Team Krasey: Thirty Three Weeks

33 Weeks. Baby Girl is the size of a Pineapple

Feeling a little frisky today, So I'm doing something a little different this week. Ladies and Gentleman, I present :

Things I wish I had known BEFORE I got pregnant:
These are probably not things that pertain to ALL girls. But for me, and for what I had read in books prior to being pregnant versus what information I personally needed to know... this would have been a good list to have next to by bed side table to review every night.

Gross things will in fact happen to your body, but you really won't care. I scared myself silly reading all the ways my body would morph and I would say childish things like "gross". I would even obsess over how "un-hot" my body is going to look after. It was like my last chance to get out all the little highschooler insecurities. Now I feel like saying : I'm a woman! Check out what my body can withstand. This should be an Olympic Sport!
Fear of the unknown is the worst part. Every time I read in a book that something was going to happen, I would freak out about it until it happened and then once it did, I always thought "Oh, that's not that bad" Also, I should have not read so many books in advance. Only read the chapter in the book that pertains to where you are in your pregnancy. Reading ahead is pointless because it might not happen to you like they describe and then you've got yourself all worked up for nothing.
You can ALWAYS get MORE Uncomfortable. Just when you think you have peaked on foot soreness, back aches, and indigestion, etc. - another week roles around and it gets worse. I wish I could go back and tell myself at 20 weeks pregnant to STOP complaining and be thankful.
The first 1/2 of pregnancy you will be upset about people not noticing you are pregnant, the second half you will be upset because they DO notice your pregnant you and wonder if that means you are too big for the number of weeks you are pregnant.
Being pregnant is an extremely spiritual experience. Once you take the time to think of what is forming in your womb and how intricate of a system the human body is, you really get blown away. How could a person NOT believe in God when you think of what a fetus is made from and what it becomes. On top of that,when you think of the love you have for your child already and think about having to give that child up to die for other people's sin --- wow, talk about bringing the Jesus Crucifixion to an extremely real and personal moment...
You will not forget everything or lose your mind or get fired from work because of having "pregnancy brain". They are called hormones - not "brain-eating" amoebas. And even if you are absent minded - it's totally cool - the whole world gives you a free pass.
Start wearing maternity clothes sooner rather than later. Don't fight it - you are only making yourself miserable by trying to squeeze into those tight jeans. Let loose and let that belly flow! You'll be much more comfortable, thus much less moody.
Pregnancy brings out the best in your husband. If you ever doubted his sensitivity, you will not after this experience.
You will not get a sonogram every time you go to the doctor. Don't be disappointed - this is normal.
No, you can not shave the dogs or give them away. They are apart of your family and your husband will not tolerate it. Just embrace their dog hair and get over it. They are here to stay - even if your baby does have to crawl through dog hair to get to her toys.
You really wont care what gender they say you are going to have. You THINK you want a certain one, but you'll fall so hard in love with that baby regardless of genitals, you might as well not waste any time wishing one way or the other.
If you have an emotional day, don't worry about it - it will pass. You are not going to be sad, worried or anxious your entire pregnancy. Each just feels like that b/c your hungry and need a snack. If a snack doesn't work - just wait it out. Your hormones will balance themselves out in a few days and you'll be fine. Sheesh - quit freaking out : )