The Journey

THE WAITING GAME 

I am 40 weeks and 4 days pregnant. I am the proud mother of an active and normally grown fetus.  

                                                ... Now if only she would enter the world. 

I am back to being irritable, tired and forgetful. The good news is that the internet assures me this is completely normal.  The bad news is my poor husband gets the not so pleasant side of me once again. 

Advice to the Partner: Bring the lady home food. Food always helps. Try to keep current with what she is craving that week and bring something you know will help her feel better. This week, I am into smoothies, milkshakes,pizza and fresh fruit. Each women is different though. 

I know even when I am mad at him, ice cream tends to take the edge off. 

My friend brought me this glorious gift from NJ

That's right people, that is a Manco & Manco Pizza!

I felt like my pregnancy brain was finally subsiding and I once again could feel like a rational member of society. Yeah, not happening.  

...But...at least we have the invention of pizza.

I am also incredibly insecure this month. I feel fat. I feel lazy. I feel undesirable. Pregnancy hasn't been great for my self esteem. 

Now that it is nearing the end and I am learning I am not supposed to lose more than a pound a week after birth, I am VERY concerned with my postpartum body. It is obviously worth it. I would gain as much weight as my baby needs and then some. We have been blessed with a healthy baby the whole way through. I admit it, I am being vain. 

Please keep in mind that I am carrying around a baby the size of a watermelon

I am lucky to have a person beside me, during this journey, that loves me. I can't imagine going through this alone. I have so much respect for the single parents out there. 

I am happy she has gone to full term and grateful that the doctors feel she will arrive soon. They have checked to see if I was dialating and indeed I am. I get fun new pains and...let's call them surprises...now. There are many not so flattering sides of being pregnant that I do not recall learning about in grade school. 

Sleeping through the night has been a challenge for a while but I do find myself taking long naps during the day too.  

Not all women have this luxury. Please go easy on pregnant women. I know I could never relate before experiencing this epic mind altering, life changing event. 

Everything is different. Yet everything IS beautiful.  As much as I could complain, it has been a magical voyage. 

After months of anticipation, she will arrive no later than Thursday, September 4th, 2014

Please send my family your love as we dance our way into our future.