1. Not having to feel that bad about gaining weight.
2. Watching my body with wonder every morning as it completely transforms into that of an expectant mother. It happens subtly and then all at one time.
3. I’m not gonna lie: People are spoiling me.
4. Letting people do things for me, from cooking dinner, to cleaning the house, to painting the exterior trim.
5. Finally having an excuse to put down some real boundaries with people who exhaust me.
6. Reorganizing our entire house and purging tons of stuff that we don’t really need.
7. Really relishing in my last few months as a married couple with no kids. CALIFORNIACAMPINGTRIPWHATUP.
8. Talking to Daniel for hours about how we should handle politics, religion, body image, etc., with our kid.
9. Laughing at parenting books with my friends.
10. Feeling valid and strong as I take on tons of new work projects, even though my body is doing an incredible thing by growing a child.
11. Feeling pretty darn hot.
12. Healthiest hair of my life (thank you, prenatal vitamins)
13. Having a legitimate reason to wear stretch pants as often as possible.
14. Feeling touched when our friends get so excited about having a baby in the group.
15. Asking my mom, like, 800 questions about babies. My fave so far: "So, you can just let a baby sleep in a nursery, right? Or does it have to be in our bed? The Internet said that sleeping in the nursery could result in SIDS.” She actually never responded to that email.
16. Needing my bestie to tell me what I need to register for because this adventure is complete uncharted territory for me. I really like the newness of it. Things were starting to get predictable.
17. Being surprised when I can run, do yoga, lift weights, or work in the yard. Seriously, women’s bodies are so bad ass.
18. Nesting. Which, for me, means looking up new rugs and baby mobiles for hours at a time.
19. Giving in to cravings, like eating 2 apples a day and occasionally eating an entire personal pan pizza from Castrillos at 3 p.m. on a Friday. The pizza thing only happened once…so far.
20. Eating Indian food for lunch on every pay day. Because I’m pregnant, and I deserve it. Speaking of which, someone come to Woodlands with me soon. Also, I get about 4 pay checks a month, so, I get to eat a lot of Indian food according to this rewards system.
21. Listening to my parents talk about things they’re going to do with/for their grandchild. So far: teach him/her the guitar and “spoil him (or her).” I’m not sure what the spoiling entails. Probs McDonald’s.
22. Having an excuse to let the dog on the furniture. Because “Banjo needs to cuddle.”
23. My skin looks pretty good.
24. Making time to bake lots of breads and treats for the comfort that's in it.
25. Y'all, I've been sleeping 8 hours a night. It's glorious.
26. I can nap like a bear at the drop of a hat. Any time. Day or night.
27. I'm so sassy all the time, and I'm getting away with it because "pregnancy sass".
More to come.
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