Yesterday at a local grocery store when I strolled up to the register and placed my items on the belt the cashier loudly announced “Holy crap! You’re not going to have your baby in my aisle are you? I’m not prepared for that! Gosh, you’re scaring me!”
Another woman who I don’t know at another store simply exclaimed “Wow. You must be due like, right NOW!” and would not take her eyes off my stomach to even look me in the face.
A family member recently pointed to my fingers and face and commented on how they were “…getting very chubby“.
When I first became pregnant, and especially when I first started to have a noticeable baby bump, I often felt overwhelmed by the encouraging comments I got from many people, saying I looked great and that I seemed really healthy and that pregnancy looked good on me. Sometimes the things people would say seemed a little unnecessary and over-the-top. I’ve realized as I’ve gotten bigger that those people, the ones who are super sweet and encouraging to pregnant women, they are angels. They were sent to balance out the rest of the population who seem to not know how to communicate with a full-term pregnant woman. The ones who just can’t stop staring and taking their eyes off of our bellies, afraid we are going to pop out a kid at any moment.
Pregnancy, I’m over you. I’m ready for my baby. I’m ready to have my body back.
Okay, sorry everyone! 39 week pregnancy gripe time is over! In all honesty, it has been easy to be positive about my pregnancy. Most of the experience has been wonderful and I’ve loved being pregnant, have felt great the entire time, and have had a plethora of encouragement and support from family and friends. But the last few weeks are definitely the hardest! I’m learning a lot about patience and am trying to be as gracious as I can be.
I stumbled upon this post the other day and was super encouraged to relax a little bit and remember to treat myself with some kindness and TLC. After being discouraged by some of those comments I received yesterday, I read the post again this morning. The author of the post had her baby recently and it’s been so fun to see her updates and know that, honestly, any day now that will be me- with my baby boy in my arms and I’ll barely be able to remember what life was like before him.
I’m taking Ashlee’s advice and this afternoon I’ve scheduled a massage, and I think we’re going out for thai food this evening. I spent some time looking through my instagram photos from the past few weeks too and it was encouraging to be reminded of all the glimpses of good things going on in my life right now including…
…a super attentive and snuggly kitty (all three kitties are great but Oscar in particular, has given his Mom some extra special love these past few days- he even snuggled up with Parrish too while she was visiting!)…
…delicious spring and summer time meals cooked at home- insalata caprese, pesto pizza, fried rice, great green vegetable pasta, mockaritas and fresh tomato quiche…
…and many other good things including time with family, a concert by my favorite artist, shopping trips and making crib sheets.
Life is good, beautiful… and it’s about to get even better. : )
We are excited for you and anticipate the news! Keep being patient and just stay positive. Big hugs.
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