Saturday, October 31, 2009
"Holy Cow" and "God Wills It"
I need to post a new picture so you can marvel at how ginormous I have become, but just to give you a hint I'll share this little moment from my OB appt. on Thursday. There's one little nurse who is always moving at light speed, going from one exam room to the next, taking blood pressure and ushering women in and out. She's very enthusiastic, and I think she especially likes us because we are the token foreigners who can (sort of) speak the language. Thursday she had me step up on the scale and as she kept moving those little slider things further and further over, she finally blurted out, "Ma'sha Allah!" which is kind of a combination of saying "God wills it!" and "Holy Cow!". Then she said my weight out real loud, and then burst into giggles. We use kilos here and I had reached the 100 kilo mark (I'm too embarrassed to tell you how many pounds that is!). Apparently she doesn't weigh a lot of women of my size (women here are TINY!). The story goes down hill from here (i had gained 4 kilos since my last appointment, my Dr. kept saying, "I expect you to PUSH! This is gonna be a BIG baby!" and then my blood pressure was high (again) so i had to do (another) urine and blood test and go buy a blood pressure cuff so i can take my blood pressure at home twice a day). The Dr. also scolded me for not exercising ("You must walk AT LEAST 30 minutes EVERY DAY!) . . . but she did say that Maya looks fine, she still has the right amount of fluid around her, etc., etc. And, after taking my blood pressure 3 times during the visit, it was back down to normal before we left the office, so I'm still convinced it goes up just being in the hospital, surrounded by a waiting room full of irritated pregnant women who have had to wait way too long, and then hearing the nurse say "Holy Cow!" when she weighs me. . .
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Oh my goodness! Achdeleiberachdenstein! Good grief! Shazaam!
ReplyDeletewe need a picture for sure! love, mom
is that you speaking arabic? it reads more like german :) . . . can't wait till you're here to put everyone in their place. hee hee.
ReplyDeleteForget those too-tiny women...I think you look great!
ReplyDeleteI laughed out loud. Gotta love those cross-cultural moments that feel so much more sensitive than others do. Losing my baby weight was always good breastfeeding motivation for me. When I was tired and my nipples hurt, when Ethan didn't know what he was doing the motto that kept me going; "Suck me skinny." :) I guess that shows my shallow side. I think you look great!
ReplyDelete