I always assumed that as pregnancy wore on, women ate more and more. After all, if I was ever "eating for two," now would be the time. My baby's job right now is basically just to fatten up!
However, I have reached the stage of pregnancy where my stomach is so squished inside of me, that I can barely eat. It is so annoying! I will be famished, sit down to an excellent meal, and after a few bites... I'm stuffed. The worst is when I'm sitting down to a homecooked meal (by someone other than me, of course). Last night, my aunt cooked tenderloin, shrimp, rice, salad... the works... and I had been starving all day. I sat down with a full plate and a big grin. Then, after just a few bites around the plate... done. No more. I couldn't even enjoy a piece of cheesecake afterwards. And what makes it worse is that I get hungry again just an hour later (of course, at that point, I'm back home and my options are a bowl of Cap'n Crunch or some Crunch Munch). I want to be hungry when the good food is available!
To help illustrate (but hopefully not to gross anybody out), I'm inserting a chart. When Jesse and I saw this chart at our childbirth classes, we were amazed. To see how the organs get squished and moved around was eye-opening indeed. Although it's difficult to read, please, find the stomach (it's the 6th one down). Look at that! No wonder I couldn't enjoy my tenderloin! 
...and I'm not even going to talk about the difference between the size of that baby and the size of canal in which he/she must travel through! haha
...and I'm not even going to talk about the difference between the size of that baby and the size of canal in which he/she must travel through! haha
this is so scary...hahah
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