March 8, 2007. The third and final trimester is upon us. How time flies.
And now all begins to sink in. How much more can the pigglet possibly grow? How much will sleep begin to deteriorate as the end nears? Will walking even be possible in another month?
And then there is the savoring of what will be no longer once the pigglet is born. Those who have children already have their respective lists of what to say goodbye to. Here's a sampling from a dear friend from Vancouver (who shall not be named for his wife will kill him). Also included is a list of what to say hello to. Guess we'll known soon enough how much of it comes true after June.
Say goodbye to…
- sleeping in
- heck, sleeping period
- fancy restaurants
- a “quick trip” to the store
- backpacking vacations
- having nothing to do
- your friends without kids
- saying the word “sh**” in the house
- showering and personal hygiene
Say hello to…
- mood swings, nausea and cravings and the occasional hemorrhoid
- a sudden need to move to a townhouse or (god forbid) the burbs
- looking at SUVs to haul all of your crap
- figuring out how you’re going to survive on a single income… deciding who’s going to work and who’s staying at home
- or figuring out how you can afford childcare
- laundry, laundry and more laundry… because you’re getting spat up on four/five times a day and your kid has an inch thick layer of light brown poop up their back
- sweats and no makeup
- being so tired that you find yourself staring in the bathroom mirror trying to remember whether you brushed your teeth… and then realizing that you don’t really care
- joining baby groups in the hopes of hooking up with other moms in your neighbourhood… then realizing it’s kind of like speed dating… or, worse, high school
- feeling old because your doctor keeps referring to your age and telling you that it puts you at higher risk for such and such
- wondering what you ever did without your child and feeling a bond unlike any other you’ve ever experienced… even if it’s a co-dependent relationship
2 comments:
Hi Cat and Jack:
Your latest blog entry was funny! Love the checklist, which will surely grow in the months and years to come. Cat...you look fabulous and glowing. Any decisions on the name of the pigglet yet?
Ok, no idea who posted the last comment, but will comment back for all to see. Baby names are to be determined. In fact, we finally caved and just bought a name book today because we kept going in circles. My former mentor from Waterloo asked about names recently at a conference in Houston - and when I paused and said we hadn't really thought about it much, he asked if I was in denial or repression? Hmm. Spoken like a true psychologist. The truth is neither really - I've just crazy busy with work. We'll see if the book helps - or, as Jack likes to say, will confuse us more!
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