Please ignore the fact that I am showing nothing but a tail and a bum, but this is my newest resident. Or it was.
I caught this with MY HANDS in the house today.
I was laying on the matress we had thrown into the middle of the loungeroom floor (it was cold, Amy was miserable and I was exhausted. Snuggling in the lounge all day sounded good) and I looked over towards the study.
ZIP! went a brown flash. ZIP! it went again. I bounced up, parked myself in front of the zippy mouse so that it was stuck in the corner (it was hiding behind the steam mop) and yelled for Nathan to grab me a glass so I could catch it.
Because CONTRARY to popular belief, I am actually quite soft hearted and have a hard time schwacking mice when I am presented with them.
Nathan handed me the glass and went and grabbed a cat, just in case.
I moved towards the mouse and the furry brown flash ZIPPED it’s way past me, into a pile of odd and ends. Nathan started lifting things and I held my trapper (the glass) ready.
ZIP! ZOOM! ZREEECH!
[It was a very fast mouse]
The mouse zoomed past me AND….
Got itself hidden underneath the green article of clothing you see pictured above.
(Said green article is used to a) help keep my pants up and b) cover anything that might want to show when I have to unbutton my pants due to pregnancy.)
I darted over to the hidden mouse, cupped my hands around it and picked it up. The mouse squirmed ALOT and I may have squealed a little bit.
Nathan tried to rush me out of the door, as I frantically found the camera and snapped a photo. A cat was procured, the mouse’s tail was held (by me) and the mouse had a quick death.
At least, that is what I like to think. Once the cat got hold of it, I didn’t bother trying to keep an eye on them. I just put the cat outside and ran around gloating that I was super speedy mouse catching woman!
One down, who knows how many left to go. It’s going to be a long winter…
And we are almost there. I am 11 weeks and 3 days today and so far so good. The spotting has been mostly stopped for a while (I still have the occasional bit of pinkness, but nothing much) and I am still feeling decidedly pregnant.
Soon, very very soon, I will start watching for the end of the morning sickness and exhaustion. God knows I will be very happy to see the back of them.
In the meantime, I will be paying alot of attention to my belly. I started feeling Amy move at about 12 and a half weeks (I blame my skinniness) and I am definitely ready for it again.
Oh and I weighed myself the other day, I weighed 62kg (136lb) when I fell pregnant, when I weighed myself this time I was 57kg (125lb). Sigh. I suppose I will just have to hope that I manage to gain it back.
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19 responses to “Schwacking and Nearly There”
I bow down to your schwacking skills!
witchypoos last blog post..Skinny Bitch Gets Felt Up
Well done with the mouse-catching!
I can’t believe how much you’re showing already! Also, feel free to have some of my pounds… really, I don’t mind one little bit! 😉
Marylins last blog post..Weekly Winners #26
Thats quite a weight drop!
Xbox4NappyRashs last blog post..As I sit in a pool of my own estrogen
I bow down before your greatness oh super speedy mouse catching woman! I am in awe of your skillz..
hehehehehe
can you come and catch our night warriors?
pleeeeeeeeeeeeease.
tiffs last blog post..Thomas the Tankshun
wow on the mouse catching..
nice bump btw..
i did weekly winners again… lol
and the 37 weeks is so cute too.. thanks Marylin..
i still think your having a girl.. 😛
Tazs last blog post..Weekly Winners – 2 hehe..
This is going to be my first ‘cyber baby’ – that is, one that I’ve been there for from the very beginning. I feel like a ‘cyber grandaddy’.
lceels last blog post..Sunday Fill – Part 3
Well done!!
I hope the MS blows over soon, and you can start enjoying the pg.
OOo I love the word schwacking! Bravery award to you dearie.
Cheers
Maddys last blog post..England is Evil [2]
Woo Hoo!!! Mouse catching. With bare hands, even! I’d have squealed a LOT.
I’m crying the NO FAIR whine… you’ve LOST weight. While pregnant. I’d like to have just a little bit of that metabolism. Even when I barfed everything I ate and managed to keep down orange juice and crackers, I gained 60 pounds.
Hyphen Mamas last blog post..Bitter Sweet Symphony
What magnificent reflexes you have. I hope the cat had a meaningful nom on the rotten little critter.
Your bump is so cute. 🙂
Anjas last blog post..Sex Education.
Ahh you have graduated from Grasshopper to Mouse Master.
I bow before your mouse mastery 😛
You are much braver than I am, although my daughter has pet mice that are very cute.
P.S. I’ll lend you some weight. 🙂
Debs last blog post..Open mouth, insert foot
You’d hope that soon the cats get a taste for mice and start doing the job they were put on earth for, because in a few more months you won’t be able to move fast enough to catch their food for them. Are you 100% sure that belly is only 11 weeks? Like some of the others I’ll happily give you some of my weight. I can spare at least 10kg.
one mouse down…..
Hope the nausea lets up soon.
Bettinas last blog post..A Walking Disaster Area
One more for the coat!
Suzies last blog post..Im Back and Fat
YAY, MOUSECATCHER!
Hey! Don’t worry about the weight. I have one skinny friend who has lost about 15 lbs with each of her 4 pregnancies in the first trimester, when she was really sick. Another skinny friend wasn’t sick at all, but lost 5-10 lbs with each of her kids in the first trimester. All healthy, happy babies.
Lucky, if you ask me. I gained 35 lbs in my first three months.
Kats last blog post..Weekly Winners
YOU are so brave!!!!!!and looking so cute!!!!
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