So, It Turns Out That, YES, There IS Something More Mundane Than Complaining About The Weather.

And that would be Complaining About [My] Your Pregnancy.  I have been living in the land of [feeling like a hot, angry, rhino] Uncomfortably Pregnant and all I have is a LITANY of complaints/gripes about it.  And who really wants to read all that shit from me?  Anyone?

Anyone want to hear about the trying to roll over in bed (HA. HA. HAAA.)? Or the Posterior Pelvic Pain that feels like my legs are going CRUMPLE beneath me as I stand up? Or the HEAT WAVE that is threatening my sanity? Or the slowness? Shortness of breath-slash-energy-slash-motivation-slash-uh-HAPPINESS that's settled over me? Or about the [complete denial that an effing BABY is coming to live here SOON] lack of overall readiness? Or about parenting a soon-to-be big sister who has taken to crying at the gym kid's club (again) and who wants only me (again) and who is fighting sleep and not napping well, (again threatening my sanity)?

Trust me that I know if you WANT to be pregnant or you WISH you were pregnant or you're TRYING to be pregnant or you LOVE TO REMEMBER being pregnant that this could, and probably does, sound like ten kinds of awful. I KNOW that. I EMPATHIZE and I'm sorry.  But the way I feel now, it's like how 'eating everything on your plate' won't take care of the kid's starving in China. Or Africa. Or whatever the fuck that saying is.  I mean, I want for you to be pregnant, too.  But that doesn't make it any less of a subjective/relative pain in my ass, if you know what I'm saying.

The first time around, I lamented and grieved the difficult pregnancy.  I felt like it was a loss, in a way and I felt envious of those who had wonderful, awesome pregnancies.  At the same time, I had some guilt(ish) feelings about hating mine so bad.  This time around, I feel no guilt or shame declaring what is my basic loathing of this state.  I know, now, how very little pregnancy has to do with mothering the being that you convey into the world. 

There are some consolations, though.  It was a little cooler today.  I like to feel the baby move in there.  And I finally figured out a posture (a description of which I will kindly spare you) in which I can pee fully enough, so as not to feel done, only to continue (without my knowledge or consent) upon standing.

We also went and bought two gallons of blue paint for the [office] baby's room.

She's going to have a baby brother, yo.

Comments

[parkingathome]

AMEN to it all. God, the peeing as you stand thing...HATE. So many times I have had to wipe the seat, or worse not noticed and left a little droplet of pee on the seat for the poor shlub who'll next be using the toilet....which was often me.

Thank god that you can be okay with hating it this time around. It's much easier to hate without the guilt.

[baby bows]

What more can I say? I can just agree with you that it is hard to be pregnant specially when temperature doesn't seem to go down. My poor hubby always try to keep me comfortable. Good thing.

[Secret Mom Thoughts]

It is totally fine to bitch about being pregnant. It sucks sometimes.

[Samantha]

I concur totally. Being pregnant sucks big time. Yay for the boy!

[Carrie]

Yay for a baby brother! I was wondering if you knew.

I hope the rest of your 'confinement' (love that term!) is less uncomfortable.

[Meredith]

I'm so excited that you are having a boy! Congratulations and bitch away, you are certainly entitled.

[Erica]

First of all, you're allowed to bitch about WHATEVER you want to bitch about on your own blog. GAH! I hate that we think we need to excuse it because someone else may wish that they had it as "bad" as we do. Lemme tell you, I'd give my right boob to be pregnant right now, but this post made me snort with laughter. Pregnancy sucks ass. No two ways about it.

Finally, let me say that I'm glad your next kid is a boy because he's going to need to be tough. TLNG is going to beat the shit out of him on a daily basis, right?

Also, what's his blog name going to be? I vote for The Littlest Frérot.

[Stimey]

Yay for boys! Also, just about the only thing I liked about my second and third pregnancies (other than the kids) was the kicking. The rest I could totally do without. Soon, soon...it will happen soon.

[J from Ireland]

Congratulations, a boy, how lovely.
I totally get where you are coming from about being pregnant, I absolutly hate the 9mths of complaints, pains and aches, the ONLY thing I like is the baby kicking. I swear I can handle ANYTHING with the baby when its born but I truly never enjoyed being pregnant and I did it 4 times. Totally worth it though.

