5 Things...

I won't miss about being pregnant:

1.  Peeing sooooo much.
2.  Intense heartburn.
3.  Lower back pain.
4.  The need to drink a ton of water every day.
5.  Monitoring diet and caffeine intake every single day.


I will miss about being pregnant:

1.  Feeling baby moving in my belly.
2.  Strangers treating me with more care (holding doors, offering a seat).
3.  Skipping ahead in the bathroom line without feeling guilty.
4.  Negative body image out the door when it comes to those imperfections (Hello, care-free swimsuit wearing!).
5.  Watching/listening to my husband talk to my belly.

Ahhh :-O

    Last night I took food over to my husband for his dinner break, and while I was waiting for him to come outside I was watching my belly move all around from Baby H.  Usually I have a tushy sticking out of my belly's upper left side, but this time I noticed there was a little something sticking out directly across on my right side.  Of course I couldn't just sit there patiently watching; I had to touch.  (Take me to a museum some time and you'll know that I'm a button-pushing, have-to-touch-everything kind of person)  I decided to push on the little protrusion, but I certainly wasn't prepared for the forceful push back.  I nearly jumped out of my own skin!  Maybe I scared her as much as her reaction scared me, but holy cow!  After that I just sat there and laughed at myself. 
    I told my mom it was like when you are trying to sneak up behind a small animal, like a frog or bird...there is that moment when they are completely still and you go in for the grab but at the last possible second the animal jumps towards you!  Ah!  The animal's suprise seems as intense as the person trying to catch them.  Not that our little baby is a frog or bird....she's a sea creature, of course ;-)

Random surprised baby, haha

Start the Countdown

  Yesterday was August 1, which means that my due date is 39 days away.  This also means that I've known I was pregnant for 191 days.  Wow!  People aren't kidding when they say that time flies, especially when you're expecting (more so in the first and second trimesters, a little less in the third).  This realization didn't really hit me until my prenatal visit last night just how soon our little baby will be here (one of the nurses, while holding a newborn, turned to me and said that it would be me in a month).  I'm mixed with a whole array of emotions....excitement, anxiety/fear, anticipation, wonder and so much more.  Wow.