A look back

My list of what I loved about pregnancy

1. NAPS!!!

2. When it came to eating, I was catered to. Whatever I thought I wanted I got!

3. Only gaining 20 pounds!

4. The excitement of everyone around me!

5. Knowing the baby was a girl!

6. Hearing her heartbeat!

7. Not being "so huge" in the dead heat of summer!

8. Presents!

9. Eating sweets and not feeling guilty!

10. Not having "that time of the month" for 9 whole months!

What I hated about pregnancy

1. Puking my guts out the whole time!

2. Heartburn! I had it some before I got pregnant but not as bad as it got!

3. Not being able to eat Italian food :( No pizza, spaghetti, garlic. And it's my favorite! I could eat pasta every day! I also couldn't eat hamburger AT ALL!

4. My feet and ankles swelling.

5. Placenta previa- look it up if you don't know what it is- it's a little personal.

6. Hormones making you feel like you were on an emotional roller coaster!

7. Not getting to go to NFS's Dollywood Day and ride roller coasters.

8. Not going to any Tennessee Football games because I was too tired to even try.

9. Being short of breath after walking alot

10. People telling me not to do things because I was pregnant! Like vacuum, use household cleaners, not climbing in chairs, not carrying heavy things, etc. Seriously people I was pregnant not disabled!


My Cravings while Pregnant

Some have asked me if I had any weird cravings during my pregnancy. As I thought about them there were alot more that I realized. Alot of stuff I eat on a regular basis but not in the frequency that I have been. Here's a list of what I can remember:

Grape Soda- in the beginning of my pregnancy I loved it!
Lemonade and Hot Tea- it was very soothing when I was puking all the time!
Chicken- red meat did not set very well!
Hot Dogs- I know you're not supposed to eat alot of processed meat while pregnant but they were so good! I promise I didn't over do it!
Jersey Mike's Chicken salad- I ate that for lunch so much I foundered myself and can't bring myself to eat it now!
Red Pig's Turkey salad- ask anyone that I work with- I ate this every Tuesday for lunch! And I still love it!
Chick Fil A's Chicken sandwiches- I have NEVER eaten the sandwiches from Chick Fil A, always the nuggets or strips and now I'm hooked on them!
Apple and or Cherry Pie from McDs- Jerrod being on 2nd shift and coming home at 11:00pm, he always brought them to me!
Ice Cream- I have always had sensitive teeth and haven't been able to eat alot of cold things but I wore out some BlueBell Ice Cream!
Sprite and Gatorade- very easy on my stomach!
Rye Bread- I ate 3-4 pieces of toast with butter on it when I would come home from work!
Cracker Barrell- MMMMMMM! Need I say more?!
Ice- again with the sensitive teeth thing but I couldn't get enough and still can't! It's amazing what pregnancy will change your body!