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This past weekend, we went up to Philly for Yahaira and Tom’s wedding. It was so much fun! Nate and I really enjoyed meeting everyone and seeing the city a little, too.
Do you recognize any of these knitters??
Here we all are together…
And here’s Nate and me in front of the art museum:
I’ve been knitting away on the new book, and getting patterns ready for knitters to knit, too. Also working on some freelance stuff, stuff for the site, and of course…sewing diapers.
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OK, so I’ve decided that I’m just going to be tired for the next 3 months and find a way to work around it.
I meet lots of people who *LOVE* or *LOVED* being pregnant…and it makes me feel guilty for feeling so tired, awkward, and sort of emotionally out of whack. I’m incredibly happy to be pregnant, but I don’t really enjoy the actual physical state of being pregnant.
It’s better now that Mazey’s kicking and moving…it’s like she’s finally a real little girl and we can communicate and she tells me she’s in there and what she likes and what she doesn’t. Before I could feel her, I was just gaining weight, being tired, and feeling sick. It felt like such a long time until she’d be here that I didn’t know how I’d get through it. But now that it’s only 3 more months…I can DO this!
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15 Responses to “Update! (now with photos)”
Do NOT feel guilty about not cherishing every flippin’ moment of your pregnancy. Sorry, but I hated my two pregnancies - love the kids but not the process. What’s more, plenty of my pals have admitted they hated it to. It’s just another of those conspiracies intended to stop us from whinging. What’s to like about feeling knackered, having swollen ankles and not being able to sleep properly? Keep picturing the baby, Stefanie. It’ll get you through! Lots of love and positive thoughts coming your way from down under.
I love the name you picked!
I definitely hear you. I did not enjoy being pregnant, especially having flaky blood pressure with my second and basically being confined to the house for two months. I felt guilty for not enjoying it, but really, not everyone does. I suppose it’s a good thing or overpopulation would be much more of a problem
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Hail fellow pregnant gal well met! I absolutely detested just about every moment of being pregnant. I felt like a portable, sloshy ocean that had to get up everyday and go to work in sweltering, humid summertime DC. Actually, I WAS that ocean.
BUT, did I ever love being a mom. Still do with my adorable preteen and with my adoptive 20-something manchild. Most women who love preganancy are, well, a bit off, if you ask me. Don’t feel awkward about being uncomfortable and not liking it. The pregancy and labor stuff is just the messy bit at the beginning really. All the really important stuff and wonderfulness comes later.
There are so many expectations with a pregnancy & then afterwards. I didn’t have any kind of sickness with either pregnancy, so I consider myself VERY lucky. But it becomes overwhelming if you don’t feel the way that others have felt or just how you though you would. I’m actually posting about something similar tomorrow & what helped me.
I loved being pregnant, but I was exhausted a lot, I fell a couple times because my balance was wacky, and I was an emotional roller coaster. It’s all part of the adventure.
I once heard something that really stuck with me: Guilt is money paid on a debt not owed. Pregnancy affects everyone differently, and it is what it is. It’s not like you DECIDED to have an exhausted-awkward-emotional-can’t wait til it’s over pregnancy…
My mother was one of those people who talk about how great pregnancy is. All I know is that to me it’s not great, but the end’s justify the means. My sister agrees with me, she made me feel a lot better when she told me that she was kinda miserable during her pregnancy too.
Well, I did not love being pregnant, actually I hated it, but I like the end result so much I did twice
It’s hard, isn’t it? I always remember loving being pregnant, but my dh always remembers how much I complain! Being tired is definitely one of the hardest parts. Try talking to your (midwife?) about fish oil/flax seed supplements — I think those are what help… Make sure you get plenty of rest, though; your body really needs to have the energy to help baby when the time comes!
Please don’t feel guilty for feeling the way you do! You are NOT alone! I was the same way through BOTH of my pregnancies! You can do it - best of luck to you
I loved being pregnant, other than the tired part, and I was tired throughout the whole pregnancy. The first trimester was due to just being pregnant, the second trimester was due to the opera (yes, my child was subjected to Carmina Burana in utero!) and the third trimester was due to not being able to sleep for more than 4 hours at a time (good training for later). It was still the best, and I’d do it all over again…several more times! I will also say, the tired part doesn’t really get any better after the baby’s born either. Just be prepared to be tired for the rest of your life.
Don’t feel bad! I loved all my pregnancies, but was tired and sick too! It’s like loving childbirth. I LOVE birth, but it does hurt!
I just found out today that #4 is in the oven (total shock), and I imediately thought about Petal. I’m going to need that for the holidays, since I’ll be bumpy AND nursing my toddler. Will it be available before then? I don’t mind paying for it before all the bugs work out, I’m experienced enough to work it.
Don’t feel badly for not loving being pregnant. I didn’t love it either - I wanted my body back, I hated the maternity clothes that I could afford (27 years ago before anything stylish came along), and I was tired all the time. Got up at 7 to get to work by 9,:30 got home at 7 pm and fell asleep - really exciting stuff! But I should have just enjoyed all the sleep, I wasn’t going to see it again for al ong while, as my daughter (first born) was a night owl, and still is!
Oh, honey. It sucks when you’re the only one who hates it, doesn’t it? Most everyone around me is enjoying the whole preggo thing, and I can’t. wait. to. be. done!
Doesn’t mean you don’t love the bean, just that pregnancy sometimes blows.
(I hate it, too. I can’t wait till the babe’s actually here. )
Don’t feel guilty, pregnancy isn’t enjoyable for everyone. I loved being pregnant (except for the fact that I get kidney stones when pregnant), but my neighbor didn’t enjoy one bit of the tired out of whack feeling that she suffered greatly from. Every one is different and every pregnancy is different, so it’s hard/impossible to compare. Try to not be hard on yourself and rest whenever you get an opportunity and soon she’ll be here!