At 22 weeks, I'm feeling like pregnancy is a way of Life. No longer does it feel odd to have a belly in front of me, feel kicks inside me, or wear pants that don't fit. I'm actually less stunned at my changing body right now. Of course, this could all change in a day, so stay tuned. Making peace with my rapidly changing body has been one of the hardest parts of this pregnancy so far. I hadn't realized how much my identity and my body image were linked. Still, as I say, I'm slowly adjusting to this new body and acknowledging that two of us are growing and changing rapidly.
In other news, my husband and I have tackled two baby superstores now -- just to look. We were too overwhelmed to even contemplate buying anything. Even going into the store is a big step for us -- and particularly for father-to-be. It means he is acknowledging this change in status too. So I was happy that he agreed to go and BE overwhelmed with me. Now we'll need to weed through all the commercialism to figure out what we really need, and try not to go overboard. yipes.
Aw, I just wrote a whole comment and it was deleted. Short version -- baby commercialism is insane -- go register and zap items like you just don't care -- then go home when you feel more sane and safe and delete all the nonsense. I will be happy to help you sift through all the nonsense!
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