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People often ask me now how I'm doing. I usually reply with, "I'm doing ok...I just feel huge!" Because I really don't know how I can get any bigger than this! I'm not too uncomfortable, it's just hard to get off the couch and the bed and stuff like that. I get winded when walking up stairs, and I've started waking up in the midle of the night to go to the bathroom. Something I've also found myself telling other people is that I wouldn't mind having the baby now. I don't know how I can survive another month or so of this. I feel done. Of course, Dave says that even though I've still got 7 weeks to go, that the baby could come in 4 weeks (37 weeks is still considered full term). But he doesn't want the baby to come now - his lungs are still forming. The baby would be OK if he was born now, but it would be better for him if he waited a couple more weeks.
With all that said, sometimes I sit at home and feel the baby move around as I'm sitting on the couch and think to myself, "OH MY GOD. I'm going to have a baby!!!" In about a month, I'm going to be a mother. My life is going to change. I'm going to have someone depend on me for survival. I'm not going to have time to go out and see movies or go to clubs and parties. I'm going to be the mom who's at the grocery store and saying, "No, put that back. No, that's not good for you. No, you don't need to get that." Am I really ready to be a mom? It's kinda crazy when that reality rears its head. It's freaky! I AM GOING TO BE A MOM! This isn't pretend...it's the real deal!
So that's how my life is. Half the time I can't wait for the baby to come out, the other half I'm totally freaked at my impending motherhood.
What a rollercoaster!
Posted by Yano at March 12, 2006 11:40 AMyou'll be a a great mom, christine! and not just a great one, but a cool one at that. =) hehe.
Posted by: linda on March 12, 2006 01:09 PMyou're gonna be an awsome mommy kiss-tine! i have no doubt. and you know you always have a whole lotta people to help you out when ya need it. fyi, i will babysit for food. hahaha. *hugs*
Posted by: bumblebootie on March 12, 2006 02:33 PMAnd don't forget to tell him to eat his veggies!
Posted by: Trisha on March 12, 2006 04:14 PMYou'll be a great Mom Yano. Your main asset? A good sense of humor and a supportive husband! I think what surprised me most about motherhood was that it really was 24/7...over over 20 years. Never off. I always knew in the back of my mind where my kids were, what issues were pending, what I needed to be doing today, tomorrow, one week from now. Thatt's why having a big extended famiily is going to be a blessing Yano!
Posted by: SusanG on March 12, 2006 05:04 PMI think you're gonna be the coolest.mom.ever.
Posted by: noelle on March 12, 2006 05:43 PMYou're going to be a wonderful mother! And, mothers DO go to movies, clubs, and parties - just not as often as before. Good Lord - even I still do those things!
Posted by: Irene on March 12, 2006 06:35 PM6 months from now, im going to copy and paste this entry to you and your gonna say " NOT NOW, IM BUSY!" lol...you will be GREAT!
Posted by: TheDivineMissN on March 12, 2006 09:30 PMKeep your head up, kiddo! You're going to be coolest Mother I Like to be Friends ;) with EVER!
P.S. I'm in FREAKIN Qatar right now... I'll bring you back some sand :| ...
Posted by: SAMMYJOE on March 13, 2006 02:40 AMYou're gonna be the cool mom that all the kids are gonna want to be around - secretly, coz you're hot!
Posted by: Nino on March 13, 2006 08:22 AMI've had a stepdaughter since she was 3 years old, and one thing I learned (well, both my wife and I learned) is to MAKE time to still do things you enjoy.. go to movies, parties, clubs, whatever! Having a child changes your social life tremendously but doesn't have to end it!
Posted by: Karl on March 13, 2006 09:15 AMYano, I am serious when I say if there is anything you want to e-mail me about to ask for advice or support after baby arrives--please do. Lucas was tough for us because of colic and I thought we'd made a huge mistake having children. I thought maybe I had post partem depression except my hubby felt the same way. But you know what? When Lucas was 10 months old and walking and I quit my stressful attorney job, we took a vacation with him to Hawaii and it was fabulous and turned everything around. I fell in love with motherhood and have loved it ever since. And now my son is almost 21 and my daughter turns 18 tomorrow and I do not know where the time went--but I didn't miss a thing; I did it right!
Posted by: janet on March 13, 2006 11:22 AMYou are one of the nicest people I know and I have no doubt that you will be a great mother. Just enjoy him and spend as much time together as possible. You will be surprised how much you learn from him.
Posted by: Sue on March 13, 2006 11:36 AMChristine you are going to be a great mom just you wait and see. You know how I know? Well by the sounds of it you had an AWESOME teacher! ;) And even when you don't think so she will be in heaven helping you every step of the way. Hugs honey. And don't worry. It will be a BLAST!
Posted by: Pridey on March 13, 2006 05:08 PMGirl you are so gonna be the cool mom on the block - scratch that, the coolest mom in the 'hood.
BIG hugs to you~~~
Posted by: Lara on March 14, 2006 05:09 PM
