You spin me right round
I will never forget the time in fifth grade we learned about the solar system. During an intense discussion about Earth orbiting the sun, the fascinating concept took hold of a classmate named Brian. Hypnotized by the spinning globe in Mrs. Blanch’s hand, he shot out of his chair, statuesque with his eyes squeezed shut and arms to the side, shouting, “Wait! …I think I just felt the Earth… spinning.”
The class roared with laughter and Brian soon became a human punching bag.
However, in retrospect, I have to give Brian a little credit. Sure the prospect of feeling the Earth move in Florida may have been a bit outlandish, but in that moment, he stopped for a second to take it all in, and shared something that intrigued him with conviction.
Something I am aware I do less of these days on this blog.
So although I celebrated another birthday this past weekend, I never posted here. In fact, my birthday gift to myself was to spend this time away from the virtual world and celebrate in the real one. To not allow myself to fret over writing a commemorative post about turning twenty *ahem* thirty something, again. Not allowing myself to sign up for NaBloPoMo because I always do. And to not blog about how old I feel, because I do. Especially comparing this pregnancy with the last one in my twenties.
I have no idea why motherhood has become a trend later in life. My body feels way too old to be doing this again.
Despite it all, I spent the last few days closing my eyes when possible and taking it all in. I allowed myself to throw caution to the wind and ignore the suggestions of the food pyramid. Instead, I spent some time indulging at it’s top.
Savoring these days, these times, with conviction.
Regardless of how ridiculously large my body is growing.
It did not matter.
I happily ate an entire plate of dessert after a heavy 3-course meal, and dipped every last piece of high-caloric goodness into a pot of chocolatey fondue heaven…
…even if it shows. Big time.
If I stand up, close my eyes and cup my hands over my belly, I think I can hear the baby say, “More Chiz-cake…”
Halfway there at 20 weeks.
You are such an adorable pregnant woman. SO CUTE!
And yum! That baby’s first words should definitely be “Chiz-Cake”! LOL!!! Fondue literally means heaven. (At least in my world it does!)
Jac @ Wuzzlemakesthree´s last blog ..Curious Habits
November 10th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Girl you look so tiny and cute… Eat more fondue goodness! I gained 50lbs with my pregnancy.
Happy belated birthday too!
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November 10th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Ok, I have food babies bigger than that…it just isn’t right, S…NOT RIGHT AT ALL.
But really so wonderful and I cannot wait to see the Asian Invasion: the Next Generation.
XOXOXOX
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November 10th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Happy Belated Birthday!!! You’re so tiny, don’t worry about it. And besides…you’re pregnant, you’re suppose to indulge
November 10th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
I hope you had a wonderful birthday. Mine is coming up next weekend and I can understand feeling old. I can also understand being pregnant in your 30’s it’s different. However, I did read somewhere recently that mom’s who ate chocolate while pregnant had happy babies I’m not sure if it’s true for cheesecake but you dunked it in chocolate right
.
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November 10th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Too cute! You’re baby bump is the best! Happy belated Birthday!
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November 11th, 2009 at 12:05 am
Cheesecake and babies go really well together, and I have got to stop reading your blog, it makes me hungry! My mouth is watering already!
I love the story of the boy in your class. I love that he tried to feel the earth spin, and that he paid such close attention to your teacher. What a wonderful lesson to all of us! Just take a moment to listen and feel! Beautiful.
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November 11th, 2009 at 12:32 am
My sister has five children, the youngest being 11 months old. She was 39 when she gave birth to him and she said that her pregnancy with him was BY FAR worse than the other four pregnancies combined!!
BTW, your bump is adorable! My bump is bigger than yours and I’m not even pregnant……
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November 11th, 2009 at 12:34 am
You are so absolutely lovely. And that has to be the cutest 20 week belly I have eveer seen.
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November 11th, 2009 at 12:42 am
Hon, you may *feel* huge, but you are still TEENY WEENY!!!!
You look lovely!
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November 11th, 2009 at 12:54 am
I say indulge!!! That looks so good!!!
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November 11th, 2009 at 12:56 am
Yummy! I can’t wait to be pregnant again just so I could indulge. He he! I could picture your baby going *nom nom nom* in your belly.
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November 11th, 2009 at 1:04 am
Love the belly picture
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November 11th, 2009 at 1:07 am
Oh, how I feel you! The husband and I looked at each other just the other night–’What were we thinking???’
So many of our friends are through the crazy infant/toddler stage and here we are balancing both–at the same time!
Take care of you . . . have fun . . . enjoy.
And, that belly pic is just too adorable.
November 11th, 2009 at 1:41 am
Happy belated birthday!
