After a while, I fell asleep amid Theo's light snoring.
When I woke up, it was already in the afternoon.
That was a long nap. My head was slightly dizzy. I had to close my eyes and sit there for a while to get over the grogginess. I had just opened my eyes when I saw Theo's dark and deep eyes.
He was leaning on his other arm, looking at me.
I was stunned when my eyes met his dark eyes all of a sudden. It took me a while to react. "You startled me. Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Lazy little pig." He reached out and touched my nose with a smile, saying, "You fell into a deeper sleep than me. Aren't you hungry?"
I shook my head. I had a hard time turning over my body. It was hurting so much that I was clenching my jaw.
"What's wrong?" He looked worried and quickly helped me up gently.
"It's nothing. It's probably because I slept too long. My waist is sore." I reached out to my back and massaged it gently.
As my belly was getting bigger, my whole body was
swollen now. It was difficult to walk and even my waist was beginning to feel sore. It was getting harder every day.
He reached out and helped me to massage my back gently. "Are you lacking calcium? Let's see the doctor tomorrow."
"Do you have any common sense? Where did you hear that one's back would hurt because of a lack of calcium?” I rolled my eyes at him.
"The book stated that a mother would suffer from cramps and a sore back in their late pregnancy. And it's probably because of a lack of calcium, or it’s caused by a lack of other micronutrients in the body. I'll have to check the book to make sure.”
"Not likely. I'm taking folate and other supplements that were given by the doctor every day."
"Then it must be a lack of exercise. Why don't I sign you up for prenatal yoga? I'll accompany you to class every day."
"Never mind. I don't want to get tortured every day."
He frowned. "Then I'll ask the yoga instructor to come over."
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