Riddle

What do the following dates have in common?

December 29
September 17
February 12
April 24
September 30

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In case anyone out there didn't know already...
They are the dates that my children were born on and the anticipated arrival of baby #5.

This would be part of my apathy towards writing and doing any more than what is absolutely necessary to keep my children and myself alive for the past few months. This would be another subject that I do hope to keep updated on the blog.

As of today I am 14 weeks and feeling really fat. In fact, on Sunday someone asked me if I'm pregnant. It should NOT be that noticeable. Lucky for me (and her), I could say yes. And today at the store I ran into the lady I work in the nursery with and somehow I ended up telling her that I was expecting. I was wearing a big black snow coat, (darn winter-like weather that'll never go away!) unzipped, which allowed my fat belly to be fairly noticeable.
Her response? "Oh, well I figured that one out."
Me: "No, I'm just really fat."
Her: "No you're not. You're so skinny. Here, I'll give you some of my fat. So is it a boy or girl?"
Me: "I don't know yet."
Her: (in shock)"You don't know?"
Me: "No, I'm only 3 months."
Her: (still in shock and kinda laughing)"Maybe it's twins."

I proceeded to explain that, lucky me, all my fat clings to the very front and center of my belly and that I looked pregnant even before I was. The only thing cushioning the blow was that I was there at the pharmacy to pick up my thyroid medicine which was recently changed because I was not getting enough horomone. Like, so not-enough, that the doc had the lab run it twice since the number was way off. I don't think it has anything to do with the fact that I haven't been exercising for most of a year or that I've been eating candy and junk food like all the factories were shutting down tomorrow and I'd never have any more. I'm sure of it.