August 15 2013

Baby 2.0

We love fellow MoPa, and mom blogger Kristin Quinn. And we are not alone.

Moms everywhere love her ability to tell it like it is, and the many laugh out loud moments she so willingly shares – that we can all relate too. This past year, we co-hosted an event together, and since then Kristin published a book, and is expecting her second Little. Of course, this all makes for some pretty great blogging material. Here’s a solid sample.

Meet Kristin Quinn.

PREGNANCY #1 VS. PREGNANCY #2

by Kristin Quinn

Nothing quite says pregnancy like praying to the porcelain God for three months.  Unfortunately, this was the only consistency I was granted between my first pregnancy and the second: 

 

Pregnancy #1 – I didn’t look pregnant until I was 6 months.

Pregnancy #2 – I was wearing maternity clothes at 2 months.

 

Pregnancy #1 – Every moment of every day I thought about being pregnant.  It was the first thing I thought of when I woke up. I dreamed about it at night. It consumed my conversations; it consumed my mind.

Pregnancy #2 – Yesterday someone asked me how “far along” I was.  I looked up from struggling to pull my toddler’s shirt over her belly for the 5th time and replied, “with what?”  

 

Pregnancy #1 – I scoured every website for maternity information. I tracked my baby’s progress day by day on BabyCenter. I researched every baby-related product under the sun.  

Pregnancy #2 – When I get the rare chance to a) sit and b) “browse” the internet – it’s usually to look for bananas and milk on www.peapod.com 

 

Pregnancy #1 – In one of my time-consuming completely unnecessary internet searches I read that you should always lie on your left side when going to bed because it provides the best blood flow to you baby.

Pregnancy #2 – I go to sleep (and wake up) face down every night.

 

Pregnancy #1 – I stayed fit. I went on fast walks. I did the elliptical. I took yoga almost every morning.

Pregnancy #2 – I walk up two flights of stairs carrying my 30lb. two year old and call it exercise.

 

Pregnancy #1 – I stayed hydrated. I had a water bottle with me at all times.

Pregnancy #2 – This morning I was lucky enough to steal a swig out of my kid’s sippy cup.  

 

Pregnancy #1 – I took naps. They were rejuvenating and peaceful; taken in a quiet house.

Pregnancy #2 – Yea, right. 

 

Pregnancy #1: No bladder issues to speak of.

Pregnancy #2: I now pee when I cough.  

 

Pregnancy #1 – I judged the crap out of moms who gave their kids juice, put them in front of an iPad at meal times, and stood there helpless while their child melted down in a supermarket.

Pregnancy #2.  My toddler drinks juice. She knows how to work an iPad herself. And when she goes boneless at Stop N Shop, screaming at the top of her lungs, I can’t help but smirk… at myself.  

 

Kristin Quinn is fulfilling her dream of owning a yoga studio in Boston, enjoying every minute of being Miss P’s Mama, and blogger at Misadventures in Mommyhood – also a recently published book, which you can check out here.