Oh Baby

Today I was asked if I was pregnant. Uh oh. Has the absence in my life that I have been filling with food really gotten that out of hand? This could only mean a few different things. One, my stomach is bulging out. Two, my head and ankles appear to be swollen. It seems as though I have gotten little sleep as of late due to morning sickness, or I have a beautiful pregnancy glow.

Being taken by surprise, I declined the idea with great relief. What exactly would I do if I were pregnant? Can you imagine? Me being pregnant would be a very bad thing on so many levels. The most obvious, my husband is 450 miles away. What a way to go through a pregnancy; alone. I know dogs have a sixth sense, but dogs also have no hands to hold my hair back while I get sick, and they can't have a driver's license to go get me ice cream when I have a craving. I also run too much. My poor baby would come out all wiry and ready to run a marathon. I devote too much time to Shea. It can't be good for a growing fetus to be squished all the time as I bend down to pet my best pup or to pick up his tennis ball to chuck again. Pregnant women should also rest. With the big guy, I don't rest much, just play. Lastly, we don't need more babies having babies. I am certainly old enough to have a baby, and, actually, I know that I could handle it quiet well. But, I am still just a kid at heart. I am the adult that you see doing stupid, harmless, childish things. I still try to balance on the curb while I walk on the sidewalk. I try not to step on cracks, as I don't want to break my mother's back. I push a shopping cart and then jump on to bring it back to the corral in the parking lot. Should I be bringing life into this world?

Luckily, this is all hypothetical. No baby, no pregnancy. To be honest, there isn't even a sign of it. My belly is still pretty flat, nothing is swollen, I am not ridden by morning sickness, and I am not glowing in any way. I was asked if I was pregnant because my co-worker overheard me say that I had a craving. She shared that she only had cravings when she was pregnant. My response was that someday it could happen, but not today.

Really, not today. My husband is in a different state. Tomorrow though; you never know.