- i will not pig out just because i'm pregnant. i will only gain the 25-30lbs you are supposed to gain
- i won't eat junk food. when i snack, it will be organic produce because what i eat feeds my baby
- i won't complain. it is a gift to be able to grow and carry a baby. a gift that so many aren't blessed with.
this is what my pregnancy was really like:
- i'm gonna go ahead and throw out a number here. because i need to own up to it... 64lbs. omg.
- chocolate milk, sugary cereal (like 4 bowls a day sometimes), ice dream cones, candy, cakes, pasta
- crying, whining, making jake rub my back and feet, making jake play with my hair until i fall asleep, begging a baby to hurry the heck up because i can't stand one more freaking night of near suffocation every time i roll onto my back for 2 seconds, making jake run some hot water in the tub so i can soak my feet... (poor jake!)
this is what i'll do differently next time:
- not eat everything that isn't moving.
- know beforehand and mentally prepare that pregnancy changes EVERYTHING about your body.
- set more realistic expectations for myself
- walk more, whine less
things i'm looking forward to about not being pregnant:
- holding a wittle, bitty baby and being able to smell her little baby-scented head any time i want.
- starting weight watchers and getting back into my old clothes that i miss so much. i'm looking at you, jcrew cords.
- watching jake be a dad.
- sleeping on my back, shave my legs while standing up, being able to pick up something off the floor when i drop it, painting my own toenails, not wearing carpal tunnel gloves and being able to feel my fingers again
- pickle martinis, raw oysters and sushi
things i'll miss about being pregnant:
- feeling a little butt pressed against the upper right side of my stomach, sitting on the couch watching poppy do somersaults
- the food!
- the smiles and "congrats" and well wishes you get from strangers out in public
- being excused from having to do anything you don't want to do. "oh, you don't worry about doing that! you're pregnant... let me get that for you." :)
- having poppy all to myself
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| photo by caroline ziebarth |
jake has almost sworn off any more kids after dealing with me crying and pitching fits almost every night, but i owe it to poppy to have more kids so she can have what i have with my sister and brother. so buckle up, jake! these next few years are gonna be hell challenging! :)
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| photo by caroline ziebarth |
love, michel
