Things in pregnancy at which I have failed miserably:
- Drinking enough water
- Getting enough calcium
- Not gaining more than 25 lbs (we’re at 30 and counting, folks, with 12 weeks go go)
- Walking/excercising most days of the week
- Talking to the baby
- Maintaining the “cute preggo” look (consistently mani/pedi’ed, coiffed, and sufficiently made-up)
- Staying awake. For anything.
- Avoiding the “I’m pregnant therefore you have to kiss my ass” attitude
Things in this pregnancy at which I have succeeded:
- Sleeping (this is perhaps my single most important accomplishment this entire pregnancy)
- Remaining relatively calm
- Learning to love ice cream
- Never asking my husband to leave the house at 2am for pickles
- Reading just about everything I can related to labor and birth
- Eating
- Thinking about eating
- Talking about eating
- Thinking about talking about eating
- Pretty much anything related to eating
- Not missing wine *too* much
- Building a solid home foundation for my kiddo
- Appreciating my husband
- Feeling grateful for my wonderful friends
- Remembering to savor each day, because I’ll only be pregnant with my first child once
Oh, good. My successes outweigh my failures! Off to munch another chocolate rice cake.
