball for twenty seconds. It cost us $40/person. Try doing that for nine months. Damn, that’s one expensive ride!
Looking rapt after attempting the Zorb. Don't think Baby's going to look too pleased when it's forced out of its own Zorb!
Michele’s walk has also officially become a waddle. I like teasing the way she walks. Instead of aping her movements, I exaggerate the way I swing my hands when I walk. She doesn’t know it but I reckon she looks really cute with the waddle.
We are also a little over the ‘halfway’ point of our exciting journey. I can’t believe in another 20 (or so) weeks’ time, Baby will be in my arms, demanding ice cream, creature comforts and telling Toby it’s now the Number One Priority.
But let’s take it a week at a time. Long way to go Baby! Daddy can’t wait to see you but you would have to grow big and strong inside Mummy first!
The Baby…It’s…It’s alive!!! November 23, 2009
Posted by themarchingjester in Baby, Life At Home, Michele, Pregnancy.Tags: Baby, belly, kick, mother-child, Pregnancy, tummy
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Something happened this week when it shouldn’t really be happening. I don’t know whether it’s chance, an oddity or a little bit of both.
I felt Baby move over the weekend. My hand was firmly on Michele’s beautiful belly when it happened. Not once, not twice, but many times over.
Over the last three or four weeks Michele has begun to feel Baby moving inside of her. Sometimes, when she sits up or shifts position quickly she feels the ‘water balloon’ inside her move and is able to feel Baby doing a 360 degrees.
B-b-b-b-b-basketball! Michele reckons her tummy looks like one.
Most times Baby just shifts or does whatever it wants to do inside and Michele feels every little movement. When asked how it feels, she says it’s a like “a bubble moving across your belly” when it moves. A kick feels like a kick, a punch feels like a punch.
Baby in 3D! Now in all IMAX theatres near you… November 18, 2009
Posted by themarchingjester in Baby, Michele, Pregnancy.Tags: ultrasound, Baby, pregnant, preggers, 3d, up the duff, jelly bean, progeny, red herring, healthy
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My progeny - dimply eyes, clumpy hands and all...
Hi all, hope you are well.
The last time Baby was caught on camera, Michele was 12 weeks pregnant, very nauseated, very sick and generally very tired. Weird hormones kicking in and strange sensations aside, Baby was still as big as a jelly bean.
Fast forward eight weeks, Baby now weighs about 500 grams, and Michele has blossomed. She doesn’t look up the duff at all if you were to look at her from shoulder up. The only weight she has put on is her belly area. Her hips haven’t gotten any bigger and really, if it weren’t for that basketball she’s carrying I wouldn’t think my wife’s pregnant with my kid!
The Fortnightly Belly Show – Episode 3 (week 20) November 12, 2009
Posted by themarchingjester in Michele, Pregnancy, The Fortnightly Belly Show.Tags: pregnant, second trimester, week 20, oedema, nausea
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Good morning, and this is your regular belly news.
At 20 weeks, Michele now displays a couple of physical changes that’s really testing her body. As a result, she’s in a great deal of physical pain and discomfort.
Her ankles and feet have begun to swell, making any homo sapiens activity with an upright posture a menial task. Called oedema, it’s exacerbated by Michele’s duties at work which requires her to stand on hours at end.
I am quite the busy little bee at home, scampering around completing Michele’s tasks as she rests on the lounge. Things she normally does herself becomes a bit of a chore, such as walking up the stairs, doing the dishes or even taking a shower.
She has also found it difficult to bend over to wash her feet when she showers, so I’ve purchased a stool and a non-slip mat and placed them in the shower stall to prevent a top-heavy Michele from falling over. Now, she showers sitting down.
Just this week Michele had to take a couple of days off just to relieve the pressure from her feet. She spent both days in front of the telly – legs propped up on a safari chair – as she ‘ordered’ me around the house to complete A, B and C or take X to Y. Oh joy.
