Strange Pregnancy Happenings

Being nearly 32 weeks into this, there have been all sorts of things to happen that have caught me off guard. No matter if someone told me about it, I read it in a book  or it was just common sense, it is all different when it really happens to you.

Let's see how many strange happenings I can recall:

1. can't get enough sleep (especially at the beginning)

2. not being able to sleep (3rd trimester...hence why I am writing this at 4:30 in the AM!!)

3. eating all the time and still feeling hungry (just ate some Frosted Flakes!)

4. getting emotional about shows like Biggest Loser

5. bloody mucus

6. bleeding/sensitive gums 

7. the urge to clean everything in preparation for the baby

8. worrying more than usual

9. feeling like my stomach is contorting when the baby moves/rolls around

10. watching my stomach move with baby...this can amuse Matt and me for hours!!

11. HORRIBLE leg cramps (especially in the middle of the night!)

12. headaches (early in pregnancy)

13. not being able to breathe for nearly 5 weeks (I was so congested and could not do too much)

14. waking up to pee in the middle of the night (this has never been an issue for me; it always seems to be from 3:00-4:00)

15. feeling like I am going to bust and then being surprised at how little comes out

16. not having to pee until I stand up, and I feel like a little kid running to the bathroom

17. getting out of breath from walking

18. feeling like I ran 3 miles after walking up 3 flights of stairs to my classroom (the extra 22 pounds right now is making a significant difference!)

19. constipation (1st trimester--I think my body was adjusting to the prenatal vitamins)

20. extra water weight that I really cannot see (well, except for the underwear and bra that will not snap anymore!)

21. vivid, crazy, random dreams

22. more acne than usual

23. dry, flaky scalp

24. swollen female parts

25. backache (this is a more recent one which will only get worse)

Notice I have not said anything about nausea. I have been oh so thankful to not have this one! I know this is a long list, but this pregnancy has been wonderful! I am ready for Ethan to be here, but I will also miss this joyous time in my life.

Hiccups?

I have been feeling this odd jolting, vibration, movement of some sort. It has startled me at first, yet sometimes it is so faint that I do not even notice it. I have come to the assumption that it might be hiccups. It is not a big movement like all the other ones that I feel. How sweet! Matt and I find ourselves literally staring at my belly! Ethan seems to be rather active around 8:00-10:00 at night; it is a little after I ate dinner or a snack, and Matt is home.

Everything is becoming more real! I am getting the crib and glider tomorrow morning. A very dear friend of mine from work is giving us the crib and glider; she has one child, and has told me for the past several years that she wanted to pass the furniture on to me. I am blessed to have her in my life, and I cannot wait to see the nursery come together!