I Had No Idea...

So, I find myself constantly saying the words "I had no idea that was a pregnancy symptom", so I decided to write about a few of the things that I have been experiencing that I had no idea existed as a pregnancy symptom.

One: Dry Eyes. A couple of weeks ago, I found myself always taking my contacts out because my eyes were bothering me. I assumed it was due to lack of sleep, the fans always blowing in the house, allergies maybe - but then one day I received a "pregnancy update" email title "Do you have dry eyes?" From this email I learned that not only can your eyes get very irritated but that your vision can actually change, who knew?

Two: Baby Brain. So I officially feel dumb, the majority of the time now. I am constantly interchanging words/sentences for their opposite meaning. An example would be: Matt would you let the cat in? What I would really mean is: Matt will you let the dog out? This is a simple example, but in real life this gets complicated very quickly. I also find myself constantly walking to the wrong thing. For some reason I tend to open the silver ware drawer, when I want something from the fridge. Or open up the plate cabinet, to get a glass - I know where all these items are, its just that my body doesn't do what my mind is thinking. This is an actual symptom of pregnancy, who knew?

Three: Stuffy Nose. So this is also another email update that I received. I had once again - decided that my unexpected runny/stuffy nose was allergies. Oh no, its a pregnancy symptom! The list really is endless I think.

Despite all the symptoms I find myself enjoying the pregnancy now that I'm getting a little larger, and as people notice. I enjoy feeling the baby move, and talking to him. I am very grateful that my pregnancy has gotten a lot better the last couple weeks or so...knock on wood.