She’s still throwing up on odd occasions, but the nausea is mostly reserved for strong smells she can’t stomach. Apart from that, I no longer find myself freezing up in public looking for the nearest public toilet whenever she turns green.
The Fortnightly Belly Show – Episode 2 (week 18) October 30, 2009
Posted by themarchingjester in Michele, Pregnancy, The Fortnightly Belly Show.Tags: doncaster, belly, second trimester, morning sickness, vomiting, mutation, superhero, she-wolverine, wolverine, adamantium, retractable claws, size 8, ripe maternity, blouses, maternity jeans
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Hi, it’s time for another update on my wife’s beautiful belly.
Michele at Week 18 found herself at odds with the natural order of the second trimester. After going a few weeks without morning sickness, she has been vomiting on and off with no apparent trigger.
With her heightened sense of smell, Michele’s continued mutation into the superhero She-Wolverine is now clearly visible. Infuse her with an adamantium skeleton and retractable claws and I would have been living with a real-life mutant.
With a belly that is now clearly showing, She-Wolverine is now unable to fit into her size 8 clothing.
We popped over to Ripe Maternity in Doncaster (of all places!) and found half a dozen of beautiful blouses, maternity jeans and evening dresses. Yes, because my beautiful wife sees a reason to spend $100 on a dress she’ll wear just once before she pops.
I understand my wife, but I can’t understand women!!
Jokes aside, I’m glad she now has comfortable daily wear for work. Previously she had squirmed in her clothes; now she’s living in her own skin and proudly showing off her belly.
Toilet mannerisms October 29, 2009
Posted by themarchingjester in Life At Home, Michele, To Start Off With.Tags: Wedding, marriage, spring, apricots, fruit, laxative, the holy grail, vegetable, buttock, excrement, shit, fart, colombo, wedding vows, pong, ethnicity, dunny
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Hello all, I hope you have been well.
I had the worst case of the runs two nights ago after consuming too many dried apricots (They’re so sweet and juicy!) during lunch. Somebody must have forgotten to tell me apricots have a laxative effect because I went through them like apricots were The Holy Grail of fruits.
Of course, not being much of a fruit person – I prefer vegetables – didn’t help as apples meant as much as an orange to me. They’re round and colourful. Ooh, can I throw it at someone?
So here I was, getting acquainted with the dunny. It was a warm Spring day so my bare buttock didn’t experience a cold jolt upon sitting on the seat.
With half a packet left; the fruit that started it all.
Armed with a laptop on my thighs and a fresh roll of toilet paper, it was all systems go.
The Fortnightly Belly Show – Episode 1 (week 16) October 19, 2009
Posted by themarchingjester in Michele, Pregnancy, The Fortnightly Belly Show.Tags: belly, bruce beresford, clothes, fat, kitchen raids, mao's last dancer, maternity, morning sickness, second trimester, trimester, tummy line, womanly
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Why hello there. How was your weekend? Michele and I had an eventful weekend, visiting friends, did some maternity clothes shopping (thank you credit card) and caught the Bruce Beresford masterpiece, Mao’s Last Dancer.
Michele’s belly is really beginning to show now, so I’ve decided to take pictures of her every fortnight to chronicle her expanding – and very sexy – tummy line.
A profile picture I had put up on Facebook two weeks ago got more than its fair share of attention from friends and family, so I’ve decided to put that up as Michele’s first belly pic. Come to think of it, I reckon I look 16 weeks myself!
A tulip among the thorns… October 13, 2009
Posted by themarchingjester in Family Trip, Michele, Pregnancy.Tags: Baby, monbulk, tesselaar tulip festival, tulip, tulip festival
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Over the weekend, we took a break from the hustle and bustle of baby products shopping and made a detour to the Tesselaar Tulip Festival. Strangely enough, in spite of all the colourful blooms and tasteful delights, the most beautiful object that caught my fancy was a stunning woman who is the mother of my future baby.
