Cannot's...and Can's

There are things I've found I can no longer do:

1. Lean across the breakfast bar to reach something on the other side
This does, however, promote exercise, as I have to walk around it just to put a pen away.

2. Climb up a flight of more than a dozen stairs without getting winded
The other day, we were in a shop that is housed in an old historic building with a grand sweeping staircase to the second floor. Fortunately, the second floor is where the furniture displays are, because I had to sit and catch my breath for a few minutes.

3. Sleep through the night
Baby Mia's favorite time to play seems to be between midnight and 3 am. She's up for an hour, I'm up for another two after she goes back to sleep.

4. Clean out the litterbox
I'm heartbroken over this one.

5. Carry the boxes of Christmas decorations up and down the stairs
Again, just devastated...

6. Roll over at night without waking up
Who knew this was a motion one had to actually think about??

7. Get up from a couch or chair or bathtub without emitting a sound of exertion.
Yeah. It's as attractive as it sounds.

8. Fit into anything that wasn't big and bulky to begin with
Can we say "sweatshirt" or "husband's drawstring pants"?

9. Ride in the car for more than 2 hours or so without regretting it for the rest of the day
And...we're traveling to Georgia this weekend to pick up the crib. We should hit just about every rest stop along the way.

10. Bend over without doing the official pregnant lady squat
Or even better, getting up from that position.



On the other hand, there are things I CAN do that I couldn't do before:

1. Squats!
Okay, so bending over is out the window, but seriously, I may take up weight lifting when this is all over.

2. Making delightful sleeping sounds
Kevin would probably calling it snoring, but whatever it is, I do it like a champ.

3. Forgetting things
"Pregnancy brain" is a fantastic excuse for why I can't remember where I put the grocery shopping list 5 minutes ago.

4. Shopping
I have found that I really and truly do not enjoy shopping for maternity clothes. The things that look oh-so-cute on the pregnant models never look quite the same on my actual frame. But! Baby stuff? What better excuse is there? I mean, she can't live without clothes!

5.Waiting on hold
There are so many benefits to military health care. But trying to schedule an appointment? NOT one of them.

6. Making lists
Besides these two, I have become an expert at creating shopping lists for Kevin to fulfill. It is, after all, important that I have fruit and juice (and chicken nuggets) and all those other healthy things.

7. Typing during turbulence
This is otherwise known as Baby kicking the laptop everytime it gets near the vicinity of my stomach. Several times in the past I have accidentally closed windows when my finger slipped on the touchpad. Not anymore! I am a pro.

8. Remaining calm when alien-like movements occur within
The other night, I watched as Mia performed a backflip, causing a rather strange ripple to move across my stomach. Cool? Yes. Bizarre? Totally.

9. Remembering that it's okay for the numbers on the scale to increase weekly.
Thank goodness because oh my, are they going up!

10. Growing limbs, and systems, and a brain, and...
...everything else it takes to make a tiny person. How often do you get to say, "Yeah, the last couple months have been pretty busy. I grew a whole person!"

That last one could be a great excuse for why you haven't met some other deadline... "Well, I meant to finish that paper, but I was too busy growing a person..."