Once you become pregnant it seems to become open season for everyone, especially people you don't know, to tell you how you will feel, what you will experience, and everything in between. Some of it is good and some of it can make you a little uncomfortable (especially when it comes from strangers) I know all you other moms out there can relate to this. But oddly enough it seems to be something that we all forget as we are giving the "advice" away like it is free gold. I have been told that I was "too big" and then a month later I was "too small" and constantly I hear "just you wait...it'll happen." That one usually comes after something about how I will feel or should expect because it happened to them. I am pretty good at just ignoring people's "advice" because in reality everyone's pregnancy is different. Everyone's labor is different. I found that most things people said would happen to me didn't. I am so blessed to have a had an enjoyable pregnancy where all the good things outweigh the bad.
Now I don't want people thinking that I am the kind of person that thinks I don't need any help or that I think I know everything about being pregnant; because I certainly do not! I actually love getting advice! I just don't like getting it from people who don't know me or when I didn't ask for it. If I have a question I ask. But mainly I have never liked when people tell me how I should feel about something. I have always been that way. I have never liked when a person has told me what my feelings should be. But at the same time I know that everyone loves babies and just wants to share in this exciting time. Sometimes I think I have even been used at a "surrogate" for other grandparents who can't be close to their own kids who are expecting as well. Honestly I am ok with that aspect of it because I love to talk about being pregnant and the excitement of having my son. So I try not to let my pregnancy hormones get the best of me and get unnecessarily frustrated. Sometimes I am successful.
Now that I don't work and am not in a public setting 5 days a week it doesn't happen much anymore. Every once in a while a cashier will inform me of some sort of pregnancy/labor advice they think I can't live without.
So now that I am 2 days past my due date people are getting anxious. Everyday people want to be updated about how things are coming along. I find this to be pretty hard because even though I know everyone is just excited to meet my son I don't think people realize that I am excited to meet him as well. (actually I can pretty much guarantee that Shad and I are most excited!) So it is hard for me to answer everyday multiple times that nothing has changed and there are no signs of him making his debut anytime soon.
Hopefully soon though Charlie will decide the time is right and he is ready to come meet his family! Then we can move onto strangers giving me their parenting advice. :)
As a friend once said to another friend of mine. "Don't worry he is just waiting for his birthday!" ( I just wish I knew when it was!)
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
waiting...
My son, Charlie, is due to be born in 3 days. So really I am just counting down the days till he decides to come meet us. Right now I am just waiting. I am no longer working so I spend a lot of time at home while my husband works and I have discovered that it is hard to be productive everyday. It is weird how when I spend most of my adult life working full time jobs I would always think "man it would be so nice to be able to not have to work..." but now that I am at home I find myself being bored and wishing I had something to do. I guess that is why I decided to start my blog. I have been thinking about starting one for a long time so I figured that with Charlie being born soon this might be a good way for my family who lives far away to keep up what my little family is doing. So just keep in mind if you read my blog that I am no writer. I am just doing this for fun.
Since this is my first blog I guess I will write a little about myself and what my hopes are for this blog.
I am have been married for over 2 years. We finally decided we were ready to have a baby nine months ago and were fortunate enough to get pregnant right away. Since then my husband (Shad) and I have been so excited to become new parents. I have always felt that my calling in life was to be a mom more than anything else. I am also a fan of photography. I was in school to be a photographer when I got pregnant. I knew that I would have to put my schooling on hold to be a mom but that was fine with me because like I said I have wanted to be a mom more than anything else. I do plan on putting my photography skills that I learned to practice while I am home taking care of Charlie. Hopefully that is something that I can share on here as well. I hope with this blog that I can share my adventures of being a new mom and trying to meld my "old life" with my new one.
I am so in love with my son already. Sometimes I think that I must be crazy because I don't feel scared for labor at all. I am actually really excited for it. I know that it will be painful but all I can think of is what it will be like the first time I see him. I find myself constantly wondering what he will look like and how I will feel when I see him for the first time. I think that helps me to not be scared of labor. I decided a long time ago that I wanted to go natural for delivery. I feel that at least once I want to know what it feels like to give birth.
In my opinion being pregnant is one of the most amazing experiences that we are given as women. My pregnancy has been one of the most incredible journey's of my life. To have created another human is an amazing feeling. I love feeling him move around in my belly and talking to him. Admittedly I have had a really easy pregnancy. No morning sickness or any of the bad pregnancy symptoms. So really anything difficult about my pregnancy has certainly been outweighed by all the good things that Charlie has already brought to Shad and I in our lives.
Well I could go on but I guess I will stop so I have something write about later! Until next time! I think I will end with one of my favorite quotes by Mother Theresa "Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing."
Since this is my first blog I guess I will write a little about myself and what my hopes are for this blog.
I am have been married for over 2 years. We finally decided we were ready to have a baby nine months ago and were fortunate enough to get pregnant right away. Since then my husband (Shad) and I have been so excited to become new parents. I have always felt that my calling in life was to be a mom more than anything else. I am also a fan of photography. I was in school to be a photographer when I got pregnant. I knew that I would have to put my schooling on hold to be a mom but that was fine with me because like I said I have wanted to be a mom more than anything else. I do plan on putting my photography skills that I learned to practice while I am home taking care of Charlie. Hopefully that is something that I can share on here as well. I hope with this blog that I can share my adventures of being a new mom and trying to meld my "old life" with my new one.
I am so in love with my son already. Sometimes I think that I must be crazy because I don't feel scared for labor at all. I am actually really excited for it. I know that it will be painful but all I can think of is what it will be like the first time I see him. I find myself constantly wondering what he will look like and how I will feel when I see him for the first time. I think that helps me to not be scared of labor. I decided a long time ago that I wanted to go natural for delivery. I feel that at least once I want to know what it feels like to give birth.
In my opinion being pregnant is one of the most amazing experiences that we are given as women. My pregnancy has been one of the most incredible journey's of my life. To have created another human is an amazing feeling. I love feeling him move around in my belly and talking to him. Admittedly I have had a really easy pregnancy. No morning sickness or any of the bad pregnancy symptoms. So really anything difficult about my pregnancy has certainly been outweighed by all the good things that Charlie has already brought to Shad and I in our lives.
Well I could go on but I guess I will stop so I have something write about later! Until next time! I think I will end with one of my favorite quotes by Mother Theresa "Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing."
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