That's A Big Fruit You Have There!

January 5th, 2010

Warning: If you’re uncomfortable talking about poo you might want to skip this posting.

No wonder I was feeling huge last night! My What To Expect email told me today that at week 20 I have a cantaloupe growing inside of me! I remember when it was just an olive. They grow so fast.

Yep, I’m feeling big. It’s already kind of awkward putting my winter boots on, I honestly don’t know how guys with big beer bellies do it.

So at lunch today I finally caved and had some Metamucil. I hate that stuff. It’s the consistency that gets me. It tastes like sand in my orange juice. It usually makes me gag, but I’m so desperate for a bowel movement that I’m willing to try anything. I decided to do the good old mind over matter trick. Before taking my first gulp I said out loud, “I love Metamucil, it tastes so good”, and you know what? It kind of worked. I didn’t gag at least. Between every gulp I said out loud how delicious I thought it was. Sounds a bit crazy I know, but I got it down the hatch, even that gross clump of it that always sits at the bottom of the glass making the last sip the toughest.

I don’t know what happened… at the beginning of my pregnancy I was actually super regular, but I’m having some issues now. Maybe it’s because my intestines are getting smooshed by the large fruit growing inside me.

Speaking of fruit, I need to eat more (you know, to get things moving) so I went to the grocery store tonight and got some yummy blueberries and strawberries. I think blueberries are actually my favourite fruit right now. One thing’s for sure, I won’t be eating any cantaloupe until this baby grows into a squash.