Seabass and I have been reading a lot of Goodnight Moon lately, and the soothing rhythm of Margaret Wise Brown’s writing has infected me. In fact, I’ve written my own book in the same style. It’s called Goodbye Waist. Check it out.
In my ever-expanding belly
Grows a precious little life
Worth all my goodbyes
Over nine months of strifeGoodbye waist
Goodbye tush
Goodbye brain
Turned to mush
Goodbye appetite
Goodbye sanity
Goodbye clean house
Goodbye vanity
Goodbye wine
Goodbye soft cheese
Goodbye dry underpants
After I sneeze
Goodbye jogging,
Tight belts, and good jeans
I hope to see all of you
In two-thousand thirteen.
I am Jaime, wife to Jacob. We are the smitten, stupefied, sometimes scared silly parents of a precious boy nicknamed Seabass and a darling girl nicknamed Sweet Chuck.
Higher Highs, Lower Lows 
I love this and can completely relate. I’m due Aug. 10th.
I liked that the second pregnancy popped earlier though…less of that awkward “is she chubbing up or pregnant?” phase. Btw, if I remember correctly (and I do) you rocked pregnancy and made it look like a breeze.
Love it!
Very well stated! I thought that not being able to drink martinis for 9 months would be the hardest thing for me, but in reality it was the soft cheese restriction! There’s nothing like going to a party with a delicious triple creme brie and not being able to dive in! Ahh, soon enough you’ll be able to celebrate your new baby with a cheese party!
This is definitely a shared sentiment among millions of pregnant women. I’d buy it in a board book version!
That was great! You can do another one in about six months, but you better write it now because you won’t have time or energy after the babe is born.
Love this. Also what happens if I haven’t gotten all of that back and I’m 18 months post partum?