Symptoms

I just realized the other day how being pregnant has taken over my entire body (Ok, maybe this should have hit me months ago, but I am realizing it now). It is actually kind of amusing. From the top of my head to my toes, each part of me is feeling the effects of pregnancy...

• my eyes - my contacts are irritated and I am finding myself squinting more than ever
• my skin - so there might be some minor 'pregnancy glow' but it is hard to tell with the new acne
• congestion - my nose is not only congested but a little bloody most mornings
• my gums - yep, they bleed when I brush them
• my neck and shoulders - sore from learning to sleep on my side when I was 100% a stomach sleeper before this!
• breasts - they are not as sore as they were in the beginning but they are still tender and getting larger by the month
• stomach - obviously getting bigger and itchier
• legs/feet - restless and a little uncomfortable, probably a little swollen
• hands - I recently took my wedding rings off because they were getting so tight I was developing a rash under the bands. And I was scared that soon I would have to have them cut off my finger.

I hope this list doesn't come across as a laundry list of complaints. Really, none of these changes are that bad or hard to deal with (ok, the nausea and extreme tiredness in the beginning was a littler harder for me). I mostly think this list is funny and I am enjoying watching the changes as they take place.

By the way, my stomach looks really big in this photo - I think it was taken after a big meal (Ok, maybe I am still in denial a little bit).