Friday, January 1, 2010

Stole this from my pregnant friend over at Working woman's gude to Domestic Success

I just read her last post ( yes, she is pregnant, too) and I laughed so hard I was thinking I was contracting. Only because I could identify with EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE THINGS!

List Of Things To Do....When You're Overdue
-Bawl your eyes out for 2 days straight when your second due date passes with no sign of labor

-Blink back the tears and try to smile when family members give you "Baby's First Christmas" items....when Christmas has already passed and they know you are still pregnant.


-Have a bath. Feel miserable and cold the entire time because most of your body no longer fits under the waterline

-Clean out the fridge at midnight

-Spend an entire day on the couch watching Star Wars movies

-Cry

-Stay up half the night reading because your heartburn is so bad you can't lay down

-Clean out and organize the baby's closet while crying

-Record a new answering machine message that says "We're not in right now. And no, we're not at the hospital and yes we're STILL pregnant. If you're calling for some other reason, please leave a message."

-Bounce on a yoga ball until your legs feel like jelly and you fall down when you try to get up and walk

-Cry until the skin on your face is raw from tears

-Spend 20 minutes every night creating a virtual fort out of several dozen pillows just so you can doze for a few hours sitting stock upright in bed. Get up every hour for more Tums or to pee. Make so many loud grunting noises when you try to get back into bed that you wake up your husband. Finally give up and just get up for the day since you never slept anyway. Spend all day yawning and feeling tired.

-Have non-stop horrible cramps, sciatic nerve pain, painful baby movement, heartburn, and the strong urge to vomit. Throw in a few dozen "Haven't you had that baby yet?" comments, a few dozen more "Haven't you had that baby yet?" phone calls, at least 12 "Haven't you had that baby yet?" Facebook messages, and several hundred looks of pity and pats on the hand.

2 comments:

  1. lol, thats a very true to form list.

    Come on baby! Stop beatin your mama up and come out to play.

    Big hugs!

    Oh! And I see your birthday has passed??

    HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!

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  2. Sorry I have been missing for so long, but happy to see that I haven't missed your birth! Hope bubba has decided to greet the world now, and if not, then wishing you a safe and easy labour xx

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