hello third trimester!

of my friends recently posted about things she misses about being pregnant.  the blog got me thinking about things i am looking forward to when i am NOT pregnant.  which of course lead me to make my own pro/con list of being pregnant...

PROs

eating ice-cream for dinner

having the excuse to “eat whatever you want”

feeling the baby kick

a chance to buy some new “cute” maternity clothes

getting to park in the ridiculously close “expecting mother” spaces at target

free foot rubs from fly boy.

CONs

eating ice-cream for dinner because it’s the only thing you can keep down, and later the consequences of eating ice-cream for dinner even after you are prescribed an anti-nausea medicine that fixed the morning sickness.

the ridiculously long list of foods you aren’t supposed to eat while pregnant… including, but not limited to brie, bleu cheese, feta cheese, hot dogs, lunch meat, caffeine, sushi, tuna, and raw eggs (no more cookie batter)

feeling the baby kick.  all.night.long.

none of your old cute clothes fit anymore…and somehow it seems like all good maternity brands run SMALL.  whoever thought it would be a good idea to make a clothes line smaller than normal that specifically targets women whose emotions are already at extreme highs and lows?!  seriously!

being so big that you now waddle instead of walk…i guess that’s why target gives you the close parking.

swollen feet.  i would gladly give up the foot rubs for normal looking feet.

heart burn…which is definitely not limited to the third trimester, though i hear it gets worse in the third trimester.

apparently it is normal for your eyesight to get worse during pregnancy…who knew?  i thought i finally needed glasses as each week I have to increase the zoom on my word documents by another 25%.


don't get me wrong...most days i love being pregnant, and am more than confident that it will be worth every nausea-filled morning once baby girl arrives.  only three more months to go!