When I think about the things my husband (or any man, for that matter) will never understand about being pregnant, I feel it necessary to share them with him:
- The ability to put your pants on like a normal person will completely escape you.
- Peeing constantly gets old, fast.
- Carrying around an extra 30 lbs. is harder than you'd expect.
- When you can't get comfortable, climbing out of your body seems like the only available option.
- Hormones. That is all.
- Feeling pretty when you are bloated, nauseous, exhausted and hot is amazingly difficult.
- There will come a time when you think you can't possibly drink another glass of water. Drink one anyway.
- The fear that you'll do something wrong and hurt the baby is crippling.
- If you love to be the center of attention, you'll love being pregnant. If not, you'll often be overwhelmed and anxious.
- At the end of a long day, when all you want to do is enjoy a few drinks, you can't.
Now, I know that list doesn't make pregnancy sound appealing at all - but it's not all bad. There are also the wonderful moments a man will never experience:
- Being able to talk to your baby and feel it kick in response is better than watching your team play in the Super Bowl.
- Having a free pass to indulge in your cravings without being judged is liberating.
- The knowledge that you are carrying the child you've created with the person of your dreams is incomparable.
- You'll never love someone you've never met the way you'll love this person.
On second thought, I take it back - I don't want to give up these last five weeks.
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