WARNING - some of you may think some items are gross or to descriptive...
- Minty toothpaste can make one want to puke, all natural toothpaste is much better
- Lemonade - yummy
- Heart burn - not so yummy (Can you believe I never had heart burn before)
- Cal Meg by Genestra is a great remedy for heart burn until you experience the evilest of heart burns then Tums become your best friend
- Smoothie Tums taste better then all the others
- Scrambled eggs - yummy
- Scrambled eggs with vegetables (kinda like a deconstructed omelet) - YUMMY
- Sacrificing things you love because you know there is another person inside of you
- Unconditional love for someone you have not even met yet
- Crying for no apparent reason
- Crying for what seems to be a good reason at the time however your husband thinks you have gone mad
- long soaks in the tub are amazing
- The feeling of a little person kicking you in the ribs (somehow this makes me smile even though it hurts)
- Restless legs syndrome - RLS (now I understand how Geoff often feels)
- Magnelevures by Unda is amazing for RLS - however very expensive
- That raspberry leaf tea taste pretty good; however after 2 months of it its the worst drink on earth
- A re-appreciation for raspberry leaf tea once my naturophath switch me to raspberry leaf tea extracts
- When you are pregnant you always seem to drop everything (force the lady with the big belly to bend down)
- Pee pee pee that is all I have to say
- Yeast infections (would you believe I never had one until I was pregnant)
- The stomach flue is never fun however; it is really bad when you are stuck on the bathroom floor and can not get up due to the combination of a big belly and no energy.
- Extremely cut little boys clothing
- Everything in the world seems to have toxic chemicals in it
- Baby toys are fun and cute and expensive
- That everyone wants to touch your belly
- That everyone has something to share about there experience with children, even people who do not have kids
- The whole world is pregnant (every wheres I go I see women with swollen bellies; I guess you just don't notice them until you are one of them)
- Pillows lots and lots of pillows are the only way you can get comfortable
- Carpal tunnel syndrome and how to cope with it
- Hip pain ( I guess this is a good pain; since your hips need to widen to let baby threw)
- Maternity underwear rule they are so comfy (I think I may even continue wearing them after)
- Yoga is a saving grace
- Shiatsu is complicated when you have restless legs ( it's hard to stay still for the therapist to work)
- Not to be afraid to ask for help
- How much my husband really loves me
- Having a TV in the bedroom is really not that bad even though I fought it for 7 years.
- There is nothing good on the after midnight
- Doing dishes when you are "fat" hurts your back
- I can no longer reach the bottom of the washing machine
- Watching other peoples kids make me smile
- Finding baby clothes in my laundry is neat
- Opening and installing your car seat kinda makes everything feel real
- Having a car seat in your car is weird
- Selecting items for your wee one is made way too complicated by an over saturated market full of junk and useless items for babies
- Everyone and there sister will have an opinion on a home birth ( not always a positive one)
- Midwives rule
- One can never drink enough water
- Seeing your baby for the first time (ultrasound) is the best feeling in the world
- Leaky breast
- No belly button
- Confirmation that the brown spot at the bottom of my belly button is really a birth mark and not dirt stuck there for 29 years (oops I just gave away my age)
- Spicy foods give you heart burn however I crave them so I seem to forget this one over an and over again
- Anything related to babies on TV will make you cry
- Sore shoulders from sleeping on your side
- Nesting
- Lopsided bellies - this one makes me smile
- It is amazing how much energy you can have when you are an insomniac; however eventually you crash and sleep.
- That good friends are hard to come by and we are lucky we have a few (you know who you are)
- How much Geoff's family is really mine too
- How much I miss my mom and dad
- That the world does not stop if you leave work at 5pm
- How to say no (sometimes)
- A stuffed up nose - all the time
- Being able to eat all sorts of things that I used to have intolerances too, baby gave me super stomach .
I am sure I can go on and on forever but we will end it here.
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