1. Leg cramps- For the past couple weeks, my calves have started cramping up in the middle of the night. One night in particular, it happened in BOTH legs at the SAME TIME! I talked to my doctor about it, and she said to start eating a banana before I go to bed. Well, I feel as though I am going to turn into a banana soon!
2. Heartburn- I have never in my life gotten heartburn, so I wasn't sure what was happening when I first started getting it. I have to carry around a HUGE bottle of TUMS everywhere I go, because I never know when it will hit.
3. Pregnant Brain- I really didn't think this was a real thing, but as it turns out, IT IS! For some reason, all of a sudden, I cannot remember ANYTHING!!! I will open my mouth to say something, and will completely forget what I was about to say. Or I will walk into a room to do something and not remember why I got up in the first place. Yesterday in particular was really bad. I left my cell phone at home, along with a key for my cabinet at work.
Although there are some annoying parts of pregnancy, I know that there are some awesome parts of being pregnant, such as:
1. Baby Kicking- I have been feeling Olivia kick A LOT lately! It is so amazing to feel. I can tell that she is getting bigger and stronger. We have noticed that my stomach will start to sort of warp into weird shapes. Brad is hoping to get a picture of her footprint coming through my belly.
2. New and Expectant Mother parking- I love the up close parking places at Kroger, Babies R Us, and Church. (If there are any others, let me know!) I am starting to wish every place had this type of parking.
3. Childbirth Class- I almost put this under the pregnancy complaints, but there are more good things about this than there are bad things. I am enjoying getting all of this information, because I feel that I am getting a better understanding of what is to come. However, after seeing the childbirth videos last week, I am even more terrified of labor than I was before. This Tuesday, we will get a tour of the hospital that I will be delivering in, so that is really exciting.
4. Nesting- I have had a sudden need to work out in my yard ALL THE TIME! I have never had the need to pull weeds, or make my yard look amazing. However, now, I have been pulling weeds, and planting things. I am hoping that this nesting will cause us to win Yard of the Month in our neighborhood. Not only is our yard looking better, but our house is neater and cleaner for the most part, also.
We have already realized some of Olivia's personality traits. She is absolutely stubborn! She will be kicking away and Brad or someone will put their hand on my belly to feel, and she will stop moving. Not only will she stop, but she won't start again until that person removes their hand from my belly. It is the craziest thing! She was also getting a little mad at the ultrasound technician during the 3D/4D ultrasound. She would turn her head so that we couldn't see her, then she did start kicking hard. It felt like she was trying to kick the probe out of the technician's hand. I'm not sure where she gets this stubbornness from, but I don't think its from me. :)
I will update everyone with the results of the glucose test Wednesday! Till then, I hope everyone has a safe week.
