Lils preggo talk

‘Well, how rotten to be expecting right now, girl. Good luck with it. It will all be fine, right? Have a nice day.’ I smile kindly, wish her a nice day back, and pass her obediently at 1.5 meters before walking on as quickly as possible. ‘How rotten’ I repeat again with a catty little voice in my head. Rotten? Yes, fun is different, but it’s mainly that woman who I suddenly find really rotten at this time. Don’t get me wrong, I sometimes feel a bit lonely, miss my favorite people around me, and dream away about the roundabout of corona infections, but it’s not like my baby is going to arrive in the most miserable place on earth in a few months, right? The corona crisis brings stress, loneliness, and uncertainty to everyone and is not ideal for anyone at all. And no, not for me either, but do I really need to be reminded of that extra often by different people (whom I don’t know nine times out of ten) now that my belly is becoming more noticeable? Read: when I dive into the woods with my dearest Nola, enjoy the sunshine, and feel my baby happily kicking? I don’t think so. Because for me, such a moment feels anything but rotten. In fact, it’s my little moment of happiness. So a small tip to all the people who surely mean well: please don’t let this become the new #1 pregnancy irritation now that no one can touch a baby bump uninvited (GO 1.5 meter rule). It will surely be meant kindly, but it really doesn’t do a person any good, if you ask me. So let’s just stick to ‘what a nice weather, huh’ and ‘thankfully we can go to the hairdresser again’, because we don’t know each other that well yet. Oh, and if I may vent my heart a bit and don’t get any response from all those lovely people around me, then I know where to find you. In the woods. With your dog.

And okay, just a little bit to all my fellow pregnant sisters: #underhiseye #blessedbethefruit. Of course, it’s nothing to go alone to your midwife, to let the grandparents feel the first kick of the little one with their hand on your belly, and you miss your friends and colleagues, not to mention huge partner irritations, nipple situations, and other craziness. You want nothing more than to show off your round belly in a of these baby bump-proof dresses to the world, you’re bummed that the last vacation or the babymoon with your lover can’t go on, and such a severe and still relatively unknown virus is really scary for you and your baby. Really ladies, I totally feel you. But let’s make the best of it, we suddenly have much more me-time which allows us to take extra good care of our baby on board and give our bodies all the rest and craaaavings (Maltesers, big candy, watermelon, and strawberries all day for me, please) without driving ourselves totally crazy with late-coming stress and bursting bladders on the way situations. There’s something to be said for that, right? Because really, there’s one thing that this lady in the woods was right about: it will be fine. Or maybe even more importantly: it is going well.

Shopping tips of the week:

1. Bed canopy with pom poms, €109.95 Liewood
2. Silent Night Brass Mobile, €18.95 Anna + Nina
3. Denim dress, €34.99 H&M
4. Crib, €885,- Bermbach Handcrafted
5. Denim jacket, €60,- Levi’s
6. Baby room spray Welcome Little One, €12.98 The Gift Label