THEY CALL ME MELLOW YELLOW...

WEEK 23.6

I was putty today. My kind, kind friend, Tanya, treated yours truly to a pregnancy massage, a day at a spa. Fancy, I know. I had not seen her since the big announcement over some Souplantation when I was, good grief, 8 WEEKS! So I am sure I looked a bit different. Noooo, I saw her 2 weeks after that at our friends (Sue and Shanta...awww...) wedding. In any case, I have a little belly to show to her this time.

I drove far but I kept thinking of the reward. It was nice but always feel cheated out of crazy, deep tissue massage where they get crouching tiger on your a**! And you really feel like putty all day long but I can't get one in my current state.

Hey, this was my second pregnancy massage too. I have great friends don't I?! The first one was back during the Radiohead shows BUT that one was about 3 hours long! And by the way, the masseuse that hooked me up announced a few weeks later that she was expecting too! (cute) She was, then, about 10 weeks along. I think she might have known 'cos all we really talked about was being pregnant. I'm glad she is doing well.

After a half day at the spa, we hit up PF Chang's. I just love those garlic noodles and the veggie wraps!! Thanx Michelle for introducing me to the wraps 'cos they is heavenly mmmm-mm.

That was all for a girls day out of relaxation...

Oh yeah, there was the "pregnancy" pillow that kinda freaked me out. This is what happened, I was asked if I would prefer to lay on my side for the massage. I was a bit confused 'cos that's how the first massage went. Hmmm (???) So then the second option came, the "pregnancy pillow." I said, "Uh sure, I'll try it." This people was scary 'cos it was suppose to allow me to LAY DOWN ON MY BELLY...unthinkable!!! It was an oval-half-shaped pillow that looked like a donut. I looked at it with fear to be honest. The masseuse left me alone and there, I tried to tackle it. Mind you, all the light in this room was 2 rather dim candles, so I am sure this pillow looked even scarier with the flickering of shadows.

[gulp]

Oh my heavens, am I going to crush my Little Bean? Well, I lied on top and yes, my belly was suspended but I could not completely let go as I freaked out about crushing my little girl!!!! Nope, couldn't do it as I laughed at the silliness of this situation. She came back and knew I was not having it as I giggled and told her, "Well, I tried..."

[wha-whaaaa]