Pregnancy Brain - It's real.

Dear Baby G,

Today you are 19 weeks exactly.

I hear though that due dates get changed pretty frequently around 20 weeks so I am excited to see what happens at our next appointment!

I thought it might be a good idea for me to remember some of the crazy (and weird) things about being pregnant. 

Now you might be thinking to yourself, "Seriously mom? How could you ever forget anything about carrying another human inside of you for 9 months?!"

And I would answer, "Pregnancy Brain. It's real."

Some times I do really good. I totally feel like myself and almost feel like I'm not even pregnant. But the majority of the time I'm forgetful, frazzled, clumsy, spacey (is that even a word?), tired and unorganized.

I can't snack on chips and drive at the same time.

I forget steps in recipes consistently.

I drop things.

I used to be able to remember everything...now if it's not written down it won't happen.

I always feel like I'm forgetting to do something but I'm never able to remember what I'm forgetting.

If I get distracted in the middle of a sentence, don't expect to hear the rest of it.

Multitasking isn't really an option anymore.

Well, I think you get the point.

Baby G, let me just apologize now because someday I will be pregnant again and you will be alive and you won't be able to escape the pregnancy brain. So I apologize in advance for anything that happens as a result of pregnancy brain while you are alive. Oh, and let's just make a pact now that if I ever try to eat and drive again, you will remind me not too. Because let's be honest, I'll forget.

This next thing might be weird to hear but no one ever said pregnancy was all fun and games! Since the very beginning of being pregnant my tailbone has hurt. This has been the worst part of being pregnant so far. Well, I guess it might not be my actual tailbone. I hear that it can be caused because of the progesterone being released to help loosen the joints. I've also had some tell me it could be that my tilted uterus is pushing on my tailbone. Either way, it's painful and when I stand up I sometimes look like I've forgotten how to stand up like a normal person. But it hurts soooo bad!

I haven't had a lot of cravings but things I have craved include, Subway BLT, Deviled Eggs, Lemon Poppyseed Cake, Jolly Ranchers (my body wash smells like jolly ranchers), and Little Ceasar's Pizza. Healthy right?

Another tough thing has been having to eat more small meals instead of 3 big ones. I just get tired of trying to pick something out that is healthy and filling every 3 hours. I'm getting better but I won't miss this part once you're born. If I eat too much then it feels like my food is just sitting in my throat waiting for me to make a wrong move. If I don't eat enough then I feel sick and sometimes even throw up. It is not fun. But Tums have become my friend. They seem to settle down my stomach.

And last I have started to call myself the 'Super Sniffer' like Gus from Psych. I can smell everything 10x stronger than before. Like I walked out of a store today and I could smell Krispy Kreme doughnuts and KK was about a mile away. It's not a good thing. But that's a positive example. I'll spare you stories of other things...

So towards the middle of December I started to feel better. I even got to a point where I thought I was feeling pretty great! But about 2 weeks ago I woke up feeling sooo good. I had completely forgotten what it felt like to feel good for real! I have been getting a lot of things done around the house. But the last couple of days I've been feeling sick. Bummer! I guess it will just be like this for the next 5 months!

5 months is a long time... but I'm sure it will go by way too fast and you'll be here before we know it!

Only 6 days until my next appointment and 7 until I'm halfway!