Oh the joys...

...of being pregnant!

Extreme hip pain at night

Leg cramps that wake you up in the worst way possible

Waking up every time you move because it's so stinkin' uncomfortable to turn

No sleep

People telling you how miserable you look (gee, thanks!)

Worries about if your baby is still breech

Not fitting into any of your clothes (even maternity!)

Needing new shoes that slip on b/c you can't bend over to tie anymore

Did I mention lack of sleep???

Spending all your planning time at work prepping for your maternity leave rather than grading the piles of papers cluttering up your desk

Stretch marks

Waking up in the middle of the night to use the restroom

Swelling



But there are wonderful things as well...

Feeling your daughter move around inside you

Seeing her move around inside you

Hiccups

Ultrasounds that give you a peek inside the mysterious wonders of pregnancy

Not feeling guilty about eating that donut at church every Sunday

Dreaming about what she will look like

Thinking about the joys she will bring to your family

Knowing that this is the only time in your life when gaining weight is acceptable

Anticipation of her arrival into the world





The list may be shorter, but it definitely outweighs the first :-)

Heart

I realize I never updated about Layla's 2-D echo. She did very well through the procedure, falling asleep ended up being a much easier task than I had thought. However, when they got to the final views that could only be gotten by having her head tilted back and the sonogram stick thingy up under her neck, she woke up and was not a happy camper...at all! Needless to say, there were really no pictures done from this angle. We were crossing our fingers that this didn't mean we'd have to come back another day and try again. We didn't. Turns out her heart is perfectly normal!! Praise God.

Now if only I would have thought to ask the doctor if we could come back in a week to see if she still hears the murmur before scheduling such a procedure, life would have been a lot less stressful. Of course, had I done that, and the doctor been willing, and then we find out that there were issues with her heart I would have felt rather guilty holding off. I guess it's better to err on the side of caution, right?

I still think it was something with her lungs :-)