So there are 29 days left and surprisingly I'm not freaking out, too much. But one thing I have noticed is that my imagination is super peculiar (more so than usual). Outside of wrapping myself in protective bubble wrap, I find myself cautiously approaching each task with some hesitation to make sure I won’t fall or get punched in the gut. You might be asking yourself why would I get punched in the gut? Well…one of the side effects of pregnancy is that you get to experience irrational emotional roller coasters. Luckily, I’ve been able to experience my pregnancy with some dear friends who can relate to these crazy thoughts. I feel bad for Erik. He really is extremely understanding and patient with me, and I’m so very thankful…The one thing I would like to see from him, is being able to read my mind. See, there I go with my peculiar imagination.
So anyway – yes…my fear is that someone is going to come up and punch me in the gut while I’m walking to the train, or to work, or in the store. Then these thoughts turn into me becoming protective Mama Bear and I envision myself putting these would be offenders into a choke-hold until help arrives.
Just the other day, I was walking the dogs in the morning and some crazy jogger got too close to me, but I was ready to punch him in the nose and let the dogs get him. Instead, Baxter just tried to eat him. So all was good.
My irrational thoughts could be a blog unto itself…something’s are really funny and I find myself laughing out loud. So picture this…some pregnant woman listening to headphones bopping along, laughing hysterically as she looks up in the sky and smiles…then her face contorts as she catches a whiff of someone’s body odor. Yeah, I know crazy. Erik is a saint for putting up with me.
So here are some things that I will not miss about being pregnant…again, these are in no particular order.
Top Ten Things I Will Not Miss About Being Pregnant
1. Forgetting how to spell
2. Bloody noses
3. Fire down below – and I’m not talking about the Steven Seagal movie
4. Feeling full after two bites, then being hungry an hour later
5. Not being able to control my emotions
6. Commuting – not that I’m looking for people to be nice to me, but it would be nice if someone would offer me their seat. There was an instant (I’ve only been offered someone’s seat twice), where some kind man offered me his seat and while I was gathering my belongings some other lady took it. Needless to say, I did approach the woman and explained to her what happened and now Linda and I are friends. Life is good
7. Having to go to the bathroom every 10 minutes
8. Not being able to carry in the groceries
9. Not being able to dance around my apartment without being afraid of losing my balance – I would like to throw in a few high-kicks for effect but I don’t want to end up on my butt
10. Weird cramping that feels like some tied a corset around my gut at the most inopportune times
Needless to say, these really aren’t bad and I’ve learned to be at my body’s beckon call…which makes me realize that this whole experience is a boon.
XOXO! :)
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