My Pre-Pregnancy Bucket List
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I’m finished with having kids. Although it’s a little sad knowing I’ll never have another newborn to cradle in my arms, I’m happy to know that I will never again have to put my life on hold for several months at a time in order to get through a pregnancy and the subsequent recovery stage.
When someone asked me what I thought about a “Pregnancy Bucket List,” I thought it was brilliant: A list of things you should try to get done before you get pregnant. I think every potential mom will have a different list, and while I’ll admit that my list may be a little different now that I know how restrictive having kids can be, I’m proud to say that I actually did accomplish some of these before my first baby was born. Some of them, though, I am still working on nowadays:
1. Sing in a musical. I took care of this one while I was pregnant with my first baby.
2. Take ballroom dance lessons. My husband and I did this before I got married, and had a great time with it. I may not have the same body I had prior to pregnancy, but I can still cha-cha like a pro.
3. Paint a mural in a room intended for the baby. Okay, I didn’t get to do this. I wanted to paint the entire room with a whimsical mural, but it just never happened.
4. See an outdoor Shakespeare production. I adore outdoor theater, but unless there are clowns involved neither one of my kids will sit still for long.
5. Write a novel. I had started and abandoned many attempts at writing a novel, and now that I’m working on one wholeheartedly I find myself wondering why I didn’t do this before I had kids.
Your Pregnancy Bucket List may be completely different, but I’m lucky that none of my goals are completely impossible without my kids in tow. Just like most other things, they are just a little harder.
Jessdel says...
This is a great article and now I think I should go make a bucket list too.
I understand perfectly about the sadness of not having any more babies, but the joy of motherhood will remain forever.