Pregnancy Annoyances

I’m just a few short weeks away from my due date. As with my first two babies, I’m in no rush to see the pregnancy end. I find babies are more portable and easier to care for in utero, so I don’t mind letting them chill out and take their time coming into the world. It also helps that I have had very smooth and uneventful pregnancies. If I were more uncomfortable, perhaps I’d be in more of a rush. Thankfully I’ve avoided the typical pregnancy complaints, such as morning sickness, indigestion, varicose veins, etc. But I have to admit that there are a few annoyances that I look forward to not having to deal with once the little one arrives. Those include:

• Having to constantly pull up my pants and pull down my shirt as my belly does its best to fight its way out.
• Being able to wash only a few dishes at the sink before my back begins to hurt from having to hunch over to reach the faucet.
• Getting winded going up the stairs.
• Exerting a decent amount of effort just to roll over at night.
• Debating how badly I need to retrieve an item if it falls on the floor, as opposed to leaving it there until one of the kids can get it.
• Balancing carefully and with great caution as I quickly try to put on my socks…and pray it works on the first attempt.
• Grunting when I stand up, sit down or sometimes move in general.
• Exploding ankles that are the size of my calves. Thank goodness it’s not shorts season.

Even still, those annoyances are nothing compared to what some women experience. So, I suppose I’ll waddle my way through the next few weeks, all the while hiking up my pants and enjoying these last moments of being pregnant.