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So, I went into the Motherhood at the mall (to buy a new nursing bra) and I got a little melancholy. I was jealous of all of the women shopping for cute maternity clothes. It's not that I enjoyed being pregnant, but there are things about it that I miss. Here for your enjoyment are the top five things I miss about being pregnant:

1. Of course the first thing would be being able to eat and eat and eat all the chocolate chip cookies that I want.

2. The illusion that I would lose all of my "baby" weight by six weeks post-partum. The illusion was so great that I took regular clothes to the hospital with me. I actually thought that I would be able to leave the hospital wearing normal clothes.

3. Pants with big elastic waists in the front (panel pants). This seems odd to me since I nearly cried the first time I had to go shopping for them. Let's just say comfort, extreme comfort.

4. Did I already mention not having to worry about how fat I looked? Ok, I miss the attention I got being pregnant. People were so kind to me. They would ask about how I was doing or just smile warmly at me. Now all of that attention has shifted to Daphne. Not that I mind. I like it when people smile at her, but sometimes I feel like the invisible mommy.

5. The anticipaton of having a baby and all of the things that go with it. The shopping, deciding on a name, thinking about what she would look like, and what it would be like to hold her in my arms.

Hmmm, but really it's being able to eat all those warm, yummy, chocolatey cookies!