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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Empathy

As I child, I remember my mother being pregnant and one specific incident. One day (after having had a hard day I imagine), I remember her laying on the couch resting. She was so tired that she called my sister home from a friend's house to bring her a glass of water. At the time I remember thinking how lazy my mom was and couldn't she just get a glass of water herself?

I now repent of my bad thoughts. With a very, very long two months to go before the watermelon gets removed from my innards all I want to do all day is lay on that same couch and have Kathleen bring me drinks of water - only that she'd probably spill it on me. Instead I have to be content with having her pick up all of the things that I can't bear the thought of bending over for. Every night I strongly consider having cold cereal for dinner and my children are only saved from their fondest dream by guilty thoughts of nutrition.

I always forget this stage, or it seems less miserable when I'm not actually living it. But for now, two months is a long long time.

5 comments:

UnkaDave said...

Uh, I'm not sure such requests are specific to pregnancy. She still lays around and bugs me for drinks of water...

PaulaJean said...

Funny, I can't remember having Brynn come home and get me a drink of water, but it must have happened. It's easy to underestimate the extreme tiredness of late pregnancy.

King Family said...

I guess that's one of the benefits I am blessed with in that there is such a big space between my older two and this new baby...my poor 8 year old had quite a summer feeding her 6 year old brother and keeping me watered. :)

The Olsen's said...

Nothing wrong with cold cereal for dinner. Its vitamin fortified!!!!

Laura said...

Ahh, but you can head home to NC and let mom wait on you hand and foot.

HA!