Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Purely Selfish Things I am Missing Right Now...
I am in countdown mode... single digits almost! Here are the things I really miss from my non-pregnant life...
1) My morning cup of coffee. For ALMOST the entire pregnancy, I've been unable to have my home-brewed mug of hot coffee with cream. It just makes me SO sick. For awhile I was able to replace it with a Starbucks, Dunkin or Panera cup, but now even those make me hurl. My morning cup of coffee is (when I'm not pregnant) the FIRST thing I do in the morning. I sit in the corner of the sofa and sip while I wake up and Ben snuggles and watches the Wiggles. I can not even describe to you just HOW much I miss this right now...
2) My clothes. This is a given. I put all of my regular clothes away pretty much right after I peed on the stick. But I miss my familiar shirts, shorts and jeans. I'll get them back out soon after the baby comes home, but most of it won't fit for at least a few weeks. So sad. :(
3) Shopping. I actually could use some NEW spring and summer clothes. And suddenly, now that I'm large and in charge, there is TONS of stuff out there I see that I like. That never happens. Just my luck! I can't very well shop/try things on in my current state. And by the time I can, they'll probably have fall stuff out.
4) Sleeping on my stomach. Honestly? I'm not even a stomach sleeper to begin with But when I'm pregnant, I start itching to do it like nobody's business. I guess you always want what you can't have. Just like last time, it will be THE first thing I do when I come home from the hospital... jump on the bed and lay on my stomach. ;)
5)Running up the stairs. Oh how I took this for granted. Now I sort of hang onto the railing and heave myself up slowly, one step at a time. God forbid I leave something up there and have to make another trip. It usually doesn't happen.
6) Margaritas. Kind of like sleeping on my stomach... it's not even something I drink on any kind of regular basis... maybe twice a year! But, course I have been craving them since day one of Too's life.
7) Meals. You all know of my constant pukiness. It's really depressing to eat a meal knowing it's more than likely coming back in an hour or so. REALLY really depressing. Even more depressing to look at dessert and know there is definitely ZERO room in there for that. In this same category, I miss drinking HUGE glasses of ice water. I am so thirsty all the time these days (I guess puking all the time will do that to you) and all I really want most of the time is a giant glass of really cold water. But as soon as I drink it, the reflux starts, followed by the puking. Bleh. :(
I'm sure there are more... I'll update as I think of them. ;)
Truly, I know I am blessed to just be pregnant. I am thankful for *almost* every minute of it... it feels like it took forever to get here and I was so afraid for awhile that it wasn't going to happen again. I am just at the point where I really REALLY need it to come to an end soon... parts of it are just getting so very VERY old...
1) My morning cup of coffee. For ALMOST the entire pregnancy, I've been unable to have my home-brewed mug of hot coffee with cream. It just makes me SO sick. For awhile I was able to replace it with a Starbucks, Dunkin or Panera cup, but now even those make me hurl. My morning cup of coffee is (when I'm not pregnant) the FIRST thing I do in the morning. I sit in the corner of the sofa and sip while I wake up and Ben snuggles and watches the Wiggles. I can not even describe to you just HOW much I miss this right now...
2) My clothes. This is a given. I put all of my regular clothes away pretty much right after I peed on the stick. But I miss my familiar shirts, shorts and jeans. I'll get them back out soon after the baby comes home, but most of it won't fit for at least a few weeks. So sad. :(
3) Shopping. I actually could use some NEW spring and summer clothes. And suddenly, now that I'm large and in charge, there is TONS of stuff out there I see that I like. That never happens. Just my luck! I can't very well shop/try things on in my current state. And by the time I can, they'll probably have fall stuff out.
4) Sleeping on my stomach. Honestly? I'm not even a stomach sleeper to begin with But when I'm pregnant, I start itching to do it like nobody's business. I guess you always want what you can't have. Just like last time, it will be THE first thing I do when I come home from the hospital... jump on the bed and lay on my stomach. ;)
5)Running up the stairs. Oh how I took this for granted. Now I sort of hang onto the railing and heave myself up slowly, one step at a time. God forbid I leave something up there and have to make another trip. It usually doesn't happen.
6) Margaritas. Kind of like sleeping on my stomach... it's not even something I drink on any kind of regular basis... maybe twice a year! But, course I have been craving them since day one of Too's life.
7) Meals. You all know of my constant pukiness. It's really depressing to eat a meal knowing it's more than likely coming back in an hour or so. REALLY really depressing. Even more depressing to look at dessert and know there is definitely ZERO room in there for that. In this same category, I miss drinking HUGE glasses of ice water. I am so thirsty all the time these days (I guess puking all the time will do that to you) and all I really want most of the time is a giant glass of really cold water. But as soon as I drink it, the reflux starts, followed by the puking. Bleh. :(
I'm sure there are more... I'll update as I think of them. ;)
Truly, I know I am blessed to just be pregnant. I am thankful for *almost* every minute of it... it feels like it took forever to get here and I was so afraid for awhile that it wasn't going to happen again. I am just at the point where I really REALLY need it to come to an end soon... parts of it are just getting so very VERY old...
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I think it's a pregnant lady's right to complain(as long as it's not all the time) after all it's hard being pregnant. All those people who say you have no right because they can't have a baby or whatever, they are just being selfish. There are many degrees of suffering and I don't doubt that those women have immense pain, BUT that doesn't mean that you don't have your own hardships. You don't have to qualify your complaints we know what you mean:-)
Um- yeah, the deleted post was me. I guess I double clicked and posted twice. Feel free to delete that and this:-)
Girl 4 months of puking was enough to make me into a cranky monster. I dont know how you are still sane 30 weeks in and still puking.
umm, i don't think you'll be JUMPING on your bed as soon as you are home from the hospital =) but i am sure you will be laying on your tummy! that was my favourite to as soon as i could, i was on my front to sleep =)
Sweet lord, I hate hate hate the heartburn. I still enjoy the starbucks, but anything I put in my body ends up killing me for hours afterwards. Ugh.
I also miss...my somewhat smaller boobs (and bras), malibu rum, large meals, my energy...
There's too much. I miss it all.
I also miss...my somewhat smaller boobs (and bras), malibu rum, large meals, my energy...
There's too much. I miss it all.
Totally, Erin. TO-TA-LLY. I felt like that today. "I know I know I'm blessed I AM! But...."
And then I rattled off almost everything on your list. ;-)
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And then I rattled off almost everything on your list. ;-)
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