There's a symptom of pregnancy that verges on the comical - what I call the dread exhaustion. As my friend Kristen says, "You're tired on a cellular level." And that's how it feels. The other day, I went for a swim - no big deal, like 20 minutes in the pool, nothing strenuous. When I returned to the locker room, putting on my clothes made me so tired that I had to sit down and very nearly fell asleep sitting up with my mouth wide open. It was 2 pm.
There's also a new level of clumsiness - I have broken countless plates and glasses, and ripped the passenger side mirror clean off my car on the side of the garage. Luckily, I have sustained no injuries as of yet, and I am super careful in the car, as I suspect that pregnant women get in lots of accidents. I guess that's why they tell you not to take up any new sports right about now. It's probably the only time in my life where I have not felt a generalized pressure to step up my exercise (not that I ever do).
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