If you are expecting - expect to hear this line a lot: "Enjoy your time now because pretty soon everything will change! Honestly, just enjoy it!" I can not tell you how many times I had this wisdom thrust upon me from other people. And as I sat there 8 1/2 months pregnant... sweating, bloated, mentally and physically past the point of wanting to be pregnant a second longer, I laughed it off. Enjoy THIS??? My feet are too fat for my shoes, I get winded trying to get in my car and drive to work, and I'm in bed by 830pm because I just want to wake up at midnight and magically have my water break. What is there to enjoy?
I reflect back on this now and a light bulb goes off in my head. Ohhhh...I get it. Enjoy the silence. Enjoy the fact that you can go to bed at 830pm and sleep in until your body is ready to wake up. Enjoy the fact that you and your husband are sitting on the couch together, watching TV, and just being with each other. Enjoy the freedom of seeing a movie, going to dinner, going to the bathroom, taking a shower, brushing your teeth, reading a book, catching up on your DVR.
I have a handful of pregnant friends right now, and when they ask me for advice, I hear myself saying "Enjoy your time now because pretty soon everything will change. Honestly, just enjoy it!" and I find them staring back at me, with an expression I know all-too-well. Their eyes stare back to me, taunting me, internally screaming "She's got to be kidding me". And I'll reach over and pat their bellies, feeling tiny kicks that I already miss way too much. But soon enough, they'll understand. Except then, just like me, it will be too late. But, then again, they will have a tiny new baby to enjoy each and every day... and isn't that what we wanted to have and enjoy in the first place? So, I guess it all works out in the end. :) Because honestly, who really needs to brush their teeth or comb their hair each morning when they can wake up to a face like this? He doesn't judge me... and I bet your little one won't either. So, enjoy your time now if you can. And if you don't, that's OK too. But I bet you'll tell others the same piece of advice one day. Even though no one listens. :)
I reflect back on this now and a light bulb goes off in my head. Ohhhh...I get it. Enjoy the silence. Enjoy the fact that you can go to bed at 830pm and sleep in until your body is ready to wake up. Enjoy the fact that you and your husband are sitting on the couch together, watching TV, and just being with each other. Enjoy the freedom of seeing a movie, going to dinner, going to the bathroom, taking a shower, brushing your teeth, reading a book, catching up on your DVR.
I have a handful of pregnant friends right now, and when they ask me for advice, I hear myself saying "Enjoy your time now because pretty soon everything will change. Honestly, just enjoy it!" and I find them staring back at me, with an expression I know all-too-well. Their eyes stare back to me, taunting me, internally screaming "She's got to be kidding me". And I'll reach over and pat their bellies, feeling tiny kicks that I already miss way too much. But soon enough, they'll understand. Except then, just like me, it will be too late. But, then again, they will have a tiny new baby to enjoy each and every day... and isn't that what we wanted to have and enjoy in the first place? So, I guess it all works out in the end. :) Because honestly, who really needs to brush their teeth or comb their hair each morning when they can wake up to a face like this? He doesn't judge me... and I bet your little one won't either. So, enjoy your time now if you can. And if you don't, that's OK too. But I bet you'll tell others the same piece of advice one day. Even though no one listens. :)
What a sweet photo!!
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