Things I [Will] Miss

Well, Elayne is about 7 weeks away from making her presence into our lives! The doctor hasn't given me a more "accurate" update yet, but that should be coming in the next couple of appointments. I have a feeling she might come early (which means she'll probably be late).

We started our hospital classes this week, and let me tell you how helpful they have already been and how good I feel about Phillip learning so much! I'll post an entire entry about that soon... especially after we get into more classes in the coming weeks.

But back to this entry's theme. I am starting to make a mental list - which means I need to share to preserve that list - of things I love and don't love about pregnancy. This has turned into this:

Things I Will Miss About Pregnancy

• Feeling her move when no one else can. It feels like our own special moments no one else can participate in. It makes me feel really close to her.
• That first trimester sleep. That was the best sleep of my life and lasted up to 12/13 hours. In fact, I even miss it now.
• Having an excuse for my house looking like a disaster zone every second of every day. "Eh. I'm too tired from growing this human."
• Using the above excuse for just about everything, actually...
• Not shopping for myself - or if I do, not being concerned with the size of the clothing.
• The weekly emails and notifications about how big she is. They make me chuckle and tell me exactly what to expect. Why isn't there an every day life app like that?
• Maternity leave. Enough said.
• Pants with elastic bands and no buttons/zippers. Very handy for all those bathroom trips and feeling like you have a food baby larger than your real baby.

Things I Miss About Pre-pregnancy (That I look forward to having back)

• Being able to do what I want, when I want to do it. I can't lift anything, can't bend over, and have no physical ability to do everything my mind wants to do. I'm ready to get back to being "busy me."
• Getting to eat what I want when I want it. If I'm too busy to eat right at lunch time, I can wait to have a bigger late lunch.
• Having multiple cups of coffee if I want. My doctor lets me have coffee, but in moderation. I'm ready to be able to drink as much as I want/need for the day - especially with early mornings.
• Sleeping on my stomach. Man I really miss that.
• Seeing things "on the rack" that look similar or the same on.
• As weird as it sounds, I'm really wanting to be able to get back into some sort of working out. I won't have too much baby weight to work off, but I'd like to be in better shape than I was before pregnancy, which I think is in reach. I miss the freedom of being able to go exercise if the mood strikes.
• Not feeling like my to-do list is forever-and-a-day long and never-ending. Oh and not feeling like I need to load up on baby essentials every time I'm near a store. I know babies still need things when they get here, but this initial stocking of the room is insane.