If anyone wants to know what its like to live with me at the moment then by all means go and read this article by Rebecca Woolf, The Girl Who Cried Pregnant. Everything in my life at the moment can somehow be attributed to my unconfirmed pregnancy. Everything makes me believe I’m pregnant and everything completely unrelated is… wait, yes, that’s a pregnancy sign! Anger? Pregnant. Headache? Pregnant. Slightest bout of nausea? Pregnant. Last week when I pushed the WalMart cart into the return without first retrieving my purse? Pregnant. PREGNANT! Liz, want a beer? Um, hello, pregnant women can’t drink!
Hoping and trying for a baby makes it completely unbearable to sit around and wait and see if it worked. Patience has never been a virtue of mine in all my 24 years of life and being patient isn’t going to get any easier. How on earth do those woman from I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant not know they were pregnant?? Why can’t I sit back, relax and eat jar full of pickles unsuspiciously until one day when I’m using the bathroom a head pops out? Why can’t we all be that lucky?
Guy said, do you think about anything besides being pregnant? Um, of course I do, don’t be ridiculous. I think about delivery, maternity leave, late-night feedings, umbilical cords, tiny little shoes, baby acne… I THINK ABOUT IT ALL. All of it. Every detail.
I will say that it does not give me any sort of relief what-so-ever when I am completely and utterly exhausted and I am so not kidding about this, my stomach has grown – no joke! Maybe its too many twizzlers but seriously, its bigger. Oh, and lets add in AF delaying her arrival by four days and counting (with a negative hpt). Fuel, this is the fire, meet.
Sher Bailey is a writer in the Midwest who believes the power of humor, Mod Podge, and grandkids can fix most problems in life. You can find her at SherBailey.com.
devin's mom says
my fingers are crossed for you midge!
Meagan says
OH MAN! I’m just like that too! It doesn’t end! Once your pregnant you get anxious for all of the milestones….the postive test, the 12th week, the 20th week ultrasound…the third Tri…the baby arriving!! ahh!!
Good luck lady!
Shanny says
LOL
This is funny…. and yes I’ve so been there too. Good luck!!!!
Lindsay says
I am just like you when it comes to pregnancy thing. When I am ready, I am really ready. It’s hard to wait and hope and wait some more and hope. I am hoping for you!! Please let Liz be preggo. I don’t understand the I didn’t know I was pregnant people either. I am a nurse and I work in OB. One day we had a patient come in for abdominal pain and a couple of hours later, out pops a baby. She said she had no idea she was pregnant and she already had 2 kids…come one…how do you not know. I think it’s a case of denile. Sorry about the long comment..I will go now.
recipes for the life says
Oh Dear!I do hope it happens soon.I know exactly how you feel!I dream about such stuff too.Only I can’t get preggie right now coz I am getting back to school.
All the best to you though
Hope we get to hear the ‘good news’ soon 🙂
♥ Chaitra
Cristina says
I am praying for a positive test Liz…and in response to Lindsay’s comment – how the heck did that lady not know she was pregnant?? Hello…do you not feel the baby or wonder why your belly was all of a sudden HUGE?
Brett Alexandra says
awww!! I think I am going to be just like you when we eventually starting “trying”. Don’t worry, though. Everything works out. HE has a plan up there for ya:)
Lyryn says
Oh my word! My sister-in-law and I WERE just talking about this! Too funny! Your post was great!! I can not believe those women that have no idea they are pregnant. Pure craziness!!!
Let me tell you… your blog sure did make me smile today!
a H.I.T. says
My fingers are crossed for you.
I was exactly like you at first. AF was a week late. No positive sign. I went to the doctor anyway. The doctor said that all my stress and yen to have a baby actually delayed AF and that it would probably come in the next week. It did. Now, I’ve decided to just keep living life. When it happens, it does.
But, I really hope you are. Just like I still really hope that I am. 🙂
*~*a.l.s*~* says
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I know what it is like to want a baby soooo badly! I’ll be thinking about you!
Jessi says
Love your blog!
We are currently TTC our 3rd child and the first two were very easy. This time around, we are on our 3rd month trying. Waiting and wondering is by far the worst thing! You really do attribute everything to pregnant. I’m tired, oh I’m pregnant. I’m so hungry, oh I’m pregnant. So funny! It’s the same for all of us!
Here’s to hoping and fingers crossed that this is it for you!
The previous poster is right though, once you’re pregnant it seems like FOREVER before the baby is in your arms. You count down the days and the milestones and it seems never ending. But once the baby is here, it seems as if it flew by.
Laura says
Hehehe! I went through this a month before we got pregnant. EVERYTHING pointed to the fact that I was pregnant (even though I wasn’t… yet!). I even cried when AF came. I didn’t realize it until then, but I really wanted to be a mommy. I decided after the whole crying thing, I would just let it go and whatever happened, happened. I really had no control over it anyway. And what do you know… we found out we were preggo the next month. 🙂
Hang in there! 🙂
Candy says
I followed you from a comment on 2 of a kind’s blog and wanted to say good luck and you have a new follower!
Ashley says
Thanks for visiting over at my blog.
When I read this post, I COMPLETELY understand what you’re talking about…this is my day to day life too!
Katy says
My mom and I were just talking about those women that didn’t know they were pregnant the other day.