Dear Falcone Baby,
I realize there are women out there making me feel awful as
they’re writing pregnancy journals and registering everything that happens. So.
Since only nerdy brain surgeons and archeologists
specializing in Egyptian hieroglyphics can understand my
handwriting, I decided it’d be way easier to post this blog.
Seventeen years from now, I’ll say,
“Hey kid, want to know what it was like to be in your mother’s tummy?” and
you’ll say, “Eww. No.” I’ll say, “Go to blogger.com.” You’ll say,“What’s
blogger.com? Dad, Mom has been drinking again.” There.
Still. Just so I won’t forget.
I’m 23 weeks pregnant and just
yesterday, someone said, “Oh, but you don’t look pregnant.” I don’t know if I
should be flattered or insulted. Does that mean that person just normally thought
the bump I’ve been carrying has always been there? Or worse, has it really been
there and I just lived in denial, buying tops from Lane Bryant and avoiding
mirrors? If this seems silly to you, well, I gave this conundrum a good 17
minutes of reflection. Then, a pretzel stand at the mall got my attention and I
figured I had other things to worry about.
I’ve also been having very realistic
dreams – sometimes three different ones each night. Last one I remember, I was
being interviewed by three different people for a job as a GM in this
paradisiac resort in Aruba. Then your sister poked me because she’d had a bad
dream of her own…and I still have no idea if I got the job or not. I suppose it
was better this way; I don’t really want to get caught up in the corporate
culture again, right?
And now, well, you do your thing,
which at 15 must include several suspicious minutes alone in the bathroom and
going out with your friends from school – none of whom I will approve.
Okay. Let’s go back to when you were
a cute baby inside my womb. I’m sure I’ll resort to that image several times in
the future – especially when we don’t see eye to eye and your teen years bring
me to my knees.
Gosh. Now I know why I kept away
from very personal blogs when I was pregnant. I get too emotional and carried
away – of course, this never really happens,
as I’m sure your dad can attest. Anyway… Before you go to college, why don’t we
all go on a family trip together? How about Aruba?
Hello Falcone baby,
ReplyDeleteOne day, hopefully before you read this, I will have jumped on a plane and got to meet your mad mother and your spunky big sister. I'm not ruling out your dad, but I'm not sure how he'll cope with three crazy females.
Who knows, by the time you read this, I may be rich and famous. Does it count if I ask to be an honorary aunt now?? My kids would be delighted to have extra cousins too.
Anyway, I look forward to following your ongoing journey, more than happy to cheer you on from afar. Now go and give your Mum a kick, she's got too much work to do and not enough time to go gallivanting on the internet. And maybe remind her to lay off the pretzels with a dose of heartburn; she'll thank you for it one day.
Oh, and can I come to Aruba?? You'll just have to tell me where the heck it is first :-)
Dear Aurelia,
ReplyDeleteI was barely done reading your lovely comment out loud to the baby, and he already kicked me twice. He's excited! I'm sure he's up for having a cool honorary aunt across the pond! :-)
I feel like you're already family, therefore consider yourself part of the Aruba trip :-) And yeah let's meet before then ;) XOXO
*from across the pond
DeleteWoohoo!!
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DeleteHi Falcone Baby,
ReplyDeleteYour mom is wonderful. Beautiful, talented, amazing. I'm sure you are too. God bless you with long life, good health and lots of money. And best of all a smooth passage into this world.
You can think of me ... and Aurelia too I'm sure.....as a type of online godmother. I too am anxiously waiting for your appearance.
I'd also like to join that vacation in Aruba!