-You see the profile of your shadow cast against the side of the house from the street light, take a double (or triple) take and wonder, “Me? Surely that’s not me? No, that can’t be me?”
-Getting up out of the bed has now turned into a 3 part process: roll over, brace, push up.
-Painting your toenails, too, has become a process: take a deep breath, hold it in, bring toes close to face, paint, paint, paint, release foot, breath… repeat nine times.
-Your sneeze is now occasionally followed by “Uhhhh!” and a change of undergarments.
-Sleeping through the night has become a thing of the past, not because of a crying baby, but because nature calls… a lot!
-You find yourself wanting to organize and clean every nook and cranny of your house, which drives your husband completely crazy!!!
-You become extremely frustrated at yourself because you can’t make up your mind about paint colors, your haircut, what you want to eat- (Italian ice or ice cream?). You basically want someone to just go ahead and make all the decisions for you… that is until it comes to your baby!
-Strangers feel completely comfortable coming up and talking to you about all things baby related, followed by uninvited rubbing of your abdomen.
-You secretely don't mind the belly rubbing and obnoxious amount of attention that you know will end in a few short months!
-You are keeping a photo-journal growth chart of yourself, like your mother did back when you were in grade school. And like when you were a kid, you are tickled to death to show everyone how much you’ve grown!!!
(and last, but not least, you might be a pregnant lady if you end your list with something sappy like this…)
-You constantly thank God for this miracle of life inside of you, which you cannot even begin to comprehend, and spend hours of the day wondering what she will look like, what it will be like to finally hold her, what kind of parent you will be, and how in the world you can love someone so much whom you’ve never even laid eyes on.
4 comments:
You are too cute. I laughed my behind off reading this. It is so true. Hope you guys are doing well. I also thought that it was amazing how you could love someone so much and not even have met them yet. That love only greatly multiplies one you give birth and it is such an emotional time. I am so happy for you guys and wish you plenty of luck when the time comes.
love you guys,
Matisha
that up all night because nature calls... that's God's way of getting you ready to get up all night when your little Angel calls!!
I like the sappy last comment you left; praise God for His miracle inside you!
Love your post Emily. You are so good about posting. When is the official due date?
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