Babies & Wombs.

It might be because I am going to give birth any day to any week now that everything is about the baby and the womb. This is a random leaf we found on our walk the other morning. Tell me it is not a baby in a womb?

The other thing that happened on our walk is there were two new mothers and their babies of 4 weeks old chatting along the path. When they saw how pregant I was we all started talking. I was complaining a bit at how ready I was. They told me that they didn't even remember being pregnant and any discomforts. WOW really? That is why no one told me. Ok they were younger than I was but maybe it's true? Maybe after you have your sweet baby in your arms all your pregnancy discomforts fade into the past. That would make sense with why people do give birth again.

I thought I'd use some of my waiting time to detail the things 12 things I loved about being pregnant and ok, just 12 of my complaints. So I can look back and remember this.....or maybe not?

Loved.
1. Feeling him move inside me.
2. Feeling two people's energy blended as one.
3. The way it deepened / expanded my relationship to Eric, my husband.
4. Having Eric take over cooking and take such good care of me.
5. Eric reading to me almost every night birth stories and birthing information.
(all the pregnancy books always ended up on his side of the bed)
6. The community of people you have and meet that are so happy for you!
7. Buying tiny little clothes for your little person.
8. Having my cat Yuko curl around my belly and purrrrrr.
9. Rubbing my tummy. Some people say it's like a cat licking her kitten.
10. Trying to image who your baby will be, what will he look like?
11. Loved when Eric told people "that it had been so fun being pregnant." (ha!)
12. Knowing that your baby is finally coming!

Didn't love.
1. Gaining weight & having to carry it around all the time. (I felt like I was losing my elegance.)
2. Getting bigger & BIGGER & BIGGER. (especially my swollen legs)
3. Having baby push on my tailbone most of the pregnancy (ouch!) and having my right ear plug up and couldn't hear, well maybe 8 of the 9 months. :(
4. Having to buy clothes I'll never wear again.
5. Having my mind loose words, thoughts, and even know what capable of anymore.
6. Not having some friends understand what you are going through or even asking.
7. People telling me up through 8 months that I didn't look pregnant. (?)
8. Sometimes it scared me having him move inside me.
9. Nausea and food. I wasn't a happy eating pregnant woman.
10. Looking down and seeing new spot on my shirt that had dribbled down on my big belly sticking out.
11. Not being able to sleep on my back and having my pelvis ache while walking.
12. Having to pee ALL the time.

It truly is amazing a woman's body can do this! If you can believe it, it is still hard for me to believe there is a baby inside me. I can't wait till I can touch my toes again.

Any day.... any day....soon we'll meet our son!
My new mantra.