Sick and Hurting Tummies

Then they realize it doesn’t end at nine months.

The full term baby inside continues to grow undeterred at human pace. The baby just won’t come out until their body deems it time, regardless of how big it gets.

So much so that they have to waddle, even if (especially if) they're also not very heavy everywhere else, so you know its solely the weight and discomfort of what's in their stomach right now thats weighing them down and making their gut bulge forward.

Aaaand they're embarrassed, limply rubbing their tummy, and helplessly burping

I aim to please, holds him gently, crushing him in the palm of my hand.

Don't help him, he's right where he wants to be.

I think I discovered why it's called a belly 'button'.

I've been chilling for a bit. Busy, but not in a 'stress-y—get it done' kinda way. Haven't been eating much, and 'cuz of that, my tum has been neutral, decent. I also haven't had much time to kink or play with my stomach 'cuz by the time I'm in bed, I've been too tired to do any of that, and when I wake up. I'm usually going somewhere. This was probably the longest stretch of time where my tum wasn't upset.

I finally found a few minutes to play with my tummy for a bit. Went to grab something to maybe probe around my navel. All I could grab was a ballpoint pen. I usually avoid pens, because they're too thick to do much. I've got one of those very puckered navels, so there isn't much space to draw circles or anything, It was all I had so I decided to at least try it.

It was a clicker pen. Something with a blunt/fat tip. I usually prefer fine-tip...but I think this was one of those throw away consolation things—it was a dollar store click pen, 0.9mm or something...so not something I'd ever buy for myself or write with,

I pushed the non-clicked pen deep, and then hit the clicker to have the pen nib jab further.

I saw stars. I guess I found the knot in my navel or something, and having the pen already jabbing into it, followed by the extra intrusion of the pen nib made me see stars.

Unfortunately, it didn't last long. I poked around in my navel for a while, aiming the nib at different things before clicking the pen. Guess I disturbed something and triggered the 'button' thing of my belly 'button' because I ended up dashing to the washroom with an achy, upset tummy.

My stomach has felt unsettled ever since, and anything I consume is going straight through me without really digesting much, so I guess my belly 'button' is also known as the “flush system” button or something.

It's getting harder and harder to ride that bike...