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I love:

1. Feeling special. Not everyone gets to experience this.
2. Adventure. This is all very new and scary, but I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything.
3. Feeling him move and kick inside of me. It is a feeling like none other I can describe, and I take comfort in knowing he’s ok.
4. Decorating. I get to pick all the furniture and colors and what theme/ animals/bugs need to go into the baby’s room.
5. Watching my belly grow and not feeling guilty about it.
6. Picking out names. We chose the names that felt right in our hearts, more than anything.
7. Knowing I get to go on Maternity leave for a whole year!
8. Feeling better than I did when I wasn’t pregnant. It’s almost like natural Prozac.
9. The fact that I have only gained 3 or 4 pounds in 6 months. If I continue on this, I’ll have lost weight before I leave the hospital!
10. Most of all I love know that there is a growing thriving child inside of me. It is surreal and I made it all by myself! (almost…)
11. Hair & skin. Any acne has cleared up, and my hair and nails are doing wonderfully!

I hate:

1. Not being able to sleep, especially on my stomach.
2. Feeling him move inside of me. When it feels like he’s trying climb out of me via my rib cage. It doesn’t feel so pleasant, or when he rolls over and my whole stomach hardens and I feel like I can’t breathe.
3. Not feeling him move inside me. I need reassurance that he’s ok.
4. Medical surprises, like ligament stretching, or finding out I have gestational Diabetes, or maybe C-section in the future.
5. Waiting for the next step in the pregnancy. I’m kind of impatient.
6. The thought of childbirth and breastfeeding. I keep hearing horror stories about both, so I continue to try and plug my ears and hum “LaLaLaLaLa” until I pass out.

There are other things about pregnancy that isn’t so exciting, like stretch marks, morning sickness and needing to pee constantly, etc, etc, but I have to say that I really enjoy being pregnant. I just hope that doesn’t scare Greg too much.

[ED NOTE: No - it doesn’t scare me.  But I think I’m going to have to give Lin her own blog…  -g ]