1. Pregnancy is not a walk in the park.
For some reason, I thought pregnancy would be so easy! Oh, how I had been fooled. The nausea, ligament pain, constant weight gain no matter what you do, restricted activity, lack of caffeine. Although it is exciting and amazing, it isn't easy that's for sure. But, try to tell me that before I got pregnant-- no way! I must give Mike a shout out now for being so patient and loving with me.
2. The best things in life come to those who wait.
At the beginning, all I wanted was to rush through this pregnancy and have the baby. Now, I want to keep the baby in as long as possible.
This is probably the most important thing of all. I truly now believe that it is very hard to completely understand something until you have gone through it yourself. I don't know why I never realized this before.
4. I'm pretty lucky.
Sacrificing my body and my wants for 9 months is totally worth it. Every time I feel a kick or get to have a sonogram and see our growing baby I am reminded at how special it is. Sometimes I'll catch myself walking by a mirror and think-- I am so lucky to get to carry this baby and experience everything so intimatly. Our lives are forever changed, and at the end of the day, I am thankful.
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