Sunglasses....

So I found myself very happy that it was sunny today so that I had an excuse to wear sunglasses on the way to the bus stop. There are several people who ride the same bus as me, and there is a particularly chatty woman who lives in an apartment across the street from me. You can ask my mom - I have never been a chatty person in the morning, and to add to that, I am just not in the mood lately to answer questions about this pregnancy. And, I am sick of strangers asking personal questions and asking how I'm feeling. So, I was happy to wear sunglasses and to purposefully walk slowly to the bus stop this morning so the chatty woman couldn't talk with me (at least not for very long). I know, I'm a terrible person. :) She still managed to ask me on the bus how I was feeling, and I told her I was fine. Then I buried my head in a newspaper.

I'd like to add yet another story to the "Strangers say the weirdest things to pregnant women" archive. Today I was in one of the waiting rooms at the dental school, and a female patient who works with one of my classmates asked me when I was going to have the baby. I told her that I'm due in four days, but that the baby will decide whenever he wants to come. She replied, "You should mix orange juice and castor oil and drink it. That'll make him come! It works!" Nice. I think I'll pass on the castor oil. I'm not that desperate yet.

Anyway, I am scheduled to take my last test tomorrow at 1pm - originally I was scheduled for the Friday group, but I talked to the instructor and she said it would be okay for me to take it with the Thursday group. I know it's only a day different, but at this stage of the game one day can make a big difference! After that test I will have no motivation to be at school, so I am very tempted to inform my instructors that after Friday I will be starting my maternity leave!

Okay, I am at school right now (I'm not scheduled with any patients today) so I need to finish a few reports for one of my rotations. Think labor thoughts for me! Yes, even you Kate!