I love being NOT pregnant!

It has been a week since I gave birth to my latest beautiful child. It is just amazing how great I feel! I finally feel like a mom again. Frankly, I am not the greatest pregnant person. I hate being pregnant in fact. I really envy those moms that look and feel great during their pregnancies and just love to be pregnant, but I do not. First off, let me say that I am so grateful that I am able to have children and am able to have them with such ease (perhaps too much ease).

Let me just say that it is great to be able to hunch over again and bend at my mid-section. I really hate the morning sickness, the feeling of being absolutely huge, the pre-eclampsia that it looks like I will always be at risk of having, not being able to fit into anything (though this feeling is continuing after pregnancy as well). Not to mention taking care of kids while feeling sick and tired constantly. I hate the sleepless nights because I just can't get comfortable, my back hurting, my feet swelling which has caused me to have to buy myself 'pregnant shoes'.

I just had this motherhood-epiphany yesterday as I was all alone with my three children for the first time. I was taking Ellie to preschool and we were singing songs and laughing and trying to keep Owen awake. After I dropped Ellie off, I handed out a snack to Owen so he could munch on something yummy and continue staying awake. It was those little things, though seemingly insignificant, that made me feel like a mom again. I have been "checked out" for the past two months because of being on bed rest and feeling so miserable and I just thought to myself, "I can still do this!". It was a small thing, but it made me feel good.

I realize that my little newborn sleeps 95% of the time, so not much has changed and I am sure I have many, many triple meltdowns in my future, but I am really loving being a mom-- at least today. :)

Let me end by saying that even though I hate being pregnant, I really love the end product! I have three wonderful, beautiful and healthy children, who could ask for more in life than that?