There are a few changes I'm looking forward to once we welcome Jori Marie into our world...
1. People looking at my baby, not my belly. People will say things like "she's beautiful! How old is she? she's adorable! she's amazing! she's the sweetest!" & I won't hear things like "how far along are you? are you sure there aren't two in there? are you sure your doctors have the correct due date? you must be due "yesterday!" there's no way you're making it to your due date! you're about to explode! you're huge! she's so low!" for all my pals out there - these are things you should avoid saying to an emotionally vulnerable pregnant lady. We don't like it [I'm assuming all pregnant women feel this way about these comments]. Your intentions might be good, but it's not nice. & we don't like it. How about "good luck! you look great!"
2. Putting on shoes & pants- it's so hard!
3. Painting my toenails - it's ALMOST impossible! Thank goodness for a loving, humble husband who will pamper me so I still feel fabulous :]
4. Caesar salad - I don't think I particularly LOVED this type of salad before pregnancy, but the whole "you want what you can't have syndrome" has hit & I sure could use some good caesar salad dressing! [it's encouraged to avoid it during pregnancy because of the raw eggs in the dressing, which can be harmful to little babes - for all you who didn't know]
5. Clothes that fit - a pregnant belly sure is cute. Except I have reached a point where its just too darn big for MOST of my shirts. No one wants to see a preggy belly hanging out under a shirt. Not too classy. I also don't want to drop $100 buying 4 new shirts that I will only wear for a couple more weeks. Talk about a dilemma!
6. Sleeping on my belly or back - It might seem silly, but this is no joke. I NEED to sleep on my back. I love it. But I'd rather not cut off blood supply to my legs & baby by letting all her 5.5 pounds compress the main arteries in my back.
7. Intense workouts - While I've remained active throughout this pregnancy, I sure would like to go do some high intensity workouts that my body simply cannot do anymore. I'd even love to do a burpee. Which is saying something because after I retired from soccer I vowed to never do one again. If you don't know what that is, do some research, try it out, & prepare for your butt to get kicked.
8. Hugging people - stinkin' belly gets in the way! & depending on the person, it's kind of awkward...
9. Wine - I'm no alcoholic. We rarely have beverages in this home. But I sure do love cranberry wine & you better believe I will be treating myself to a glass as soon as I'm able.
10. Holding my lady. I think I'll miss her once she is born. I'll miss her little slides around that make it look like an alien is trying to crawl out of my belly. I'll probably even miss her scraping on my ribs [which is NOT comfortable] But my heart is aching with anxiety to have her snuggled up to me. Even more, I cannot wait to see Matthew holding his little girl. He sure is going to be an amazing father.
In other news - we had some maternity pictures done with a good friend from church & our small group. She is amazing. Check them out here!
This is my favorite of the bunch. But I LOVE them all equally. So it's really not my favorite of all since they're all my favorite.
Cheers to only 4 weeks left of baby belly kicks, too-short shirts, rude comments, encouraging comments, & unseeable feet. Baby Jori, we cannot wait to meet you <3