Dear Future Me:

I just wanted to take a moment and fill you in. (I wanted to make sure that I could have a nice  memory so that when I look back through these I wont always be like "Oh my gosh... ALL I DID WAS WHINE.")
TODAY has been a great day.
My pain has been manageable. (Though my blood pressure is still iffy. Maybe it's my blood pressure reading abilities that are iffy, though...)
I have been crazy productive. (I HAD ALMOST EVERYTHING ON MY MASSIVE TO-DO LIST CROSSED OFF!)
My child is wiggling around in my womb the way that young puppies do when you try to contain them in a box.
I have stalked all of those child bearing women that have gone before me and I have drooled over their babies. (I'm so STINKING EXCITED RIGHT NOW - I CAN'T WAIT FOR MY CHUB TO ARRIVE! I will hug her and kiss her and call her "George." ... Well, maybe not George...)
While for a few moments I felt like the little 98 year old man who used to be in charge, still wants to help, but really just gets in the way (FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE - I KNOW HOW THE MAN FEELS - LET HIM HELP!) - for the most part, I felt needed again today!
People wanted to talk to ME. (About other things than my belly or my impending labor. It was so nice to have ONE day where I did not hear "Just wait..." or "You must be miserable." or "What is it?" etc, etc.)
There were things that I needed to do.
I may be slow. I may be forgetful. I may waddle like a duck. I may be cranky, grumpy, and aggravating... BUT I WAS NEEDED AND WANTED. I felt USEFUL. I felt IMPORTANT again. It's amazing what those feelings can do for you.
I also got more free stuff in the mail. It's really cool that these companies send you free stuff for your baby. It's a surprise every time I open the mailbox!

All I was missing was some up-beat 1980's getting-crap-done music.

See? I'm not always a Negative Nancy.


Love,

Me.