Being Pregnant

As the time draws nearer I have been reflecting alot on pregnancy. Being pregnant has been a blessing to me. I know that there are so many women out there that would love the opprotunity, but for one reason or another they can't.

The first 3 months of my pregnancy went by very fast- of course for 2 of those months I hadn't any idea that I was pregnant. Then the morning sickness hit. (ha- morning sickness- more like all day 24 hour sickness). I was tired and miserable.

Once I hit my second trimester I was beginning to turn back into myself. I was enjoying being pregnant. I loved the butterfly wing feeling in my belly. I knew that there was a tiny human taking shape within me. It was an amazing feeling. I was no long sick and had very little fatigue.

About 8 weeks ago I started to get more "side effects". The swelling in my legs and feet was crazy, and I got heartburn everytime I laid down.

These side effects have continued. I have gotten used to the swelling. In the last few weeks I have noticed that I am beginning to slow down. It is hard to breath and I can't find a comfortable postion to save my life. Over the last few days I have been so tired I wondered if I would be able to get through the day without a nap (I am up for work at 7- drive 30 minutes on a terrible road- teach for 3 hours- do lunch hour supervision- then another 3 hours teaching- then after school prep- then 30 minutes home). I was not looking forward to my mat leave but over the last week I have really started to look forward to it. My body needs the rest. I just don't feel "on top" of my game. I am glad I am going to have 3-4 weeks off before- I can't imagine what kind of teacher I would be if I continued past the first week of April.

I don't mean to complain- I know that I am blessed- but I am READY. I don't want the baby to be premature. I want a healthy full term baby. But, I feel like the next 7 weeks are going to drag. I need my patience.