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Well, today marks the beginning of Week 24! I’m basically six months pregnant. Only 16 weeks to go. That’s 112 days, according to my ticker:

That means, it’s almost time to officially start freaking the hell out. He’s almost ripe for the pickin’! Last night when he was moving around, I put my hand on my belly and I could feel actual body parts (not that I could name them, or anything), and it wasn’t just a bunch of thuds. Sometimes it feels like he’s having a seizure- a sudden full-body shake, and other times, he’s just poking and kicking around. The seizure-like movements make me nervous though, so I’m looking forward to when he gets bigger and I can tell what he’s actually doing in there.

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Yesterday Clive left for his 10-day fishing trip. It’s a further distance than from here to Nova Scotia. When I came home from my prenatal yoga last night, to an empty house, I’ll admit I had a short self-pitying cry. I hate it when I have to spend days at a time by myself. I hate our empty house. And of course, I worry. I worry that something’s going to happen to him, like a car accident- falling asleep at the wheel, hitting a deer, whatever. I always worry, but now that I’m pregnant, I worry even more. I don’t know what I’d do without him.

This’ll be the last solo vacation he’ll be taking for a while. If we weren’t about to embark on this huge, life-altering adventure, I don’t know if I’d be comfortable with him going: it’s such an expensive trip. He’s been working hard though, and even got a promotion and pay increase recently, and he’s actually been able to pay off a little bit of his debt over the past few months, so he deserves a break. He especially deserves a break before he hunkers down and becomes a father. A fishing trip with his best friend is exactly what he needs, even if we can’t afford it (in the least).

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While he’s gone, I’ll be doing some web development. I’m doing a site for a doula friend of mine (whose site I’d link, but it’s password protected), and I’m really excited about it. It’s been in the works since late last year, and we’re finally able to work on it.

I’ll also be going shopping this weekend. I’m tired of these sports bras. I thought I’d be able to deal with them, but frankly, I hate it when my boobs touch. They’re unflattering (albeit, they are comfortable) and I’m tired of looking down and seeing a “spare tire” of boob. They used to be separate identities; now, they are one. I’ll only buy one bra, and I’m thinking it’s going to be at LEAST a D, if not DD. It’ll be a depressing trip to Wal*Mart, but I can’t take this anymore. If I thought my boobs were going to stay this size, I might splurge on a more expensive bra, but let’s face it: I’m a mere six months pregnant, and these babies have a lot more growing to do.

Also to report: no stretch marks yet! Knock on wood x 3.

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Lisa, of narcissa fame, is taking a trip home from New Orleans this week, and if I’m lucky, she’ll make her way to London to come and visit me! I’m so excited. SO. EXCITED. It’s been far too long since I’ve seen her- so long, in fact, I can’t even remember the last time I saw her. I hope to spend next Saturday with her where we’ll have girly talks and ice cream!

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My job is so lax. I literally have to spend about an hour a day doing actual work. It’s a perfect pregnancy job. It allows me to waste time doing things like this.

Take the test and let me know your results! I’m very average:

ABSOLUTE BRAIN POWER: 77.96%
RELATIVE BRAIN POWER: 62.89%
Your Absolute Brain Power displayed on the left represents your percentile ranking among all members on their third run of this test. The Relative Brain Power displayed on the right represents your percentile ranking among all members in your age group on their third run of this test.

Your score: 103.85
Average score for all members on the third run: 93.58
Average score for all members in your age group on the third run: 100.23
Highest score for all members on the third run: 168.35
Highest score for all members in your age group on the third run: 168.35
Highest score for all members on any run: 206.41
Highest score for all members in your age group on any run: 198.57

Your Brain Age: 42 (21 is the ultimate Brain Age according to MyBrainTrainer data)

Post your results! Are you smarter than a pregnant woman?