Giving myself a break

As a pregnant woman we experience a lot of ups and downs throughout the whole 9 month baking process. Physical aches and pains, body issues, sleepless nights, sickness, the blues, day dreaming, anxiety, baby brain and the list goes on. I have decided that all of this is exactly why I need to cut myself some slack, give myself a break and embrace all that is being pregnant. It seems as though many others around me are aware I am pregnant (big belly might be giving that away) it is time that I realize this and relax a little bit. So here is a list of all that I am going to "try" and stop being so hard on myself about.

1. Stretch marks- I have been reading blogs about women and their pregnancies since I went off the pill and about 90% of them unfortunately reported they had no stretch marks, this only set me up for failure. I went into this thinking oh yeah I'll have one of those cute photogenic baby belly's. hahaha imagine my disappointment when I woke up one morning to some nasty little purple spots on my stomach right by my belly button (yes just like that one night i went to bed and they weren't there the next I woke up and tada) I have been struggling with this almost every day as I look at those nasty purple spots that are only going to get bigger as baby grows. Matt has cut me all the slack in the world but me on the other hand am so critical every time i look in the mirror. So I need to stop the whole critical crappiness and realize they will fade after she arrives and they make cute one pieces now right?

2. I shouldn't eat this, I should eat that- BRING ON THE CINNAMON ROLLS (I just made some they were oh so good!) all in moderation right. Yes majority of the time I have been trying to eat a lot healthier and keep my weight in check but every once and a while it's ok to give in.

3. I am super woman and can clean and run around the house like i always did - NO I CANNOT, my back is screaming after this. I should just take Matt up on his offer and ask him for help, what an idea right?

4. Crying- it's ok; this is a huge life change and my hormones are out of wack, i might break into spontaneous water works at a hallmark commercial, so what, i'm allowed!

5. Being absolutely terrified of labor- yes all my life i have not been good at the whole needle or dealing with any medical emergency thing, i get called a baby a lot but there is nothing i can do about it. I get my blood drawn and I almost pass out, it's not because it hurts it's something i can't even explain it just happens. Accept this people, I am a baby and maybe pregnancy and going through labor and delivery will help me deal with these issues but then again maybe they won't so for now we will take it one day at a time and one appointment at a time. In the end I just tell myself "I am a strong woman that God made for this purpose, my body was made to handle this" yes I tell myself that when I go to bed. Hoping it kicks in before May 3rd.

6. Moodiness- yes i unfortunately already dealt with this little issue from time to time but now my poor husband gets the brunt of what bad days at work do to me or even just the weather. I swear there really is a good and bad side of the bed now, sometimes that's all it takes. So I just need to realize when this happens and maybe stay away from humanity until the moment passes.

7. Blogging/ stalking/ browsing baby websites when I should be doing something else- Ok so every mommy to be in this day and age is oh so guilty of this. How can you not be with websites like Etsy, the bump, and all these mothers willing to share every gory detail about their 9 months and the fun and eventful moments that is being a new parent. AHHHH i'm addicted. I happen to love this new fascination but sometimes when it's time to work or sit down with my husband and talk about our days, it can get in the way. sooooo yeah i'm just going to have work around this one, no fixing this!


So when I struggle with any of these issues or as others arrive, I just need to remember I am pregnant and this is a time where I can cut myself some slack, everyone else is!


Ramblings of a preggo woman on an evening with no TV on yet, thanks if you made it this far, if not it's kind of like therapy :)