20 weeks

I hit 20 weeks today. Those with a rudimentary knowledge of math and pregnancy could be easily duped into thinking I was halfway through the pregnancy. But that's where math would fail you.

One must keep in mind that pregnancy actually starts at week 2 and so I have only been gestating for 18 weeks with 20 more to go.

But I prefer to look at it from a marathoner's perspective, as pregnancy is a lot like a marathon in that the physical and mental demands increase as one gets closer to the finish. And any good harrier will tell you that the marathon has two halves: the first 20 miles and the last 10k. The two halves of pregnancy seem more like the first 34 weeks and the last six weeks. In other words, it is still a long way to the finish line.