Things I never thought I'd SAY...
Well, before becoming pregnant, I would say "Man, why are these girls (friends or otherwise) always complaining about being pregnant?? If I was in their shoes I'd never complain because I'd just be so overwhelmed with joy that I finally GOT pregnant that I wouldn't see the bad things in pregnancy."WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!
To those women who I mentally gave crap to, I'm so sorry. I know it's one of those "you don't know until you walk a mile in their shoes" kinds of situations, but you have to realize I was upset that you had what I wanted and were complaining about it while I'd give anything for the morning sickness, the stretch marks, the weird cravings, the painful kicks.
Now that I AM pregnant, I'm just going to say this. It's hard work. I never thought I'd say that, but it is HARD. It can be hard for the people in our lives who haven't been pregnant, or (sorry honey) for our husbands to understand that we are growing a human being inside of us and it comes with a lot of energy sucking, lots of food eating, and weird symptoms. And I never thought I'd complain about back pain or morning sickness (and on social media I normally don't), but I have told my close friends and family about the pains aches and sicknesses. They're there. Don't you worry.
The other thing I'd like to put in the category, on a much funnier note, is that I have a very hard time forming words into sentences at a moments notice. If I know that I'm going to be, let's say, at a small group dinner, I know who I'm going to be surrounded by, I know I'll have to order food, and I know that I'm in a "safe space" where if I stutter or forget words, I won't be judged.
However, when I get phone calls from random people at work, I seem to completely forget how to form words. Usually when I tell someone to have a great day, or that my boss will call them back, the words just don't know what they're doing. My brain knows EXACTLY what's wrong, but won't help my mouth out. The most recent example happened this morning when someone left a message for my boss, I took down their number and I said " Ok I will have him give you a call." the gentleman said "ok thanks so much have a good day." and I said "You're problem, you too."
You're problem, you too?? What is happening??
You're welcome, or No Problem would be the right answer. Ugh.
Things I never thought I'd DO...
Man, this list could probably go on forever, but I think I'm just going to bullet point it and move on,- Take a bath every single day. Not because I need to relax. Not because I need to shave. Not because I have a cool new bath bomb. But it's just become routine at this point.
- Pee 47 times a day.
- Eat the same meal for about 3-4 weeks, then be sick of it, and move on to the next thing. Currently on Grilled Cheese.
- Eat as MUCH as I do. Some days it's normal amounts, other days I eat whole packages of cookies by myself...
- Take multiple naps in one day. (This one is definitely a pro in my opinion)
- Rub Cocoa Butter Lotion all over myself to prevent stretch marks (ok, that's a lie, it just smells really good)
Now, there are 2 things I did want to elaborate on, so I didn't put them in this list.
The first? I never thought I'd cry over some of the things I have. I've done really well and haven't cried much (compared to what I thought I would/people say you will). I've really only had maybe 3 or 4 moments of just crying for no reason. I lost it in the car with my mom the other day and she was like "oh my goodness honey what's wrong?" and I looked at her uncontrollably crying and just go "I'm pregnant, I don't know why! It's just kind of happening!" The only other real memorable time was with Mike and I lost it, and in only a way he can do, he gets me to start laughing to the point where I almost pee my pants and am crying harder because I'm laughing. So thanks for that babe!!
The other thing was I never thought I'd make my husband go out and get me a craving food. As I mentioned above, I eat basically the same things for weeks, and then switch it up a bit. But recently I've been in a smoothie mood. Not every day, but of course it's right after I finish off the yogurts, or the banana's have rotted that I want to have a smoothie. I've gone to the store with him when I have these cravings, but I'm just glad that he's willing to come with me at 845 at night to buy bananas, or glass bottle coke, or French fries, to satisfy my cravings.
If I can think of any more hilarious stories, or if more funny things happen that I think you'd enjoy, I'll post a follow up blog post to this, but for now, I just slur my words, cry over nothing, and eat smoothies, grilled cheeses, cereal, and pizza.
And brownies. Now I want brownies. *hint hint Mike*
Lots of love
Mama Hyde and Bump (and Toby, who now thinks it's his baby)
