My true induction into
preggershood happened last night, right before my very eyes.
I signed up for a
Pre-natal swim class, which basically means a bunch of big round-bellied women float around in warm water and talk about their pregnancies in glorious detail. I get to hear all kinds of stories about what happens as you get further along, what kinds of symptoms to expect, which activities become less enjoyable (and more!), and pretty much Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Being Pregnant!
It's awesome!
I never need to open "What to Expect When You're Expecting" ever again!
And if that wasn't enough, my true induction came at the end of the class, as everyone filtered into the showers.
Now I was never one of those girls who could strut around in the locker room wearing only What God Gave Her after gym class, starting from about age 13 on. I was always amazed by the girls who felt no shame, proud of their nakedness, as I sat there trying not to remove one single article of clothing without first pulling something else on at the same time.
Yet somehow last night it was different.
Here we were, all grown women, all going through the same thing. All scared, anxious, excited, empowered. Pregnancy had brought us together as if it were the most normal thing in the world, and I lost all my usual inhibitions and just went with it. Surprising even myself! Without getting too
Vox Feminista on you, let me just say it was a bonding experience of the best kind.
And while we were all the same, we were also different in a way that was completely reassuring. For those of you who have never been pregnant, seeing your body change before your eyes can be super scary. But seeing other people going through it in their own ways along with you reminds you that it is not just scary, but normal and exciting and unique all at the same time.
Viva La Belly!
You knew it would happen....................
Just a little thanksgiving update from the K-funk homestead... My parents were here for the week, and on actual T-day we had my cousin & her new baby over too, along with my aunt from Virginia!
Little Alayna Lenora was born on November 16th, 3:30am -- 3 weeks early at 6 lbs, 6 oz! After a 2-hr labor!! 
