Who Knew....

I longed for a baby for 2 years and now my husband and I are expecting our first child in December. It feels like I have been waiting for this moment forever!

I have watched family and friends go through the blessing of pregnancy. Who knew pregnancy was so extreme! From the outside they seemed so normal and it looked easy! It's one of those things you just can't explain or even understand what is going on until you have been through it. Someone would find out they were pregnant and the symptoms would start, Oh I'm so tired, hungry, emotional, bloated, nauseous, and on and on and on! I would think to myself you have got to be kidding, it can't possibly be that bad. I remember getting upset with women because they have been given a blessing, a miracle from God and all they are doing is complaining!

Well, now I am 10 weeks pregnant and totally understand how it feels to have a baby growing inside of me. Some days I'm so sleepy I don't even want to get out of bed and forget about putting on makeup, cleaning, or cooking. I kind of feel sorry for my husband. There are days I'm nauseous all day long and different smells make it worse. Right now I don't like the grocery store, it's like I can smell everything at once and that's a bad outcome. Then, there are the days that I'm starving and craving food, is doesn't seem like I can get it fast enough or enough of it. I needed taco's from Rosa's one day. I live maybe 5 minutes from Rosa's and it felt like an eternity to get there. By the time I got there my mouth was watering and I'm pretty sure I was drooling. My emotions are crazy. I cried in the middle of a restaurant one night because the food didn't taste good. At any given moment I could cry, laugh, get mad, be overly sensitive, or be really happy and I have no control over it. My clothes are to tight and I feel like I'm going to pop by the end of the day. I hear that will only get worse. I would love to have a shirt that says I'm Pregnant, in 2 words it would explain my crazy moments.

I could go on about all the other things going on with my body and many more stories, but that could take a while. I understand my body is going through a big change right now, after all, it is building a house for a baby to grow in for the next 9 months. How exciting! The point is, even though I may whine or complain, I am truly grateful for the blessing God has given us. This is an amazing time in my life and I will cherish every moment. I can't really explain the joy this pregnancy has brought me. It makes all the crazy moments worth it.

Thank you Lord for answering my prayer and the desire of my heart.

Tiffany