What I love about being pregnant

Hi my name is Nell and I’m calling in my answer to this week question of what I love most about being pregnant. I’m actually currently pregnant with our second child and going through all of the good things that I love about being pregnant right now.

What I love about being pregnant, the number one thing that most women love is being able to feel the baby move. He’s been a lot more active recently which is saying a lot actually because he’s been active since 10 weeks and it feels like 24/7 he is moving around in there. I love feeling that.

I also love getting a big round belly as hard as that is for some women to believe because not everyone likes that part. I really like that part especially when your belly buttons pops and it’s extremely obvious that you are pregnant. I love that part. I love comfortable maternity clothes. They have really cute stuff now but cute or not I just love the comfort of being able to wear something that stretches and fits your stomach really nicely.

I also like the smiles from strangers; I notice a lot more smiles from strangers and even more courteous behavior like holding doors, sitting in their seat and that type of behavior. I also love my husband getting excited by feeling the baby move for the first time or him talking to the baby through my belly.

I also really enjoy this time around my son who is 25 months now has just recently started kissing my belly when I say kiss my belly, kiss the baby. Although I don’t believe that he is fully aware of what that means I do think he is starting to grasp it a little bit and it certainly is very cute.

Now what do I not like? Complete strangers coming up and touching my stomach. I wouldn’t go up to someone who wasn’t pregnant and touch their stomach so I’m not exactly sure why strangers feel it’s ok to come grab my belly. I don’t like hearing that they thought I was farther along than I am which seems to of happened last time and this time. I carry my babies high, I carry very big babies and for whatever reason people always say that to me and it’s a little bit annoying.

I hate heart burn, I get it from almost the get go and it gets worse and worse as the pregnancy goes on. Towards the very very end of when I have a nine pound baby that has nowhere else to go, a strong foot that never leaves my rib, it’s not a whole lot of fun. So that’s what I love and don’t like so much about being pregnant.