MOM TO MOM-TO-BE

When you are pregnant, it feels like a lifetime. In reality, it’s over before you know it. For 40 long weeks, and sometimes longer, you grow the most precious gift or gifts in the universe. I wish I would have tried to cherish those moments a little more. Even though I was one of the people who didn’t like the feeling of being pregnant, it would be nice to put them back inside of me so I could keep them safe and sound.

It’s amazing what your body does to create this tiny human for nine months. Your body just keeps growing and changing to make room for the baby. There are cravings, nausea, pure exhaustion, and then the nesting stage...which I still don’t understand why this stage can’t happen earlier in pregnancy. When the nesting stage kicks in, you are usually in your seventh/ eighth month and it’s not as easy to do everything that you want to do. However, the experience is still nothing short of unique.

In this issue, we talk about several topics moms-to-be are often searching for answers for, including gender disappointment. I know I was slightly disappointed when I found out that I was having a girl first. I always pictured my life with a son first and a daughter second. You know, how the boy will always look out for the girl? Yeah, mine are reversed! Funny thing is, my daughter stands up to any child who bullies any of the boys’ friends at school. I do have to say, it must be working because I haven’t had any carpool rides home talking about who was mean to who this past month!

The delivery is also an indescribable experience for moms...and for those who get to experience it with you. I recently had the opportunity to be in the delivery room with my sister this past November, and I witnessed my nephew take his first breath. OMG, I was on cloud nine for weeks.

We have a lot for you in this edition to take on your journey to delivery day. It’s going to be quick, so cherish this time. It will be gone before you know it, and most importantly, congratulations, momma!

Amy L. Foreman

Associate Publisher

SPRING 2021 | PINKBLUE 9