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February 17, 2006
If you're not having a baby...
...you might as well go into work.
Our stair circuit wasn't cutting it.
Walking around the block wasn't doing it.
Why not go into downtown Chicago, walk from the car to work, walk around work and, in the process, scare the bejezus out of people because they have no idea you're coming in.
I have never seen so many incredulous, shocked and surprised looks as I received today. It's like people would see me and then they would REALLY see me. Total double-take. And total confusion.
Wait, did you have the baby and you're back? Then the eyes go down to my belly. No, the belly is still there. Then the eyes go back to my face. You're here?? Should you be here?
Utter confusion.
So much fun!
Listen, if stirring it up at home isn't working, I might as well push it somewhere else.
Wouldn't you know...that I probably didn't have any more contractions downtown than I would have at home. Baby E was moving all over the place as I was chatting with folks, which would make me giggle.
I have to say, stopping the worry about WHEN it is all going to happen has made me feel so much better. To be fair, I think throughout the day both John and I were wondering what the heck we would do if something happend RIGHT there, and I did have a moment where I thought my water was about to pop for some weird reason, but nothing happened. We didn't have to run our fire drill of "get the car and get me to the suburbs asap."
Wouldn't that have been exciting, though?
Posted by janna at February 17, 2006 11:00 PM