Pregnancy and the City… so very very different.

I must say, being pregnant in the City was a hell of a lot easier than being pregnant in Suburbia!

Not that I’m complaining… I love being pregnant, I do. And I have known enough women out there who have struggled to get pregnant and have wished and wished upon stars to be pregnant… and would take 9 months of throwing up, 9 months of dizziness, 9 months of whatever just to be pregnant. So, again, I’m not complaining…

But…

When you’re pregnant in the City… and I was pregnant twice in New York City… so I am speaking with some experience here… there are just some things that you take for granted – BIG TIME!

First, there are no cars you have to worry about driving. At least my husband (Steeler man) and I never had a car in the City that we drove everyday. So bascially it eliminated me from doing this seatbelt dance with my 7 month pregnany belly! It sometime takes me a good 3 or 4 pulls with the seatbelt to even get it to feel “comfortable”. I must say, the bus in New York City was my main transportation… and it was heaven! I steered clear from subways and taxis (unless it was night time!).

Second, you can get ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING ordered to your door. I know we have take out here in Suburbia… but with any craving… Thai, Chinese, Italian, German, Pizza, Russian, Non-alcoholic beer (a definite taste craving here and there)… Pharmacies… Bookstores… Candy stores… everythign delivered! And at almost any hour of the day… it was lunacy! Truly. It was lunacy!

Third, I didn’t walk as much in New York City. Everyday, between chasing my 2 little boys, and just going about the business of my day, I am on my feet from sun up, till sun down. Very different from the City. At work, I was behind my desk. I live maybe 3 blocks from the bus stop, 4 from the subways and the taxis pulled right in front of my door. So my lack of walking around all the time… it really didn’t phase me until this pregnancy.

Forth… and I’ll stop here… but in the City when I was pregnant… it was high fashion. I’m not kidding, I remember, even before I got pregnant women would walk around with their outfits and look MAGNIFICENT! Tailored clothes… runway clothes… I couldn’t wait to be pregnant just to wear these things! And now… ahhh…. heaven… women are practical. Sheek still… because I do think it depends on the woman herself… but oh… everything is so practical!! LOVE IT!!!

Ok… so that’s my little tidbit tonight… I’m off to watch my guilty pleasure of Gilmore Girls (shhh…) and make myself a HUGE cup of hot chocolate… after all, they are saying snow tomorrow….