Updated June 10, 2015.

The truth be told, after all the complaints about pregnancy are tallied up, most women really enjoy their time being pregnant. Now certainly, the number of pregnancies that a woman will have in her life are usually small in number. On average a mother will have two or three babies in their life time, occasionally you will find mothers who have more children. Either way, it's a time limited thing.

In pregnancy, there are some things that you come to expect that you will get to do during your nine or so months of pregnancy, like feeling your baby move, having a baby shower, etc.

This can be grouped together into a list of wishes, like a bucket list. I thought that it would be fun to write down what a pregnancy bucket list might look like. Now, know, that everyone's list might be really different, but these are generalities. You will have a chance to add your list items too!

1. Taking a pregnancy test.
2. Having a positive pregnancy test.
3. Sharing the pregnancy test with your partner.
4. Keeping the pregnancy a secret within your partnership, in a positive way.
5. Sharing the news of pregnancy with your family.
6. Sharing the news of your pregnancy with your friends.
7. Being pregnant with a friend, even if the due dates are not super close.
8. Anticipating the feeling of the baby moving.
9. Feeling the baby move for sure.
10. Sharing the news of the baby moving with your partner.
11. Having your partner feel the baby move.
12. Playing games with your baby's movements.
13. Enjoying the baby's movements as a secret from others around you.
14. Announcing your pregnancy creatively.
15. Announcing your pregnancy in a hidden way to see who keeps up.

1. Facebook your pregnancy announcement.
2. Having a pregnancy journal or blog.
3. Taking weekly pregnancy belly photos.
4. Sharing those weekly photos with your family and friends.
5. Having a prenatal visit with your partner.
6. Having a prenatal visit with a family member of friend.
7. Having a non-emergency ultrasound.
8. Sharing the secret of the baby's sex.
9. Sharing the secret of the baby's sex with my partner.
10. Not knowing the sex of the baby.
11. Hearing my partner announce the sex of the baby.
12. Telling my child that they will be a big sister or brother.
13. Hearing my older child talk about the baby.
14. Taking a childbirth class.
15. Having a baby shower.
16. Having a blessing way.
17. Telling a stranger about your pregnancy.
18. Having a nice stranger touch your belly.
19. Practicing relaxation with your partner.
20. Writing lists about what you need for baby.
21. Planning a nursery for baby.
22. Setting up a baby registry.
23. Taking a parenting class with your partner.
24. Watching your partner try to learn to diaper a baby.
25. Decorating baby's nursery.
26. Taking belly photos at the end of your pregnancy with your partner.
27. Putting your car seat in the car.
28. Putting together a play list of music for labor.
29. Writing a birth plan.
30. Timing contractions together.
31. Going to the hospital or calling the midwife to come over.
32. Laboring together.
33. Holding your baby for the first time.
34. Being alone, quietly with your baby.
35. Watching your partner with your baby for the first time.

These are largely based on things that I enjoyed in my pregnancies or wanted to enjoy. What from this list would be on your list? What would you have that's different? Remember that you don't have to have a list that looks exactly like someone else's list - it is personal. You do not have to have something that is 50 items long, it would be fine to have ten really important items.

How will you share this with your partner? I like to have my husband write his down and we can compare, to make a joint list. When you're done, hang it up someplace where you can see it, be sure to include check boxes or even a spot for a date. It's nearly a quick baby book.