23 weeks

I've always prided myself on the fact that I have really easy pregnancies & quick deliveries. I couldn't ever really relate when friends would tell me about spending months bent over a toilet, or the agony of a growing body & swollen feet. "Pregnancy brain"?? Load of bull. I would gain the normal amount of weight, but miraculously it would all go to my cute little belly. My butt, thighs, arms would actually get slimmer! Sure I was tired & had to take a decent amount of Tums towards the end, but that was really it.

And then I became pregnant with our little girl...:) And I can (almost) get it! While I have only thrown up once this pregnancy, I have experienced all kinds of new symptoms! I'm over-emotional. I'm foggy-brained. I seem to lack a filter with my family. But lately the thing that has been the most frustrating is that my hips & bum seem to be growing right along with my belly. The other day I experienced my first case of un-welcomed comments- "Wow! You are really pregnant! But, aren't you due this Spring? You must have really big babies!" When I smiled and explained that no, my babies are 7lbs or less, I was informed that "this baby was going to be a big girl!" I allowed myself to feel marginally upset by the comments, but really just found the whole thing kind of funny. If this ends up being our last baby, I'm not really going to worry about anything except enjoying the pregnancy...Mommy can always lose weight afterwards!

I'm so excited for our little girl! Her big brothers & daddy are too. I've been spending lots of time trying to decide which crib bedding to buy & searching the internet for cute bows to make or outfits to sew. So fun!