10. I can paint my own toenails...do I? Not very often. But-I like to have the option.
9. I can now walk into my closet, fold laundry and walk through the mall without throwing myself into a fit of depression.
8. People no longer say, "I thought you might be pregnant but I didn't want to say anything if you had just put on a few pounds..." or "Last time I saw you I thought you might be pregnant but now I know for sure! You're getting quite the belly!"
7. People no longer reach out to touch my stomach, kiss my stomach (yes, it happened multiple times from I woman I barely know), or tell me how wonderful it is that I have the Priesthood growing inside of me.
6. Bathroom trips are now a couple of hours apart rather than every 20 minutes. {Side Note: Bathroom trips are also infinitely more satisfying when you can go for longer than 3.5 seconds...}
5. Food sounds good. Perhaps too good. I love food. {Yoplait Key Lime yogurt will never be the same...I threw it up one too many times...}
4. I no longer spend my days scoping out where the closest place to vomit is.
3. I no longer get asked 30-40 times each day what the gender of my baby is and if I have a name picked out.
2. I don't have to apologize for running into people or things several times each day after misjudging how large my stomach actually is. I also no longer have to look like an idiot when I'm certain I can 'squeeze through' and I most certainly cannot.
1. I get to watch this little guy kick, squirm and hiccup from the outside...
I don't think I'll ever be one of those women who 'loves' being pregnant. {What is so great about gaining 30 pounds, feeling nauseated all the time, waddling, drawing in all sorts of unsolicited attention and looking like a beached whale?} For me, pregnancy is a necessary evil. Yeah, I'll do it again some day. But, until then, I'm enjoying every second of my non-pregnant life. ;)
3 comments:
Haha I was one of those weirdos that loved being pregnant...well at least the second half of it. I was really sick for about the first 4 months. I loved getting a big belly...and actually wished I got bigger, I hated comments of how small I was. I felt like people thought I was starving my baby or something. But there are definite advantages of not being pregnant. I am counting down till the time that I am done nursing so then I will have my REAL body back...which since it's been 18 months I can't quite remember what that was. :)
Hydee you are so cute! That is so funny about the priesthood thing...lol! Never heard that before!
Haha! Good timing with your top ten list! We only have 10 more days until the due date and I'm ready for her to come now. Although, I haven't had much of a bladder problem or very many people touching me. Maybe I look more threatening than you? Or maybe people just think I'm fat... Anyway, I can't wait to join you in the 'motherhood' phase!
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