tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15902366.post310316810038376980..comments2023-10-17T06:27:18.035-04:00Comments on My Arcadia: Pregnant~mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15011403865947363112noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15902366.post-84189468038237931092008-01-16T22:13:00.000-05:002008-01-16T22:13:00.000-05:00That's why I liked that Jenny McCarthy book...gros...That's why I liked that Jenny McCarthy book...grossed me out, and scared me, but made me LAUGH and feel better because everyone goes through it. <BR/><BR/>Very scary and uncomfortable nine months...can't wait to do it again! Must be those hormones that make you forget what it was really like!MFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11908859135196101681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15902366.post-10249072928128803262008-01-16T11:49:00.000-05:002008-01-16T11:49:00.000-05:00Yes to all that up there. I promise it will be bey...Yes to all that up there. I promise it will be beyond your wildest dreams.<BR/><BR/>I can't wait for you both to know this.<BR/><BR/>jenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15902366.post-78083992164237605852008-01-16T00:59:00.000-05:002008-01-16T00:59:00.000-05:00Yeeeeah, about that having lots of kids and being ...Yeeeeah, about that having lots of kids and being a natural Earth Mother-type?<BR/><BR/>Um, no.<BR/><BR/>You know me: I am how I am, and that's not naturally 'earthy', though I have acted the part (on purpose, and with intent) for many a year. I nurture, true, but I do so in my own way - as will you. There are many people who want to subsume themselves in kids who will be clinging to them like little monkeys, and then there are those of us who respect these little souls and our job, we feel, is more to guide them while continuing our own separate lives as best we can. Both are ok, and we should appreciate our sister's talents (...especially when those with 'differing talents' volunteer to take the baby for a blessed <I>3 hours to yourself</I>. Heaven!!)<BR/><BR/>I assure you, you are in good company. I have had panic, oh my yes, and I was sick for 3 children morn-to-eve for 9 months. And so much more, so much - I understand, I'm saying. But you also have something inside you that calls to your heart - tells you you love this silly peanut-shaped thing, that it'll be worth it, that it's ok. It's just softer than the IMMEDIATE PANIC/WORRY/GROSS-OUT FACTOR/SICKNESS, so it's hard to hear sometimes.<BR/><BR/>You are a good woman, a good wife, and will be a good mom. Trust yourself. And be gentle with yourself, too - there's no need to force feelings on yourself that aren't there: what comes, comes.<BR/><BR/>email me any time.Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634118530145358736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15902366.post-36586773815496282422008-01-15T23:15:00.000-05:002008-01-15T23:15:00.000-05:00I think it's totally normal to feel that way...I t...I think it's totally normal to feel that way...I think the only people who feel nothing but earthy and glow-y already have like, 5 kids.<BR/><BR/>And then it's not so much of a glow as a reflection of the sweat that taking care of 5 kids produces!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15902366.post-61315804182145685552008-01-15T22:09:00.000-05:002008-01-15T22:09:00.000-05:00When you hold that precious one in your arms for t...When you hold that precious one in your arms for the very first time and Sam looks at you in total awe - you will understand being a mother. Do not compare yourself to others as that is only self destructive - you will know once you meet this amazing being just what kind of mom you will be - a loving one!emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260107375644089971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15902366.post-19222152000482026582008-01-15T18:39:00.000-05:002008-01-15T18:39:00.000-05:00I have no doubt I'd be feeling the same way -- I h...I have no doubt I'd be feeling the same way -- I have NEVER thought I'd be able to handle pregnancy/children/motherhood with calm grace, and I'm sure someday I'll prove it! Yay pregnancy blogs!<BR/><BR/>-- AmandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com