THEN: Anxiously pee on pregnancy test and squee in pure joy when lines appear.
NOW: Pee on test and moan, “Oh shit,” when lines appear. Shake and bang test on sink hoping lines will go away.
THEN: Stick perfectly flat stomach out every morning and ask husband, “Do you see that? I’m starting to show! LOOK!”
NOW: Stick battered, deflated, stretch marked stomach out and poke at it, wondering how bad it’s going to look THIS time. Ask husband for postpartum tummy tuck.
THEN: Browse maternity stores and find so many cute outfits! Baby bump! Pregnant! Tee-hee!
NOW: Angrily tear through maternity stores, loudly muttering about how expensive and ugly everything is and clearly TALL PEOPLE DON’T HAVE SEX because no one makes tall maternity jeans. Buy Bella Band and plan on wearing it until butt explodes from pre-pregnancy jeans.
THEN: Give up caffeine and gag down planks of salmon because the baby needs perfect nutrition!
NOW: Wash down chili dogs and cheddar chili fries with a gallon of iced tea—guilt free.
THEN: Become a hypochondriac, feeling each and every pregnancy symptom and gushing about it to anyone who will listen.
NOW: Ignore the cramps, sore boobs, and wild mood swings and move on with life. I’m pregnant. So what? I still have work to do.
THEN: Wander through baby departments squealing over tiny sleepers and cutesy bibs.
NOW: Dig out stored baby things and find them all yellowed with iron-formula-spit-up-stains. Shrug and say, “The baby will only be in them for 3 months. Who cares?”
THEN: At 6 weeks, lay in bed every morning munching on saltines and moaning through all day nausea.
NOW: At 6 weeks, wonder what happened to the morning sickness…am I going to miss it this time? (Please God.)
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I remember those feelings with baby #2! It's just not the same, but you'll have the same "gushing, silliness" when you first feel him kick. Yep, I said HIM....I'm feeling like this is a boy!
Have a wonderful week Jaci~
♥,Lilly
And NOW (if you're pregnant with #5): Don't bother telling anyone or blogging about it because it's old news and nobody cares.
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Yep! That about covers it. This is also true for baby #3, #4, and #5. In fact, you keep #5 a secret for as long as possible because you don't want anyone to think that
a) You did that on purpose
b) At this point in your life you are still dumb enough to have birth control "accidents."
Or maybe that's just me. ;)
Great list!!! I accidently got pregnant at 18 so someday if I ever meet a decent man, get married and have another baby i hope to have a more "joyful" outlook on the second one than the first one!
Although I agree with the 'who cares the baby will only be in it for 3 months' attitude!
lol.
this reminds me of my friend Jen who put as her facebook status the other day:
"just ordered pictures from the last 2 years. Sorry, 3rd child, that there are none of you in the house"
:0)
Love it! I had to convince myself last month that sperm can't jump on you like fleas and that I was only late with my period. Can we say "petrified of becoming pregnant again"? On the other hand, I've also figured that I'd just plow through - screw all the books, been there, done that. But I did see my pregnant dentist this morning and wanted sooo badly to feel baby kick again. (and the karate chop he landed to spleen this morning because I wouldn't turn on cartoons doesn't count)
haha, it's so true.
I totally hear you. As much as we wanted this second baby, we are so over the pregnancy thing. Been there, done that, babies are way more fun than big bellies and leg cramps. If only my OBs would get on board with my general level of comfort that it will all be fine...drama queens the lot of 'em.
Congratulations none the less, two kids will be fun even if two pregnancies is not.
I sure hope that you miss the morning sickness.
awwww jaci...this made me giggle NOT at you but with you...this is such a blessing
I was that way with baby #3. My hubby and I were going through A LOT then. We even got a few comments of - "with everything your dealing with right now, do you really think a baby will help matters?" Thankfully God knows what He is doing and if it weren't for her, I'm sure I would not have worked so hard on my marriage.
Except for #1 being opposite for me, yep ditto :) On the plus side, I can vouch fr the fact that baby clothes can -- for the most part -- go with either gender :) At least at home! Are you going to find out?
I feel ya sister. We just found out that we're expecting #3! I thought I was going to be able to skip the morning/afternoon/night sickness-yeah, it hit me like a truck. I'm due in april. should be interesting! Stick it out sister!
lol...I am with you on the tall girls don't have sex one...One lady even insulted me, she told me the 1X ran long. I was desperate and bought the 60 dollar pair and got home and thought what did I just do?! I had a crotch that was a mile long:) I never wore the pants either!
Oh girl, just wait 'til #3! ; )
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