Things I have cried about while pregnant

It’s Election Day, and so much has been said about this bizarre and distasteful election that I have no interest in reading or saying anything else about it. Now, we wait.

In the meantime, I think a little bit of lighter fare is in order. To that end, I’ve composed a list for you of things I’ve cried about while pregnant at some point over the last three years:

Things I’ve cried about while pregnant

• I thought we had bed bugs because my legs were itchy
• I killed a mouse
• The movie Terms of Endearment was too sad
• The Sound of Music’s number “The Sound of Music” was too good
• A song from the movie Pitch Perfect was too good
• A beautiful elegy during the funeral service of a Christian friend
• I got a feeling one of my friends doesn’t like me as much as I like her
• My husband’s haircut that I gave him
• A sermon about God’s grace from Romans
• A Janet Oake book about a mail-order bride
• Several spots in the “Addy” American Girl books series
• My daughter fell asleep and I missed her
• My daughter woke up in the middle of the night again
• I couldn’t get the door to the back shed open after trying for ten minutes
• I experienced an overwhelming feeling of well-being
• I had an argument with my husband over a serious family matter
• My husband gave me a gift card for a pedicure
• My daughter fell four feet off of my bed onto her face
• My daughter suddenly wouldn’t eat beans
• The hymn “It is well with my Soul”
• A Yo-yo Ma best of CD
• A children’s book from the Dolly Parton book club about a childless old bear who finds a young orphan bear in the woods and takes care of him
• My daughter’s eyelashes

Things I fully expect to cry about while pregnant

• Election results