Did I Say That?

Today I was talking to a patient of mine who was singing the praises of her orthopedic surgeon, a wonderful man who has gone out of his way to help her. Half joking I said, “Is he single?” Her eyes lit up and she said, “Yes! And I think you two would hit it off! Do you want to come with me to my next appointment so I can introduce you?”

I laughed, rubbed my stomach and said, “Only if he has a thing for pregnant women!”

She was all excited to hear I’m pregnant, offered me happy congratulations and then said, “Do you still have a relationship with the father?”

Remember that post last week about sharing the news at work? Well, I forgot everything I wrote, and instead the words that came out of my mouth were, “Oh, I have no idea who the father is.”

Really.

I said that.

So then I had to explain, laughing at my own stupidity, while feeling my face turn bright red, “I mean, I used an anonymous donor; I went to a doctor to get pregnant.”

Luckily, my patient has a sense of humor!  And she likes Jennifer Anniston, because she referred to her statements when telling me how great she thought my decision to become a choice mom was.

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I have an OB appointment tomorrow morning, and in preparation I weighed myself today, so I could be shocked by the weight on the scale in private. According to my scales, and my somewhat faulty memory of what my last weight was, I think I’ve gained 4 pounds this month. Which is less than I expected, considering my recent milkshake cravings and the overeating that comes along with the holidays.

Now that I think about it – I’m more than a little constipated now, too. What are the chances that I’ll get relief from my constipation before my weigh in tomorrow? Because I’m sure I’d lose at least 2 pounds if I could just poop.