Top 10 best things about adopting and not being pregnant myself...
10. I can drink all the alcohol I want...oh wait, I'm not a drinker.
9. I can smoke all that I want...oh wait, I'm not a smoker.
8. I"ll never have a problem picking things up or seeing my toes.
7. I don't have to buy a new wardrobe.
6. I don't have to run to the bathroom to pee every 20 minutes.
5. I don't have to run to the bathroom to puke every morning.
4. No mood swings....well, no more then usual.
3. No postpartum depression.
2. My husband can never say, "He got that bad habit from your side of the family."
1. I can drink all the coffee I want!
Thanks for laughing (and crying) with me.
6 comments:
I always felt comforted by the fact that I still had a slim figure.
And you never have to look at your belly all covered with stretch marks and jiggly skin.
Sigh.
Not that I EVER have to look at that either, but I've heard stories.
I'm so excited for you, Tracey!
All that matters is that you are a Mommy! You definitely don't need stretch marks and jiggly belly skin to love your baby like no one else in the world.
God Bless,
Amy:)
No stretch marks.
No C-Section scar. (or, no tattered hoo-ha)
Boobies that remain perky.
You won't be hormonal while trying to deal with a colicky infant (if your infant is colicky).
You will be well rested when the infant is placed in your arms...no sleep deprevation due to big belly and little bladder.
The list goes on....
Great perspective, my friend. :)
Amen to all of that!
The previous commenter who mentioned being well rested when your little one is put into your arms - amen to that! And coffee with caffeine - I might have cried a little about drinking decaf for 9 months.
Honestly, I've done it both ways (adoption first thinking I would never experience pregnancy) and I came to the conclusion that both ways result in a miracle that becomes the light of your life so the journey that leads you there isn't quite so important. But I suppose it is easy for me to say that since I had the joy of doing it both ways.
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