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November 11th, 2009 at 1:45 am
I am with Anissa, I can honestly take the same photo right now and look bigger than you! Happy BD Sandy!
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November 11th, 2009 at 1:56 am
SOOOO unfair. I remember being there during my 2nd pregnancy. Now after 3 babies my belly isn’t photo worthy. Happy WW!
November 11th, 2009 at 2:10 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Sandy!
Ooooh, are we both scorpios then? hmmm, interesting
Glad you enjoyed yourself and took it (cheesecake) all in!
We are hittin’ a mass comsumption dinner for my bday soon here too, but I can only DREAM of looking like you at 20 wks!!! I’m almost 15 wks and looking like 7 months, seriously!
November 11th, 2009 at 2:39 am
Your absolutely ADORABLE!! It is good to indulge!! Happy WW!
November 11th, 2009 at 2:53 am
Honey, you at 20 weeks is like me, when I was at 12. And I got compliments All. The. Time. You don’t look old, or fat, or like that dessert and meal did you any damage.
And if you think you look like you’re thirty anything, you’re crazy, too.
Happy belated!
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November 11th, 2009 at 3:26 am
You probably hear this all the time and hate it, but you are TINY! I wish I looked like that at 20 weeks. At 20 weeks I looked like I had twins!
You look fabulous! Happy Belated Birthday!
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November 11th, 2009 at 6:02 am
Happy belated birthday! You and that dessert look amazing!
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November 11th, 2009 at 8:26 am
Awww I love your belly picture
but I have to admit, that plate of dessert is so much more delightful. MAN I’m not even pregnant but that photo is giving me cravings LOL You look awesome for 20 weeks – at 20 weeks I looked like my stomach was trying to swallow the rest of me! haha
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November 11th, 2009 at 9:47 am
If you’re gonna keep telling us how fat you’re getting, you are going to have to stop posting pictures of yourself.
Glad your kid’s behaving normally (ie, mucking with your insulin axis).
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November 11th, 2009 at 9:48 am
I hope you had fun celebrating your birthday in the real world:-) Keep up the good work on that baby Mommy:-)
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November 11th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Glad you enjoyed your birthday. Love the belly pic.
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November 11th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Happy Belated Birthday wishes to you! That plate of high-caloric goodness looks absolutely heavenly!!
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November 11th, 2009 at 10:08 am
Even not PG, I can’t say no to anything dipped in chocolate!
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November 11th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Good for that little boy, and why do they have to punch kids who are different? Happy Birthday to You!!!! There’s no harm in wanting to enjoy life and not blog about it. As you mature, you’re letting yourself savor life, instead of sticking to the harsh rules constantly.
Obviously, you have to take care of your health for the baby, but a radical diet change can sometimes lead to a binge here and there. Maybe now you can have a small treat every week, so you won’t feel deprived? Also, never having been pregnant, I simply can’t understand why women get so upset that their bodies are getting fat. Everyone knows it’s a baby, not your stomach. And a baby shouldn’t be flat, or skinny, or starved — it should be well nourished and healthy. So let it grow and quit worrying so much, please? Xoxo Dot
November 11th, 2009 at 10:58 am
You look great! And that cheesecake looks divine! yum!!! Happy belated b’day!
November 11th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Happy Birthday Sandy! Sounds like it was great.
You are tiny! Eat some more, you’re making me feel ginormous, which… at this point I totally am.
November 11th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
youa re so cute!! The desert looks soo good!!!
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November 11th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
You look fabulous! I hope you had a great BD and congratulations on being half way to baby!
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November 11th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
You look beautiful! At 20 weeks I always look 7 months pregnant!
Enjoy this time and happy birthday!
November 11th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Good heavens you’re belly is so little and cute. I was 4x that size at 20 wks. lol. Yummy post too!
November 11th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Happy birthday. I’m not sure why I am always sentimental when I come here. Perhaps it’s the wonderful way you tie your present with your past. I wish we all gave birth young. Grow belly grow.
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November 11th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
That is one of the cutest baby bumps I’ve ever seen! Seriously, no worries! Indulge away!
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November 11th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
look at your cute little belly
. happy belated birthday. this is the 2nd post i’ve read today w/ fondue in it…i think it might be a sign that i need to have some!
November 11th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
You looks great!!!
Happy belated Birthday!!!
Stopping from 7 clowns.
November 11th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Happy Bday, Sandy! November is the month for birthdays. Guess which holiday occurs 9 months earlier?
November 11th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
You look great! I hope you had a wonderful birthday.
November 11th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
I love the belly shot! You look fabulous at 20 weeks – eat more chiz cake!
