Case in Point

To illustrate what I said a few posts back about everyone having an opinion on your belly.....and feeling free to give it (which is actually the key piece):

1. I went to do a tv interview on KSBI this week and the anchor asked me when I was due. When I told her I had a little over 4 weeks left, she was shocked and kept talking about how that couldn't possibly be true because most pregnant women she's seen at this stage have huge bellies and don't look anywhere near as great as I do. Now, I'm not saying this for any other reason than to point out the irritation caused by the completely opposite sentiment in point #2.

2. Just now, I went to show a co-worker the "I'm a Big Sister" shirt I got for Bailey. We plan to give it to her from the baby. Anyway, in the process of showing her the shirt, she looked at my midsection and said, "God, Kendy. That baby is going to be so huge." How am I supposed to react to that?

The fundamental problem is that people have varying definitions of what is big and what is small. People who've had 6 lb. babies think anything bigger than that is enormous. Others who've had 9 lb. babies think that is par for the course. Now, Bailey was 7 lbs. 13 ozs., so I know I'm not going to have a small baby. But, people need not make you feel like you're going to spit out a baby that could immediately go on the pro weightlifting circuit.

Switching gears.....

Don't call it nesting because it wasn't at all my idea, but Jason and I decided last night to move all the kitchen/dining room furniture and put some elbow grease into cleaning the floors. This started mainly because we've created some scuffs underneath the table from dragging chairs and the area around Scout's doggie dish looked a little grimy. So, we got the bucket with water/soap and a couple of scrub brushes and started in one corner. I have to say that, even though I'm certainly not a clean freak, I regularly mop the floors. Having a dog and a 3-year-old just yields yuckiness. BUT, apparently mopping alone isn't at all sufficient because what we uncovered was just disgusting. Our intention was to just go over each tile to get off the junk that maybe you don't see from a standing position when you're mopping, but it turned into a way different ordeal once we saw what was coming up. I would post a before and after picture of our floors if it wouldn't embarrass me too much. I'd prefer just to let you guys think I really am a clean freak (ha!) and I'm overreacting. But, the simple truth is that we finished about 3/4 of the kitchen last night and had to quit out of sheer exhaustion. The part that is done looks like we just moved in and the undone portion looks like I just poured mud all over it. Of course, it didn't appear to be this dirty when there was no comparison.

What other filth are we living in? This makes me want to burn my house and start over again. I would never even have thought of doing this kind of cleaning and now I'm really wondering what other deep cleaning needs to be done in other parts of my house. I wish I didn't have to work....I'd be home cleaning.