10 things I learned while being pregnant.

Wow it's been a while. I wish I could excuse myself for being busy, when, in reality, I am just so boring and so painfully lazy. So there's that. 

So, we are drawing near the end of this crazy 9 month adventure that the world likes to call pregnancy! If you've ever been pregnant you will understand me when I say that it has been the longest months of my life, but they've also flown by. I remember being told my due date was in November and laughing because that was forever away. And now we are more than halfway done with September, I am starting to really not like these stupid Braxton Hicks contractions and I have 8 weeks left if she even makes it to her due date. My OB has been lovely to inform me that I should be prepped to have this baby early. So here's to hoping I am actually ready to have her when she decides to come. But, if we are all being super honest with each other, I don't think I will ever be ready. Ever. 

Since I have been a lone wolf a lot lately due to my husband's crazy schedule I have had lots of time to think and reflect on a lot, especially on my experiences while being pregnant. And so I thought I would make a list of things you should know and be prepared for if you’re planning on getting pregnant…well ever.  

1.    Food commercials are made with pregnant women in mind. I kid you not, they know how to get ya when you’re pregnant and vulnerable. I have never in my life watched a  KFC commercial and thought “wow, I need some chicken and mashed potatoes immediately.” But since being pregnant? If I even get a hint of that darn commercial…it’s over. And Daniel is running to KFC to get me chicken and mashed potatoes. Taco Bell, I’m looking at you too. Blasted fast food commercials.

2.    Other women are not sympathetic towards you. Your friends may say they feel bad that you have to get up every hour to go pee in the middle of the night, but they don’t mean it. Especially if they’ve been pregnant. So don’t believe ‘em. Just don’t do it. BUT your husband will feel bad for you, so milk that for all its worth. ;)

3.    There is not enough hours to sleep in the day. I honestly believe I could sleep all day, all night, and all day again and still wake up absolutely exhausted. I have never been so tired in my entire life. You may think you’re making a person, but that person is actually a life sucking parasite. You’re a host, don’t kid yourself.

4.    Husbands are so patient. My poor Daniel knew I was a crazy pants when we got married but I don’t think he anticipated how weird pregnancy would be for him. Poor guy looks at me wrong and I cry. He takes too long at the grocery store, I cry. If it takes him a little bit longer than usual to get home from school? Forget it. I think he’s dead and you guessed it, I am in tears. So HUGE shout out to my awesome husband for being so patient and understanding and for not losing his marbles when I say “I don’t know why I’m crying” 60 times a day.

5.    Stairs were created by Satan himself. No further explanation needed.

6.    When you’re pregnant, everybody and everything will probably annoy you at one point or another. I find myself being bothered especially by things I can’t control. Don’t even get me started on the summer heat. Who decided it needed to be 90 plus degrees outside all the time? Dumb.

7.    You may think you are in control of your body, but then you get pregnant and you learn that you definitely are not. So that’s always fun.

8.    People will describe your belly as cute and adorable, but I promise you will feel like neither of those things. Just say thank you and remind yourself that you are not a beluga whale, but a pregnant person and all will be fine.

9.    Your OB will become your best friend. No lie, Dr Rallison and I are homies. Just be sure to pick a doctor that you feel completely comfortable with because you will become close in ways you never thought possible. Your OB is crucial to having a healthy pregnancy and baby. You should feel completely comfortable going in with a huge list of concerns, and he or she should put them to rest and help you understand what’s happening. I can’t stress this enough. YOUR OB IS A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON!

10.You will have moments of panic, especially on those restless nights, and you will feel guilty for being panicked. Do not feel bad. I seriously have anxiety attacks when I think about how I am going to be a mom in approximately 8 weeks and its 100% completely normal. It doesn’t mean I don’t want my baby or that I don’t love her. It doesn’t mean I am not excited beyond belief to be a mom. All it means is that your life is about to change in a way that you can’t imagine. My life is about to change in a way that I don’t think I have fully wrapped my brain around. I don’t comprehend it, and it’s ok. That’s why we have moms. Because they were in our position once too, and they survived, just like we will.

Being pregnant has been such a different experience than I ever anticipated it being. Do not get me wrong, it has been hard…but I do realize that I am not the first person to have a hard time while pregnant. I am not trying to sound like I am complaining or get sympathy…but I do know I am the queen of complaining about it, but in all honesty it’s truly a miracle. I didn’t know it was possible to love somebody as much as I love my daughter, and I haven’t even met her yet. I daydream about her. What her dreams will be, what her smile will look like, whose eyes she will have. I can’t help but get emotional thinking how lucky I am that this little spirit chose Daniel and me to be her parents. It’s amazing what our Heavenly Father has made possible. I mean my body has created a person. A PERSON. With bones, a brain, a beating heart…and if you ask me, that’s pretty incredible. I am scared out of my mind, I am more excited than I have ever been, and I simply can’t wait to meet my little Adelaide.