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November 11th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Good on you for giving yourself a break and doing (or not doing) what’s best for you – and believe me eating all that chocolately dessert is what ’s best for you sometimes! You share way more than you give yourself credit for. I love reading what you post whenever you are inspired to share. Love to you on your birthday!
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November 11th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Happy Birthday and I must say, you are anything but large. I know you probably feel that way, but you look great.
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November 11th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
I absolutely love fondue too, great birthday dinner choice!
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November 11th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Happy Birthday!!!
Ridiculously large? You are TINY!!!!
Kat´s last blog ..WW-Baby In A Bumbo
November 11th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
yeah for the tummy! (you are still super tiny)
November 11th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
You look amazing for being 20 week. That dessert looks scrumptious!
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November 11th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
you are teeny tiny!!! i want some of that fondue…
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November 11th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
It’s good to occasionally spend time in the real world. But don’t leave us hanging too long in the virtual realm without you. I hope your birthday was all you wanted it to be.
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November 11th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Super cute, Sandy. And Happy BDay to you!
November 11th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
you look adorable. and happy late b-day to you. my friend just gave birth to a baby girl and another one found out she is pregnant….
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November 11th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Well I think you look super, but I think when you are thin no one understands how “big” of a deal it is getting bigger. When I am pregnant, I am all belly, and someone would always make a comment about how I looked so good, which made me sometimes feel like I had to justify why I still felt like shit (fatigue, fatigue, fatigue). Like if you don’t look like a beached whale and monstrous, you get a pass on all the not so fun things about pregnancy.
Good for you for pigging out, btw.
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November 11th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Pretty sure my baby was made of donuts.
Happy belated birthday. I tell people i’m 22 all the time. But really i’m 30 something too.
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November 11th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Yum! I adore cheesecake. In fact, after reading this post, I want some…
I hope you had a happy birthday.
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November 11th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
You are very very tiny!!! Eat whatever you want … you can!
And happy late birthday!
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November 11th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Happy late birthday!!!
I’d recognize that plate, table, and miraculously amazingly yummy vibe from The Melting Pot anywhere….YUM.
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November 11th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
I’d recognize that plating of dessert, table, and extraordinarily heavenly vibe of The Melting Pot anywhere…YUM!
Rachel @ Grasping for Objectivity´s last blog ..Sometimes, Practice Just Makes Unfit.
November 11th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
I’m all for non-virtual life! Sounds like a great dinner and you look beautiful!
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November 11th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Brian had it right. I feel this globe spinning all the time. Can’t keep up. Perhaps what’s missing is a plate of fancy desserts.
You and tummy-baby are beautiful.
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November 11th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
You look lovely and not at all old or over fed.
In fact I had no idea you were thirty something, nothing about you gives it away so don’t let your body or mind tell you otherwise. I’m glad you got to enjoy your birthday, that place is my achilles heel-it’s so delicious!
November 11th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
What lovely photos! You are so tiny, it’s hard to believe you are half way there. Those desserts look yummy!
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November 12th, 2009 at 12:15 am
Happy Birthday! I know what you mean my bod feels so old! I know people have babies much later but it’s killing me! You look beautiful and still so tiny! I am so gald you enjoyed your bday and your yummy treats and your time way. I, like an idiot, signed up for NaBloPoMo and it is SO hard! It was another beautiful post!
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November 12th, 2009 at 12:19 am
That plate looks like it belongs at The Melting Pot….mmm…there is nothing better than covering everything you eat in cheese and following it up with a giant chocolate covered dessert. Delish!
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November 12th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
I think that it is critical that you listen to your inner voice, I mean, your baby’s voice, at every step in this pregnancy….especially if it is saying, eat more cheesecake.
I mean, isn’t that a message we should all be listening to?
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November 12th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Chocolate fondue is really the best thing ever. The key with blogging is finding your balance. There is no right or wrong to it. Oh…and you look great:)
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November 12th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
You have the darling-est little belly on the planet! Halfway there – hooray! : )
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November 13th, 2009 at 12:50 am
Awww! I love your little baby belly…you’re making me want another one!
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November 13th, 2009 at 2:18 am
Wow! Already half way there!!!
I have no excuse and yet my belly still tells me “chiz-cak!”
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November 14th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Lovin’ the baby belly honey!! But those desserts…um…temptation? Hello? Those look amazing!!
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November 15th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
I have posted less this year as well and do miss it. I am looking for the balance between writing about real life and missing real life to do it. Such a balancing act.
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November 21st, 2009 at 12:43 pm
When your baby is older, you may notice a strange affinity for cheesecake
By the way, you look fantastic pregnant!
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November 21st, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Take it all in. It feels great. Love how you related this to a story from the fifth grade. Once again, you look beautiful.
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November 22nd, 2009 at 11:55 am