I can now talk without breaking into a coughing fit, but the cough hasn’t completely disappeared. SInce talking was the worst, that’s a good thing. I really tried to get Dave to register an AIM account so that we could have a conversation that wasn’t punctuated by violent coughing fits every three words, but he wouldn’t go for it. Oh well.

He worked 15 hours yesterday, a UM televised doubleheader of women’s basketball at noon, and hockey at 7.  Today he is working with his freelance guy.  He had Monday off, but still, that’s a lot of work for one week. Poor guy. (Well, not poor, since he gets OT, or he wouldn’t do it. But still. TIRED guy.)

Last night the widget was bouncing around, and looking at my belly was like looking at a Whack-A-Mole table. I can’t discern parts yet, but there were lumps and bumps popping up everywhere, leading me to conclude that the widget was doing jumping jacks. WEIRD.

It seems so weird to be so…. pregnant. I’m 24+ weeks, you know? That’s 60% done. I have less to go than I’ve already gone.  I have a link to this countdown calendar that tells me I can say I’m 6 months pregnant now, but that seems like too much, so I just say 5. (Plus, people tend to use the formula: (9-n) +x=duedate month, where n=’months pregnant’ and x=current month, and n=5 gives a more accurate due date. i think being due midmonth affects the equation.) But, the days to go part can’t be challenged — I’ve been pregnant for 170, and have 110 to go. In 11 days, that will be LESS THAN 100. That is NUTS. I was clicking through a monthly calendar, checking for the dates to schedule my GD test, etc, and was all "Click-Feb, Click-March, Click-Apr, Click MAY BABY OMG!" FREAKY.  There’s so much to DO! I have to get the backroom organized! I have to prewash the diaper whenthey get here! We have childbirth classes and I’ll have a shower and I’ll start to see the doctor every 2 weeks, and then every week and OMG I have to give birth! Oy!

I have to have the 1-hour GD test in a few weeks, and I’m thinking about going to the hospital lab because the people watching is better at the lab up the street. Is that weird?