I tend to do a terrible job about documenting how my pregnancies go. I've been trying to remember how things went when I was pregnant with Paige or how long a symptom would last and I have no recollection. I thought I'd do a better job of documenting and hopefully have a better memory for my next pregnancy. I think pregnancy is a very sensitive topic. I have many friends who are unable to get pregnant or have a hard time conceiving/keeping the baby. I try not to complain around them because they would give anything to experience what I feel no matter how ill they may get. I thought I would share my thoughts by having a positive and a negative list.
Positive: Having a living being growing inside of me, feeling all the movements, having a little more attention directed at me (I'll admit it), I have an excuse to be fat and eat anything I want within reason, the preparations that come with a new baby, the ultrasounds and seeing that little heart beat, gaining a small amount of weight (22lbs with Paige and 18lbs with this one so far), getting to be a little bit more lazy and have extra help from the hubby, the delivery of the baby with an epidural, the baby itself. I truly enjoy being pregnant and tend not to get as sick as most people!!
Negative: Three months of kind of feeling blah and not wanting to cook or knowing what to eat, the tiredness, popping in movies for Paige to watch so I can get some sleep, maternity clothes never fit just right, swollen feet and hands, rolling over in bed and picking things up off the floor, the asthmatic cough I get from the first trimester to the third that makes me wet my pants on a regular basis, the hot flashes that make my face turn bright red, the sore and achy body (because I don't exercise well), trying to manuever my belly around the patients at work, the waiting period to make sure the baby is healthy and has no complications, the time period!
A few extra things. I crave cookies and tend to have a cookie a day. I'm also very thirsty and drink quite a bit. (Sometimes induldging in Dr. Pepper which makes the baby move around a lot). I'm lucky to have a great husband who is so helpful especially when it comes to taking care of Paige. He is the greatest father. I love the miracle of pregnancy and am blessed to have a relatively easy pregnancy. Thanks for everyone's well wishes and we'll be seeing this little girl in under 4 weeks. YEAH!!
