Well, the title of this post efficiently sums up the stage of pregnancy I'm in right now. Nothing too visibly new or exciting is happening for the time being, but that's totally okay with me; I'm enjoying the feeling of rejoining the human race for at least the next few months.
Every now and then I feel the smallest of flutters in my tummy-- like someone implanted a cell phone there and it's set to vibrate. I have to say, thinking that even this fractional movement could be our little baby kind of excites me. And then I realistically admit to myself that I'm probably getting excited over gas. The joys of motherhood, right?
I think one of the things Matt and I have been enjoying most over the past few months is the free advice we've been getting regarding parenthood. You all are a highly insightful crowd-- too insightful not to share, in fact, so I'm consequently naming this next sections as follows: The Best Advice We've So Far Received on How to Not Permanently Damage Our Child.
1. Don't let him/her become a Mets fan. (That's actually Matt's advice, but I thought it was worth putting down.)
2. When you're too angry with your child to come up with a realistic punishment, don't exaggerate. Instead, you may find the following line useful: "If you do that one more time, you don't even want to know what's going to happen." (I've been practicing my delivery on our cat, Henry.)
3. Don't drop him/her. I like it-- a return to fundamentals.
4. Get sleep now. In light of this piece of advice, we're thinking of trading in Henry for a cat that functions properly. (I'm mostly just kidding... although I am awake right now because he was biting my toes.)
5. Save money on maternity clothes by not buttoning your pants for the next few months. This was probably one of the more innovative budget-esque bits of advice so far, however, I am confident that I would never be able to pull that off in a graceful and dignified manner. (Two qualities I'm sure I'll have given up on in another few months.)
In other news, Matt is doing such a good job with his new teaching position! I couldn't be more proud of him. :)
God is good!
I vote BABY! BE EXCITED! Love you...MOM
ReplyDeleteP.S.: I chuckle when new mothers refer to that early movement as gas. Did you feel that "gas" before BABY? Kind of like when your newborn smiles and people say "they probably have gas"...don't know about you but gas doesn't make me smile...just saying...seriously...maybe your generation should come up with a new excuse that makes a little better sense. Just a thought.