- When I'm pregnant, I pull out my giant body pillow, the kind that's shaped like a candy cane and just seems to hug me, to keep me from rolling to my back when sleeping. The thing takes up so much room in bed, he has become his own character in our pregnancy journeys - his name is Fred. When I get out of bed umpteen times a night (you pregnant/previously pregnant ladies hear me), I always snuggle up to Fred facing the opposite direction I was when I got out. Every time. It does not matter if I just re-positioned two minutes ago, I always face the opposite way when I snuggle back up to Fred. I have no idea why. But I've tried not to and I just can't.
- One of the great things about being pregnant: not having to worry about "sucking in" for the last 4-5 months. For just a short time, I have an excuse to have a pooch - and besides, it's not like it's going anywhere no matter how hard I try to tighten up those ab muscles.
- I love it when my baby gets the hiccups. I started giggling in church yesterday, which was somewhat inappropriate when the pastor was preaching on the severity of the Garden of Gethsemane in the course of Jesus' life. And there I am on the front row with a perma-smile on my face because of my baby's rhythmic hics.
- When I have a baby in my body, I have Braxton-Hicks ("false" contractions) a LOT. Last night I was getting them so frequently, I started timing them (even though I knew, at 31 weeks, this baby wasn't going anywhere). Is it any wonder I've gone into the hospital with "false labor" for BOTH of my previous children?
- Another great thing about pregnancy: you never a button or belt to undo on your pants, because they all just stretch on and off (which is nice when you're visiting the bathroom about 30 times a day)!
There are so many fun/crazy/quirky things about pregnancy (at least as far as mine have gone), but I'll just leave it that for now.
I also always switched sides after getting up at night (sounds like I need that special body pillow!) and I LOVED when Isaac got the hiccups (many times a day)...he still does and he still hates it, while I still think it's cute :) Also, I secretly believe that ALL pants should have stretchy waistbands!
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