Being pregnant, all my attention has been put to the baby blog.
Another part of being pregnant is wondering from time to time what will happen (or not happen) to my body once Jack is born and my body is no longer hostage to his needs.
Will I be able to lose the baby weight? Will my stomach ever be the same again? Will I be able to get into a swimsuit after birth?
Besides the physical changes, I wonder about the mental and emotional changes. Up to this point, I've just been my old self. Other than a bit of teen and mid 20's angst, my identity (or at least my idea of who I am) has never been questioned or in doubt.
How about after birth? Being someone's mother is a HUGE identity change/adjustment right? I've heard mothers put this change to me in many ways...."oh you'll still be you, only better!" or "your life will be turned completely upside down as well as who you always thought you were!" and "your priorities change, therefore, you have to change." and "there is no such thing as a cool mom...by definition, moms are not cool."
Really? A cool mom doesn't exist at all? How could there be cool dads, but no cool moms?
