Pregnancy. I seem to like it better on other people. The first time I was pregnant, I was in a state of lackluster shock that didn’t really turn to anticipation until the very end, where I made my hubby bust out his camera in our apartment during sunset because I realized I didn’t take any photos of myself as a “pregnant” person one month before I was due.
August 2010. Baby #1.
I told myself I’d be more “celebratory” the second time around. I wasn’t really better the second time around (maybe a little bit better, but my main objective was to just get the whole thing overwith once again and get on with it all). And all I ended up with were tacky and blurry afterthought selfies in my bathroom a day before I went to deliver.
March 2012. Baby #2.
Fact is, I was lucky to have two healthy and fabulous pregnancies. What a shame to *not* be that celebratory on my part. My bad. UNfabulous. Now I know better.
Now that I’m NOT pregnant – and most likely never will be again (according to current thoughts and practices) – I wish and wish and WISH I would’ve celebrated my two pregnancies a bit more. REALLY.
I wish I’d taken fancy pregnancy photos. I wish I’d purchased fancy maternity wear. I wish I’d obnoxiously demanded over-the-top baby showers and blamed my self-entitiled attitude on raging hormones. I wish I’d acted more helpless and “tired” so that people would wait on me hand-and-foot. I wish I’d taken a ‘Babymoon’ with my sister to somewhere fun and relaxing when we were expecting at the exact same time.
2011. My second, my sister’s first.
I wish. I wish. I wish. Although I couldn’t recognize it at the time, being pregnant was THE MOST SPECIAL experience… both times. Afterall, they yielded me my most treasured loves of my life. What’s more fabulous than that? Sometimes hindsight really is 20/20 I guess. The important thing is that I know it NOW.
So I’ve decided to celebrate my pregnancies NOW… with YOU. For my friends who might be pregnant at this very moment, some words of advice: If you’re having a bad, uncomfortable, exhausting and/or annoying day, take one second to stop, breathe, smile and say “Celebrate!” to yourself (out loud, even). Because your tomorrows will be consumed with less and less sleep and more and more dirty diapers. CELEBRATE. TODAY.
And to motivate you to CELEBRATE, Target’s getting in on my act: IF YOU’RE EXPECTING RIGHT NOW, you can WIN BIG BY UPLOADING your favorite photo (CELEBRATING your pregnancy) HERE. The winning prizes?
$500 in FREE diapers from Pampers (1st prize)!
$300 in FREE diapers from Pampers (2nd prize)!
$150 in FREE diapers from Pampers (3rd prize)!
Entries close Saturday, November 9, 2013. Finalists announced Tuesday, November 12, 2013. Voting period is Tuesday, November 12 through Saturday, November 30, 2013. Winner announced Monday, December 2, 2013!
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BEST OF LUCK TO ALL THE BUMPS! DID YOU CELEBRATE YOUR PREGNANCY?
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