My friend Corinne Myers had her baby on Monday morning. When I got the text saying she had her I was so jealous that she just had her baby and I finally realized something I had suspected for a while... I love babies. On Monday I thought that the feeling was everything to do with babies - and then today we went down to her apartment to see her and after leaving I was able to pin-point my exact feelings.
I love HAVING babies. I love being pregnant, I love the anticipation and preparation, I love the labor and delivery (I actually felt very cheated that Noah's was so fast and easy), I LOVE the moment they hand you your child, I love the next 2 days in the hospital - just me, Jason, and our new baby - just hanging out - the three of us - with NOTHING to do but talk, sleep, and hold our baby. That is about it - after I went down to Corinne's when I was leaving I thought, I am not jealous of her now, the next 6 months I think are pretty hard (sorry to burst your bubble Corinne if you are reading this), there are still fun times and definitely rewarding, but difficult. If I could birth a baby every week - I honestly think I would. Maybe I should be a surrogate. Any takers??
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I actually feel the same way you do! Are we weird?? I loved being pregnant, the whole birth experience, and pretty much the whole sha-bang! I really truly miss being pregnant! There is nothing more special than feeling a little life inside of you! I had no idea that Corinne was pregnant by the way.. tell her congrats for us!
I have always admired your enthusiasm for all things pregnancy, baby and parenting related. I just can't related. I find everything rewarding, but it's not my favorite thing all the time. The parenting I can handle and do enjoy most of the time, but the pregnancy, delivery, and first couple of months of life I'd be happy to do without if I could. Maybe I'll take you up on your surrogacy offer, as long as it comes with a couple of months of taking care of the newborn when it wakes you up every 2 hours, 24 hours a day. I dread going through that again.
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