I really should have started this blog when I first became pregnant, but I am way too much of a procrastinator for that. So, with less than 3 weeks till the due date, now seemed as good a time as any. Let me start by saying I am not one of those ladies who has LOVED pregnancy. I am one of those ladies who has always wanted to be a mom, but who knew pregnancy would suck so bad! Maybe it's just me, but nausea for 22 weeks was so not cool. Oh, and then about the time you start feeling better you get huge! Don't get me wrong, there are some really cute maternity clothes out there, but have you ever tried walking around carrying a watermelon at your waist for weeks on end?! Sure it doesn't help that while the doctor recommended I gain about 25 pounds I put on 50, but can I really help it if my baby is hungry all the time? It also doesn't help that summer started in like March. They are currently forecasting temps above 100 for the next 4 days in a row! Miserable when you have a personal heater attached to you. There's also all the awesomeness with your GI tract getting all messed up, the heartburn, and the never ending trips to pee. (Ok, so I peed a lot before getting pregnant, but it's way worse now!) The whole cute moving in your stomach thing, even that's a little creepy. I have often had the scene from Spaceballs run through my head where the alien jumps out of the stomach and starts singing and dancing on the bar. Not so cool when things are moving around inside of you.
Anyhow, all that aside, it would have been nice if someone had mentioned that pregnancy sucks. Are they afraid we'd stop reproducing? If so, they are totally underestimating the appeal of sex. People will keep having babies, no need to hide the truth! Anyhow, I am looking forward to the end of pregnancy and the start of motherhood. I figured blogging it could be a nice way to reflect back in the future. Also, it's a place to express all those crazy things that I think and my husband probably says out loud!
Anyhow, I am in a wedding this weekend so that should provide an awesome amount of content. I also signed up for Team in Training to do a half-marathon in November. I need some motivation to get this weight off once baby gets here. (I also have a history of half marathons so it's not quiet as crazy as it sounds!)That should make for some fun times as well as I adjust to mommyhood!
