The Good Things About Being Pregnant

Since this is my last pregnancy, I thought I'd spend some time reflecting on the good things about being pregnant. For all of the complaining I've done during pregnancy, I am truly grateful for the opportunity to be a mother. So many women are unable to have children, and struggle with infertility and other issues that prevent them from conceiving or carrying a baby to term. For me, I've been blessed three times.

• That feeling of giddiness, excitement and wanting to call everyone you know when the test shows POSITIVE!


• The excitement that your friends and loved ones show when you tell them the news
  
• Seeing "nothing" develop into a miracle


• Seeing the heartbeat on ultrasound


• Hearing the heartbeat for the first time


• Buying the first baby item for each pregnancy...little dresses, little onsies


• When you move into maternity clothes and people (strangers) can see that you really are pregnant


• When people tell you how cute your belly is


• The feeling of being someone "special" when you are pregnant


• Giving into cravings, eating in the middle of the night


• Feeling the baby move (although sometimes this is freaky to me!)


• Someone else feeling the baby move


• Watching your body do what nature intended in order to sustain a life - all on it's own


• Meeting the new person that has been entrusted to you


• Naming that new little person


• Becoming a mother....again!