32w, 0d. Don’t get me wrong: I’m delighted to be carrying this baby girl and thankful that my body can get and stay pregnant—I know that’s not something to be taken for granted. Nevertheless, here are the 21 things I won’t miss about pregnancy after the remaining eight weeks (gulp!) tick by.

Kimberly Van Der Beek, wife of actor James, recently wrote about her two very different birth stories, including a breech homebirth. Reactions have ranged from the congratulatory to the condemning. Regardless of what you think of her choices, there's something we can all learn from her situation when it comes to options available to expectant mothers.

28w, 6d. I don’t know if the pregnancy hormones are that much stronger this time around, if it’s something about having a girl, or if I’ve just gone off the deep end, but there is some serious nesting and long overdue learning of the “domestic arts” going on around these parts.

26w, 6d. This weekend was equal parts amazing and unique because I got to ditch parenthood for a quick moment in time. Yep, I managed to have a childfree weekend (well, fetus not withstanding).