Being Pregnant Thus Far...

Over the years I've heard both the good and bad about being pregnant. However, I really didn't believe any of it until I was actually the one who is pregnant and got to experience it for myself. And no matter what stories you hear everyone is different therefore nothing can really prepare you for what you will experience.
Being pregnant is like nothing I thought it would be. I personally thought...OK so I might gain a little weight and everything else will be a walk in the park. Oh boy was I wrong. I wasn't prepared for the emotional roller coaster I'd be taken on.
I definitely know that even being pregnant I'm not big by any means...so don't take this the wrong way, but as I started gaining more and more weight I had the hardest time dealing with it mentally. I know that I'm pregnant and that's just what happens, but I was so used to being the type that I could eat whatever I wanted and not gain anything. So I had a really hard time coming to terms with gaining weight just thinking about food. After a couple break downs to Dallas about how huge I felt I finally just had to tell myself that it's not about me anymore...it's about our little baby and it would all be worth it in the end.
Here are just a couple more funny things I've experienced so far:

• bawling my eyes out over my hair cut
• frequent breakouts
• not being able to breathe, mostly at night
• going to the bathroom 20 times day and night
• chronic fatigue
• realizing that the kid screaming in the store might someday be ours
• clothes getting tighter and trying to fit into anything with a stretchy waistband
• heartburn to the extreme (anytime I eat cheese or drink orange juice I can pretty much count on getting heartburn)

I know that this is only the beginning and that I have plenty more experiences to come I'm sure, and even though I'm going through all of this I know it will be worth it once I see my beautiful baby's face. I'm so excited to be a mom and I can't wait to meet our precious little girl.