My Love Hate Relationship...

with being PREGNANT!!

1. I love that Mark dotes on me and gets upset when I clean the bathrooms


2. I hate that my back hurts and stomach muscles feel like they are about to burst at any moment.


3. I love feeling justified eating ice cream.


4. I hate worrying that somethings wrong every time I don't feel Jackson move after an hour, that there is a weird pain in my stomach, or some weird fluid comes out of me.


5. I love hearing my husband talk to Jackson about sports, how much he loves him, and what he's going to teach him when he comes out.


6. I HATE feeling so fat morning, afternoon, & night... no matter if I'm eating ice cream or carrots... laying on the couch or just finished exercising and that nothing fits me anymore.


7. I love that my skin is glowing with that pregnancy glow of... BREAK OUTS!! (okay, I know this shouldn't be in a "love," but what can I say...)


8. I hate that I am soooooo emotional and exhausted (I was already emotional enough BEFORE pregnancy let alone with all of these crazy hormones... that according to my husband make me crazy;))


9. I hate always worrying about what I can/cannot have or do during pregnancy (I know this is supposed to be a love, but I'm doing 2 hates in a row so I can end on a positive note:))


10. And most of all... I absolutely LOVE, LOVE feeling him move around and that if I ever lean anything on my stomach he tries to kick it off (or at least that's what I imagine he's doing). I love that we can watch my stomach move all around as he moves and that we already feel so attached to this little person we haven't even met yet:).

On Friday at my Dr's appointment I was complaining to the lady who was drawing my blood (trying to keep my mind off the needle that was in my arm so I wouldn't pass out) that pregnancy should only be 5 months instead of 9 months. She responded by saying that it's 9 months so by the time you get to the 9 month mark you are so anxious to get your body back and have the baby you don't care about going through labor anymore. GOOD POINT! I am definitely reaching that point... if I haven't already!!

I...

I have been tagged by my roomie from college, Karlie on this fun post:)!

I....

i am...someone who loves to laugh
i think...every girl needs great girlfriends
i know...I'm very blessed
i want...my body back!!
i have...the most amazing, caring husband ever
i wish...I had a job I loved
i hate...feeling fat and not myself (can you tell I'm pregnant and in my last trimester?!)
i miss...Southern California's beaches, Mongolian Grill at the Mission Viejo mall, and Oscars
i fear...I may never find what I'm really passionate about and good at!
i feel...like a new woman after getting my hair done
i smell…like Bath and Bodywork's Sweet Pea
i search…for great books and good feeling songs
i wonder...what Jackson (my baby boy) will look like
i love...hot bubble baths, a good book, talking for hours with Mark or a good friend, and cuddling with Mark
i care...about goals (what can I say I'm a nerd)
i always...look at the beautiful mountains and feel at peace
i am not...a lover of seafood
i believe…exercising to a loud, upbeat song can almost always put you in a better mood
i dance...pretty much never... okay, sometimes if the right song is on and when no one's watching:)
i sing...whenever I hear an inspirational song
i live…for warm, sunny days outside
i don't...get to go to Disneyland as much as I would like to... every day:)!!
i write...not as much as I would like to
i win...every time I get Mark to take me to the Cheesecake Factory (or whenever my wonderful mom takes me there for lunch:))
i never…leave the house without locking the door
i listen...to music whenever I drive
i can…always be caught listening to Christmas songs by Halloween (Allison don't you miss that?)
i am scared…of the dark when I am by myself
i read...every day... every chance I get!!
i am happy about…having a baby boy in December and a husband who is my best friend... make that ECSTATIC:)!!
i tag... anyone who would like to do this wonderful post! (it's way fun!!)