[Binkytowne]

Oh hon, hang tight. It really will be over before you know it. I KNOW IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW. Trust me on this one. (PS YAY Boys!)

[shriek house]

Ahaha, you have my empathy. I remember with my 2nd, waddling out of the OB's office (holding my 1st's hand) muttering "neveragainneveragainnever" and all the uncomprehending stares from the less- or un-pregnant women in the waiting room. I only felt a *leetle* bit guilty.

[clink]

A BOY! I was wondering if you were going to let that cat out of the bag or not...and I'm not the sort to ask.

For the record. There is NO part of me that is remotely interested in being pregger again! Not before I read your post...and certainly not after!

[Lora]

I can sympathize with your hating being pregnant. No one understood why I disliked it so much..."it's the most wonderful time", "I felt like I was doing what I had been created for", "I just LOVE being pregnant". Um, bullshit. I couldn't wait for it to be over. Congratulations on the impending arrival of The Littlest New Boy!

[RuthWells]

Yay! for baby boys! Love 'em.

[-R-]

Yay for a baby boy! I am so excited for you!

But yeah, I thought pregnancy sucked too. I don't mind hearing about the suckiness.

[Manic Mommy]

A boy! He will have your heart. God help you. That little Y chromosome contains all the weirdest shit you've never imagined.

Sorry you still feel like crap.

[MidLifeMama]

Lordy I hated being pregnant. I never was uncomfortably hot oddly enough, I was FREEZING almost all the time. I like to be contrary. I was congested, had hormone induced carpal tunnel syndrome, and my lower back constantly went out of alignment. But in the end, all of that went away as soon as that kid came out. But I am not doing it again. And yippee for boys! They are a blast.

[Amy Jo]

Hooray for a boy! And I totally feel you. I'm 36 weeks tomorrow. The break in the weather has been nice, though, huh?

I'm sure TLNG will be great once the baby comes. It's hard to truly prep them at such a young age. My 3.5 year old barely understands what's going on, and my 2 year old is 100% clueless.

Good luck for the remaining weeks!

[Beth from SJ]

I was going to type something relatable about my pregnancy, but instead just want to say I've missed you!!! I truly enjoy your blog, your stories, your recipes, etc. Welcome back and congrats on the baby boy - they rock!

[Becky]

A boy! I was wondering if you found out. TLNG, meet TNB. Congratulations! Oh, and sorry about that whole sucky pregnancy thing. I'm one of those bitches who loved it.

[Becca]

I hate pregnancy too! Do NOT understand the people who love it. Do NOT GET IT.

Also, my now 2.5 y/o got really clingy towards the end of my second pregnancy. All he wanted was me, wouldn't go to the church nursery, etc. Spent a lot of time sitting on my belly with his head and arms draped over my shoulders like a thirty pound coat. And he was back to normal once the baby was born. I'm not saying this is what is going on in your case, other than I noticed something similar and freaked out about it and then all was well.

Baby boys are awesome! Congratulations.

[Swistle]

Dude, WOOT for that whole paragraph about how pregnancy can still jolly well suck even if it's an state envied by others.

[Amanda]

As a women who also loathed pregnancy, I take secret (no so anymore) glee when you post about how much you also loathe it. I get tired of all the sunshine and rainbows stories because that's not everyone's experience.

Congrats on the boy! I have 2 of them. I'll spare you the details of parenting boys, but way different than my friends with girls.

[MissM]

I totally remember that feeling. Every single feeling you just mentioned that is... I have a 2 month old, and I could NOT WAIT to have something else to talk about... And now I am quite certain that I bore my readers to death talking about my baby (says the woman uploading a video to her blog that she made about said baby!)...

[Mama Bub]

It's a BOY!

And it's hot as blazes here and I want to whine and stick my face in the freezer with regularity, so I can empathize. Without the being very pregnant part, of course.

[Amelia Sprout]

Hehe. I loved having a baby slave, no wait, I mean brother. It was awesome. Really. Now I just want him to move closer because I need some free babysitting.