Sundays are reserved for cleaning and tidying up and when I was doing that I chanced upon a diary from 2015. A quick glance landed me on the page for 25th April 2015. The words written on it tugged at my heart strings…
“So it begins.. we are pregnant”
This was the day in 2015, when our lab technician called me to tell me about the HcG blood test report we did. I didn’t understand the values she rattled off and asked her what does it mean.. and I still remember her little laugh and her saying “Congratulations!” (oops, I’m have a lump in my throat here.)
It got me reminiscing about that beautiful year in my life. After a lot of bad years, missed chances, depression, failures & tears, and almost giving up, we had 2015. The year of our pregnancy!
Loved my pregnancy – somehow we were team Blue without knowing it!
I enjoyed my pregnancy so so much, that I was sad that babyT had to come out. Of course, I couldn’t have waited any longer to have in my arms. Bu tI did get thinking about those days and what I miss about being pregnant.
- All the pampering you get from mom & MIL
- All the kind looks you get when you are in any public place
- Feeling baby move inside you
- Preparing for baby’s arrival – Shopping!!
- The mystery – Not knowing who will arrive
But hey wait a minute this is MY LIST. So let me not make it generic. And let me tell you what about what I miss about being pregnant
- My husband treating me like a Queen – The way husbands turn all mushy and concerned and cautious during pregnancy almost overnight is unbelievable. And I reveled in it. Here is how mine welcomed me home after a brief stay at my mom’s in the first trimester.
There were flowers everywhere guys. And I have even saved some dry flowers in the baby memory box. <3 - Luscious hair – I have frizzy, curly hair. But oh my hair during pregnancy. So luscious, thick, soft curls. I fell in love with my hair for the first time during my pregnancy. I did not know it then that I would be losing it all soon. haha the irony of it. But it was beautiful while it lasted.
- All the Sunday morning breakfast dates hubby took me to – I looked forward to Sunday mornings because we would go to my favourite cafe Suzette . Its a quaint, tiny place which serves a lovely mix of French crepes, eggs to order and other sandwiches. And the Butter Croissant is to die for. It is no wonder that any trip to Suzette now reminds me of how much I miss being pregnant.
Sunday breakfasts
Sadly we never took a couple pic on one of these dates. Our pic from breakfasting at the Taj Mahal Hotel on our staycation will have to do. 🙂
- Feeling great about my body & clicking lots of pics – Clicking pics every week and then every month and adding that to a safe place to cherish and look back on was one of the best things we did. It was like a mini project and it was only best replaced with taking pics of babyT on his monthly birthdays till he turned 1. 🙂
bump pic
So although I had no real cravings, my weird craving for lipsticks, which you absolutely must read about here won and we clicked tons of bump pics. Being in front of the camera rather than behind it now, is definitely one of the biggest things I miss about being pregnant.
- Being the centre of attention – Birthday’s, religious days, anniversaries I was made to feel a bit more special, because babyT was inside me. Showers of gifts who doesn’t love that. 🙂 It is so important I think to give a pregnant woman gifts which will help her pamper herself (read bath and body products) and make her feel like a Queen. I wish there were enough companies out there that made stuff for Moms like the Moms Co. I recently received a few of their products for review and do watch out for that one.
Sigh, now that I have written this post I can almost feel those days again and I am rubbing my hand on my tummy. Or wait, maybe I’m just hungry again! 😀
What do you miss about being pregnant? Leave me a comment I’d love to hear it.
June 4, 2017 at 6:24 pm
Love the picture!
And the post.. Such lovely memories.
June 5, 2017 at 2:26 am
Tara your hubby knows how to make it special for you … Pls tell him I loved his welcome so thoughtful
June 5, 2017 at 11:23 pm
Thank you. Those days were special indeed ❤
June 5, 2017 at 7:16 am
Your words are bringing back my memories…??
June 5, 2017 at 11:24 pm
pregnancy days are so special
June 5, 2017 at 7:44 am
I miss being pampered too! Could relate to your experiences
June 5, 2017 at 8:02 am
Such a wonderful post. I am inspired to compile the things I miss about my pregnancy and there are a lot of them!!
June 5, 2017 at 9:37 am
I also miss my pregnancy days 🙂 Lovely post.
June 5, 2017 at 10:46 am
OMG… such cute pics! You look so adorable! And please tell hubby I am super impressed after reading the post. Full points! 🙂
June 5, 2017 at 7:14 pm
Wow Nayan…..Every Pregnancy is beautiful but over the yrs in bringing up kids we give it a miss but certainly a trip down the memory lane brings all the smiles back again 🙂
June 5, 2017 at 11:30 pm
Your words resonate so much with how I used to feel about my pregnancy 🙂
Loovveee the pictures you shared but the cover pic is ULTIMATE!!
June 5, 2017 at 11:37 pm
Nice read Tara,you look lovely oh I remember my days too?
June 5, 2017 at 11:45 pm
Oh I totally miss the shopping part!!!
June 6, 2017 at 1:37 am
Yes. One indeed feels like a queen. Lovely write up
June 6, 2017 at 5:27 am
I miss the bump and endless gorging on food ??
June 6, 2017 at 7:18 am
This brings back a lot of lovely memories ??
June 6, 2017 at 8:51 am
Aww this is just like walking down the memory lane. Loved the posts and amazing pictures.
June 6, 2017 at 12:45 pm
Oh I read this post couple of days back but somehow missed commenting…. oh wait not somehow, i went back to my pregnancy days, how cool that year was indeed and today is bang opposite to it. Phew.. life!!!
Coming back to this post…. love your pictures, love the smile and all those things you mentioned. Lovely 🙂
June 6, 2017 at 6:53 pm
so agree with u. Today life is just completely turned over on its head. 🙂
June 6, 2017 at 3:02 pm
Aww so beautifully written
Really miss those dayz!!!
June 6, 2017 at 3:47 pm
What a lovely read! I miss being pregnant too 🙂
June 6, 2017 at 6:53 pm
awww I think I may have got many readers missing those special beautiful days
June 6, 2017 at 10:23 pm
So cute!! Lots and lots of pampering and feeling your baby inside is the best part!! One of the major things I miss about my pregnancy too!!
June 6, 2017 at 11:42 pm
What a lovely post! I’m going to make a similar one now ?
June 7, 2017 at 1:05 am
I just got nostalgic reading your post
June 7, 2017 at 1:09 pm
I loved this post. I can relate to so many things here. Most importantly– We went to Suzette for breakfast a day before I tested positive for my pregnancy 🙂
June 7, 2017 at 2:25 pm
Your hubby surely knows how to make his lady feel special…
June 8, 2017 at 3:56 pm
Lovely pics, you look too sweet and why did you crave lipsticks ?. But really your preg pics are too too sweet Tara. And you two def made it an memorable event
June 9, 2017 at 8:00 pm
Nice memories!!and yes lipstick cravings!! Why
June 19, 2017 at 9:24 am
Your article was excellent and erudite.
June 19, 2017 at 9:31 am
Hats off to whoever wrote this up and posted it.
June 19, 2017 at 10:02 am
I just hope you keep writing more!
June 19, 2017 at 10:09 am
One or two to remember, that is.
June 19, 2017 at 10:16 am
That’s a creative answer to a difficult question
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