Tummy at 3 days before defense date (27 weeks)

Definitely starting to show! I'm starting to get "when is the baby due?" questions from relative strangers. It's about time since it has been 27 weeks now, seems like forever. This marks the beginning of the third trimester and our 1st wedding anniversary :) In addition, and probably most importantly at this stage, I am just 3 days from my defense date (Weds at noon in room 109 of the IBMR, in case you would like to attend), after which I will hopefully become a Ph.D.

I've been enjoying looking a little more indubitably pregnant. I've actually been wearing more form fitting clothing now that I have a legitimate bump to show off. The baby is playing the part too! She is kicking around a lot more vigorously. I'm constantly grabbing Chris's hands to put them on my tummy so he can feel when she starts moving. According to Chris, the baby is pumping her legs to mimic walking. It feels like she's pumping her little arms too and rolling around. It's a very weird feeling, very alien, it's hard to imagine someone living in there. In my imagination, it seems like it must be uncomfortable being all squished and dark and loud and hot... but I'm sure she's quite cozy. 

I, on the other hand, have been an emotional, anxious wreck. I've spent most of the last few weeks mostly studying and writing and worrying, having weird dreams about failing my defense/giving birth to squid-like creatures, yelling at Chris about the house being cluttered, and just generally weeping and laying around, when not doing one of the other above mentioned things. I was in CVS the other day picking out Father's day cards for my Dad and for Chris. And for some reason, I was incredibly touched by all of the cards. So there I was with a bunch of sappy hallmark cards in my hands just crying in the card aisle of CVS and trying to get a hold of myself so I could go buy the stupid cards. I must have looked insane, or maybe people understood, like, "how cute, she's pregnant and emotional"... but probably not.      

I'm hoping some of this gets better after my defense on Wednesday so that I can finally relax and just work 9-5 and spend the rest of my time eating ice-cream and doing prenatal yoga. Which is really all I want to do at the moment. Just 3 more days of studying and preparing... I think that's about all I can take.