Things I Want To Do Before I’m In Diapers (aka my Pregnancy Bucket List)
On the heels of receiving a Facebook message from my very sweet, well-meaning girlfriend, Samantha, telling me that I’ll be wearing DIAPERS for an indefinite period of time after giving birth to my daughter, here is my Pregnancy Bucket List. Save the African safari and the follow-up stay at the Four Seasons in the Seychelle Islands (hey, a girl has to dream), these are the things I must do before becoming an adult Pampers-wearing milk machine.
Brooke’s Pregnancy Bucket List
1. Afternoon with Jamie, eating our way up and down the real Little Italy–Arthur Avenue in the Bronx.
2. Last Aveda coloring so I look decent in the delivery room. “See? Mommy was blonde–specifically, golden with streaks of ash–and mildly sophisticated before you kids.”
3. Trannie “Balls To The Wall” bingo night at “Pieces” in the West Village.
4. The Frick
5. Midnight plate of French fries and a glass of Cote du Rhone at Pastis
6. (Another) two-hour, uninterrupted phone conversation with my sister
7. Sunday Styles section, bowls of café au lait, brioche in bed with Jamie
8. Tracy Ullman marathon
9. Feeling as if I can go anywhere, do anything and answer to no one but myself
10. Walking along the Hudson, feeling 22, wondering when my “adult” life will begin
April 10th, 2009 at 7:09 am
I’m sorry…diapers?!!! My dear I will pray for your sanity to remain intact.
April 11th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Thumbs up for Pastis, reverting to remembering what it was like in your early 20s, and reading the Sunday Styles section (did you have a wedding announcement in it?)
April 11th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
While your list is noble, I assure you that you won’t miss anything once your precious baby is in your arms. You’ll have a hard time remembering life pre-baby, and won’t necessarily wish for those times back (save for an uninterruped night’s sleep now and then)! Best of luck — and forget about diapers — that may be what your friend wore, but I promise you (and will spare the details) that most women don’t. You’ll be great — just go for the epidural!
April 12th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Diapers?? HUH? I’ve had two kids and I have no idea what your friend is talking about!!
Oh and to make you feel better–it’s been at least two years since I’ve been reading the entire Sunday paper again…kids were 5 and 3. You’ll get there–and then you’ll be like me–sad they’re getting older
April 13th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Oh, Brooke, honey…we’re not talking full blown diapers here…just diaper-esque creations that they dole out at the hospital! My fellow mommies didn’t get down on the mesh boy-shorts with detachable maxi-maxi look? I rocked those beasts! No shame! And on the upside, if you decide to partake, you and the baby will have quasi-coordinating outfits!
You’ll do great. And I agree, once you’re holding that sweet baby, all of those things that you think you will miss so much just melt away. And when you do get a minute to indulge in some of those pre-baby luxuries, you appreciate them all the more. You’ll love every minute of it, I promise!