Countdown to Bennett: 11 days

I will meet my second son in 11 days. In 11 days I will not be pregnant. In 11 days our lives will change. There will be some things I will miss about being pregnant and some things I won't and there are some things I'm looking forward to and some things that I'm dreading a little because I remember it from last time. It's all pulling me in different directions. I am so excited to meet Bennett yet I don't want to wish away these last 11 days of our family of 3. So I'm stretching out every moment by being thankful for them and being honest about the things I will miss and the things I won't - the things I'm looking forward to and those I am not. Here are a few of them:

I will miss:
- feeling Bennett kick and the constant hiccups
- an excuse to have a big belly
- the "me-time" hours that I have between when G goes to bed and when I go to bed

I will not miss:
- waking up to pee 2 or 3 times a night
- counting my carbs and checking my blood sugar
- the acne on my back
- swollen feet and calves
- the extra weight
- driving to Hickory every two weeks

I am looking forward to:
- seeing Bennett's sweet face and KNOWING he is healthy
- wearing my normal clothes (and shoes!)
- our family and friends coming to meet Bennett
- babywearing our sweet boy
- nursing
- enjoying an entire summer with all three of my boys

I am not looking forward to:
- the month-or-two-long period
- the soreness that is going to come from surgery and starting to nurse again
- pumping
- the lack of sleep
- not being able to pick grayson up