I’ve been emailing with one of the hostesses of the shower I will have this weekend and I told her that I feel like my brain and life is all baby, all day right now. It seems like from the minute I get up until I fall into bed at night I’m working on things related to the baby. Whether it is working on things for her room, writing thank you notes, looking for a pediatrician, stocking up on groceries so we won’t have to run to the store as much after she comes, writing my packing list for the hospital, or just watching her move around… It’s really all baby, all day!
And I’m loving it!
Last night when I was in bed, I made a list of the things I’m looking forward to after delivering and the things I will miss about being pregnant.
Things I’m looking forward to after Peanut is born:
- SLEEPING ON MY STOMACH!!!
- Being able to sing in church – I have no breath support for singing and it is HARD to sit and stand there and not sing for fear of passing out!
- Being able to hug my husband without my baby bump getting in the way
- Playing my guitar
- Drinking grape juice with breakfast
- Waffles and maple syrup
- Wearing all my shoes again!
- Laying on my back and reading in bed
Things I will miss about being pregnant:
- Feeling the baby move and watching my stomach
- The anticipation and wonder of it all
- The honor of being a pregnant woman
- The parking spots for expectant mothers
I’m sure other things will come to mind, but that’s what I’ve been thinking about lately. 🙂
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Sallie,
I’m done having children…we cannot have anymore biological ones. I will tell you the fun stuff after the baby gets here far outweighs the things you will miss about being pregnant.
BUT…relish that feeling of her moving in your tummy. That I miss more than anything 🙂 It is a true miracle. The hand of God right there…evidence of the Creator.
So until she arrives try and enjoy the kicks, even if it keeps ya up ALL NIGHT LONG! 🙂
Sleeping on my stomach was the one thing I looked forward to the most, so I can relate to that! The last weeks of pregnancy are so uncomfortable.
The things you think you’ll miss, well… you might not. You’ll be able to see the baby move and watch her face. The anticipation and wonder of life just keeps going from one phase of childhood to the next. You’ll have the honor of being a mother. And parking spaces, well it’s good exercise to walk a bit further. And you can show off your daughter on the way.
My first baby was born 30 years ago and I can still remember how thrilling it was to take Amy out for a walk. I was sure all the people were looking at her and thinking what a lucky woman I was to have such a gorgeous baby. Really and truly, that’s what I thought. LOL!
Pretty accurate list there, Sallie, but why can’t you play the guitar? Or would you have to have longer arms to reach around your tummy?
There are parking spots at the Rivercrossings mall for strollers at least; they were a blessing last fall for my family. Don’t know if anyone else in Mich. has such things, though. They are very common here but are almost always full when we want to park…
Every stage of life has it’s joys and difficulties. I know when I am able to count on sleeping through the night undisturbed and don’t have to watch out for my kids’ safety every minute I am going to seriously miss having little ones around. But then will come watching them become godly adults on their own and maybe someday grandkids will come! So I try to enjoy whatever stage I’m in to the fullest even when I’m tested to my limits and wish the next stage would hurry up and let me relax a little. 🙂
Ah…sleeping on my stomach after giving birth was so great. Of course I only could sleep a few hours at a time for the next few weeks 😉
So true! There are sweet pleasures to both stages.
I never could wear my shoes again, though; that “old wives’ tale” about feet growing turned out to be true for me!
Yes, how I missed sleeping on my stomach when I was pregnant.
I went to visit my daughter last year in New England. Because I was visiting on Mother’s Day, she asked to sing a special song for me. She was seven months pregnant at the time and told me later she could hardly BREATH, hehehe. She still sounded great.
I have been following your pregnancy in prayer, even though we don’t know each other. We’re kind of neighbors, in a way, since I lived in Holland for nine years…in the 80s, though.
May you have a healthy and safe delivery of Peanut. (Our baby born in my mid-30s was referred to as Boomer…)
I understand what you mean about things being all baby all day. That is how I have been feeling too!! I can’t believe this pregnancy is almost over and that the baby will, Lord willing, be outside instead of nestled inside of me. I can’t wait to meet her and there are many things I will be looking forward to after she comes out!! Ditto on being able to hug Mr. S without the baby bump getting in the way!
Well I’ve never been pregnant (but I hope to be someday), but I sleep on my stomach every night and so I’m not looking forward to that aspect of being pregnant!
I think you should have added “Getting to know my beautiful daughter” to your “Things I’m looking forward to” list. 🙂
You know what’s funny? I was a TOTAL stomach sleeper before I had my son and then I was never able to go back afterward. I hope you have better luck than I because I HATE sleeping on my side!