A recent houseguest (you know who you are) told me we needed a full length mirror. It suddenly occurred to me that people DO care about what they look like. Don't get me wrong-- I also care about how I look and this morning I even curled my hair for my little tv segment (looked good!), but I haven't felt the need to give myself a full head to toe inspection prior to leaving the house lately.
I was thinking about this today when I was in the grocery store getting a sandwich that caused some nasty heartburn-- my first bout since probably week 14 or so. As I made my way across the parking lot and two cars stopped for me, I couldn't help but think that they weren't just polite drivers, they saw a pregnant lady! I forget what I look like until something like that happens. Other examples over the past few days: doors open for me or people hold elevators, one guy even offered to help me load my truck at Home Depot (no, thanks). Even though Clint says I've "been pregnant forever," I know this isn't true because I still don't think of myself as looking pregnant. I figure I am the same as I have been for roughly the past ten years, size 8ish. It's only when I eat and dribble (often) that I realize I am so, so wrong!
Anyway, the mirror: I have a full length one that hides on the back of the door of my closet. I don't look at it much. Maybe I'll move it into the guest / baby room so that other people can have the full body view they need it and baby can stare at itself when the time comes.
Ah, the problem (early in the day) about writing a reflection about---relections! Good idea to have a mirror inside the closet door. Also good idea to have a little pile of clothes changes for Trouble to wear when the UPS man actually delivers something specific for him or her. Soon after the real delivery, you can look at yourselves in the mirror! Pun, pun, pun.
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