With 10ish days left...

In the last 38 1/2 weeks, my life has dramatically changed! There have been huge highs and lows and as we start to round the corner to our little bean being here, I'd like to take some time to reflect and do some top 5's because those are always fun!

Top 5 Things I will Miss About Being Pregnant (in no particular order):
1 - Being able to eat when I want and what I want without feeling too guilty. I'm not gonna lie...I have loved being able to eat a cheeseburger a day without too much guilt! I realize that I will pay for this later, but I don't care b/c if our little man wants a cheeseburger a day when he's in my belly, then that's what he's going to get. This will not be the case when he' not in my belly anymore of course, but we've definitely enjoyed our food in the last 9 months.
2 - Watching my belly and my baby grow! This has been truly magical watching my shape change. It's kinda funny to look back at the pictures that I've taken and watch me go from some sort of shape to blob like to pillsbury dough boy shape!
3 - Being able to wear pregnancy pants. Pregnancy pants are by far the most awesome, comfortable pants I've ever worn in my life. I could seriously wear my jeans and capris everyday for the rest of my life and be completely happy. Sooooo comfy!
4 - Being able to nap, relax, take baths, and be generally spoiled by my husband everyday without too much guilt. I love my weekend naps and nightly baths. I love the fact that Justin has taken such good care of me in the last 9 months. He's rubbed every achy part of my body without too much complaining :0) He's drawn me baths, made sure I've eaten properly, and been to all but one doctor's appointment to watch our son grow. He's helped keep me calm, held me when I've cried uncontrollably, and made me feel beautiful when I felt like a total whale just minutes or hours prior.
5 - Feeling Jackson kick, punch, abuse my insides, wiggle, and squirm in my belly. There is nothing in the world like feeling a baby move within you. Everytime I watch his alien behavior in there, I light up and glow with so much love. I worry when he's quiet for a long time or if he hasn't punched me in the bladder in a few hours. With every wiggle and squirming movement, I fall deeper in love with my son. I wouldn't take back any moment that he's done the monkey bars with my ribs, grabbed onto my spine like a fireman's pole, or played my kidneys like they were maracas. It's been pretty awesome to see and feel him in there just enjoying life to its fullest. Jackson truly is a miracle.

Top 5 Things I Will NOT Miss About Being Pregnant (in no particular order):
1 - Having to pee about 20-30 times a day. I know and realize my bladder will never be the same again, but I look forward to cutting that 20-30 times a day in half. I can't wait to be able to drive my hour drive to work without having to pull over and pray there is a bathroom nearby. Getting up 5-10 times a night will hopefully be a thing of the past.
2 - Having trouble walking, bending, and standing up without much pain. I can't wait to be able to bend over to pick something up without wanting to cry. Hopefully, the only time I will waddle after Jackson gets here is when I'm running to lose all this weight I've packed on.
3 - The fear that everything I eat will end up in the garbage or the toliet. Let's be honest here: The first 7 months kinda sucked b/c I was nauseous and sick all the time. For the first 4 months, I kept nothing down and that's no fun. I look forward to being able to eat again without the fear that it'll come back up.
4 - Having hot dogs for fingers and mini-sausages for toes. I can't wait to wear my wedding rings again and all of my regular shoes again. My feet and hands hurt and I can't wait until they go back to cute and tiny size :0)
5 - Uncomfortable sleep - It hasn't been fun not being able to sleep the way I normall sleep. I'm looking forward to tossing and turning less and to being able to sleep on my stomach again. I know I will probably not be sleeping much, but I look forward to sleeping a little better.

So there it is...some final top 5's. We hope the bean will get here on time and not too late. I'm not sure I can do this much longer. I just keep praying I can make it through my last 5 days of work this week. After that, I'll be able to relax a little more about things, especially about work. Until then, I will look forward to the little man being here and to my 1 year anniversary with my wonderful husband. 10ish more days until the due date....14 more days until our 1 year anniversary! May is a great month!