Today marks the half-way point in my pregnancy. Jason and I are very excited and nervous about all the changes that are coming our way. Of course, there are many adjustments that I'm having to face now that I never really considered before getting pregnant. I know I haven't shared too much about my personal experience with pregnancy, but here is a peak into the thoughts that have currently been occupying my mind.
1. Having a GIRL
There's always a 50% chance that the gender could go either way, but I always saw myself having a boy first. So, when the sonogram tech said it was a girl, I was a bit shocked. My first reaction to the news was, "What am I going to do with a girl?" Some of you may be laughing at me right now, but I was such a tomboy growing up and most "girly" things didn't interest me. As I thought about it more, I was quickly comforted by the fact that raising a girl is probably not as foreign of an idea as I initially thought. I know plenty of women who are not particularly girly who have daughters that are wonderful human beings. There's hope! With all this being said, I'm elated about the upcoming arrival of little Natalie and I can't wait to hold my daughter in my arms.
2. The color PINK
This goes along with the whole "non-girly" thing, but it becomes a major factor when having a girl. Pink is NOT one of my favorite colors - it reminds me of pepto bismol. My favorite color is blue and I tend to gravitate towards blue in all my decorating/clothing choices. Does anyone see the dilemma here? As I've started the registering process, it's extremely difficult to find a lot of things that are for girls that do not emphasize the color pink in a major way. I'm also not a big fan of the neutral color combinations like green and yellow (they're okay as accent colors), or anything brown (you can blame my high school's colors on that one - brown and gold). I'm trying to accept the fact that pink is in my future whether I like it or not. I even changed my blog's background and color choices to show that I'm making an effort. However, there is a line that I will not cross. I will NOT be decorating my daughter's room with pink as the main color. That's just too much.
3. A protruding BELLY
I've heard lots of people say that pregnant women are beautiful. I even think that when I'm not thinking about myself. Personally, I feel so awkward. My body is shifting into a shape that is so foreign to me. My waist line was always one area of my body that I've tried not to accentuate, but now it's become a focal point. The hardest thing to accept is the fact that my belly is just going to get bigger! This is why I'm not a big fan of taking pregnancy pics on a regular basis. I know, I know...I need to get over it!
4. Sleeping on my SIDE
Some of you may think this is a bit silly, but it goes against my regular sleeping habits. I love sleeping on my back. Now that I'm farther along in my pregnancy, that's just not an option. My shoulders and neck are sore and I'm much more restless at night now that I'm forcing myself to sleep on my side. People keep telling me that a body pillow will make it easier, but I just haven't gotten one of those, yet. Sleep is a precious thing and I know my nights of undisturbed, restful sleep are numbered. Again, this is just one of those things that I need to get over. Ugh!!!!
4 comments:
Great post!
You'll adjust to all of these changes, especially the pink stuff. We went with a non-gender Noah's Ark theme for our nursery and once we had girls we just added a few pink accents to the room. I agree with you that too much pink is very overwhelming! There's actually LOTS of little girl clothes that are adorable and girly without being pink.
Fun changes, and there's more to come! : )
Aw - loved the post. I can't wait to see what you do with the nursery. I am sure there are lots of ways to go around no pink in the nursery. Like the color combo on your blog - love those colors! I remember Julie R talking about not being a fan of pink and her thinking she wasn't so girly. But Megan came and then doing the girly thing for her became so much fun. Maybe having a little girl to do these things for will help you adjust? Who knows - but you are going to have so much fun with miss Natalie!
(And I bet your belly is darling!):o)
Oh - I was just looking on a design blog and came across this posted on someone else's blog:
http://aliedwards.typepad.com/_a_/2009/01/around-the-room-baby-a.html
They were posting about it b/c it was not a girly nursery. I thought it was cute but it depends on what you like.
I know it is all new and a little awkward, but it is all SO worth it! When you hold her in your arms for the first time nothing else matters. I did not really like being pregnant either (either time)but you get used to it. I did not let Nathan take many pictures of me pregnant either. Hang in there- you will be a wonderful mom to Natalie and we cant wait to meet her!
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