week 17

i had a stranger ask me if I was pregnant this week! what a trip! what a rush! he didn't actually ask if i was pregnant, but he patted my tummy and said, "so what's going on here???" he was a fairly flamboyant 60-something, new york, italian gay guy. i was just so thrilled that someone thought i was safe to ask about pregnancy (boy it would have sucked if i weren't pregnant!). tears came to my eyes and i thanked him! i've had a few people rub my belly, clients, friends, granny, and of course, brian. i don't mind it one bit....i just feel the love from their heart and hands to my belly and baby....such positive energy. i just watched "the business of being born" a documentary by ricki lake about birth being treated like a potential catastrophic medical emergency as opposed to the natural life process that it is. i have much to learn about my options, though i don't think mahec will support the option of home birth.....

all i know is every time a baby popped out in the movie, and these women REACHED DOWN and pulled out their babies, i BAWLED!

brian is in virginia. i wish he were here.

a movie we watched this week said baby is almost the size of a squirrel!!! (next week). in my pre-natal yoga class i watched two squirrels running around outside. little itty bitties! i wonder if the description of a squirrel included its tail, which is about the same size as the squirrel itself.