it's the night before our due date and it's really got me reflecting on the past 9 months. if you've been around me much at all (especially if your my poor husband) you know that the last 40 weeks have not been easy on me. i always thought that being pregnant would be this magical time of awe and wonder, a time when life was at it's grandest and you felt like you were walking on top of the clouds. and please, don't hear my wrong, i do believe that this is a time of awe and wonder--a tiny human being has formed and grown inside me. when i think of this i can't help but KNOW that there is a Divine Creator who put this all in motion. and in those moments i couldn't be happier that i'm pregnant. and while it is a true miracle from God, it doesn't mean that my body has loved every minute of the past 280 days. but tonight, i started thinking about things i would miss about being pregnant. before i get to that list, let me just share a few of the things i won't miss...
- frequently visiting the toilet (sitting ON it or hovering OVER it)
- people not making eye contact with me, just staring at my middle
- leaving trash, crumbs, or even important objects i need on the floor when i drop them, b/c i can't bend over to get them
- not being able to shave my legs
- riding the "once you get on you can never get off" emotional roller coaster
- waddling slowly behind friends as they walk at a normal pace
- cankles
i realized those are silly and trivial, but all things i won't miss about being pregnant. here's the good list... things i'll miss about pregnancy...
- not feeling guilty about taking a nap (in the morning and afternoon!)
- stretchy elastic-waist pants without zippers
- watching my stomach dance around with the movements of our baby girl
- not feeling like i have to "suck it in" all the time
- dreaming about what she'll look like, wondering who's eyes, mouth, nose... she'll have
- feeling her many bouts of hiccups
- experiencing the outpour of love from our friends and family making sure we have everything she needs
- knowing that a miracle is happening INSIDE of me
those are my random thoughts on our due-date eve. i will be happy to not to experience the things on my first list, but it makes me even happier knowing that soon we will be holding our special baby girl in our arms.
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