**Warning: if 3-D ultrasound photos creep you out, do not scroll down.**
I have no plans to turn this blog into an all-pregnancy-all-the-time kind of place. Nor do I, for that matter, intend to make it an all-about-my-baby-all-the-time thing, when that point comes. Since both are a pretty big thing in my life though (the first now, the second later), I'll write about each with some regularity. This is Steffblogg, after all. It's not Alliblog. Ugh. Alliblog. What a horrible name. The whole point of it has always been two pronged. First, to give me an outlet to write about things I want to share. Secondly, to give people an idea of what our life here is like. Especially Oliver's mom. He's a man of few words on the phone, and I know he doesn't tell her about 9/10 of what goes on with us. Sorry about that, Konni.
I'm one-third of the way through this pregnancy, and I've been thinking about it a lot (Shocking, I know). It's been really positive so far, and really interesting. Some things that have really gotten me thinking:
1. I don't think I can properly describe in words just how good it has made me feel when people react with real excitement and happiness to the news. I've gotten cards, hugs, promises of handmade gifts, multiple exclamation points (via email), and declarations of "you just made my day!" I know I'm stating the obvious here, but other people sharing my excitement... it's the greatest feeling. It makes me want to go find a friend / relative, hear some good news, and shower that person with well wishes.
2. I know I'm going to eat these words in a few months... but I'm really impatient to start looking pregnant. I've got a little bump, but it's so small that it's probably mistaken for a regular paunch. The aftermath of a big lunch maybe. I want the cute, medium-sized bump! I even bought a t-shirt for it last week: navy blue with a cute design and the words "two hearts that beat as one". Sappy? Perhaps. Don't judge me!
3. If you go onto Google and type in a symptom - any symptom - and the word "pregnancy", there will be hits. Aside from the obvious ones: bloating, cramps, constipation, backaches, nausea, exhaustion, etc., there are things like "hot feet", "numb fingertips", "nodules on the gums" and "drooling". Drooling? Good lord... Who knew this was such a carnival freakshow of medical issues? And here I was worried about farting in public.
It's all worth it, though. Here's a picture of the little one. It was taken about three weeks ago, so things have probably changed since then. Still:
1 comments:
How incredible!!!
The baby is huge. The kid is ready to come out now, no?:) Really, that's the biggest baby I've seen on an ultrasound picture.
Many many congratulations! I got your message on the Facebook, and wanted to sit down to draft a proper response that's worthy of the great news. I was struggling with my sister's three kids (age 5,3,1) at the time. But even after my hectic two weeks with them, the kids seem like a miracle. Their tiny tiny bodies are somehow programmed to talk, think and love like us, and make your heart tingle. Ah, maybe not when they wake you up every two hours at night:)
You're going to be an awesome mom even when you're sleep-deprived. Did I mention I can't wait to see how your baby will look like? You can cover your blog with the kid's picture!
And finally, giving a birth to another human being and being a good loving mom is a humongous contribution to humanity. So pat yourself on the back!
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