So not "THAT" pregnant lady

So, pre-pregnancy, I had this idea in my head of the stereotypical pregnant woman. There are all sorts of different types of pregnant people, I realize - however, there are some pretty common stereotypes that I can honestly say, I do not fit. For example:

1. The "cutest pregnant women in the world" Pregnant Lady - We all know her, tiny little person we all love to hate pre-pregnancy, then she gets pregnant and sprouts just the perfect little, adorable stomach. I always knew I wasn't going to be this pregnant lady but a part of me really held on to hope...especially the first 16 weeks when I'd only gained a pound and wasn't showing at all - maybe that could be me! WRONG! Here we are, almost 20 weeks, I guarantee weight is up more than a pound and it certainly hasn't made it's home solely on my stomach. Instead of a cute, tight pregnant belly, I've developed what I lovlingly refer to as my "beer gut". I really look like I played one too many games of beer pong. And, it's not just in my stomach, the bulge seems to exist from one love handle to the other - imagine a little spare tire and that's what I have. Hence the lack of "belly photos" - no one should have to see this!

2. The "I'm going to do this the natural way" Pregnant Lady - this is the strong, independent, "I can prove I'm better than drugs" type of girl. The birth plan is to go at it the "all natural way" or even better the "Home Birth". Ladies and gents - I have absolutely no ideas that this is even something I want to attempt. More power to those who can push a small person out of an even smaller body part without any help or medication but, I can tell you right now, I'm not one of them. My birth plan - drugs, music and maybe some more drugs. I have no desire to feel anything that's going on down there.

3. The "pregnancy is so great, I wish I could be pregnant my whole life" Pregnant Lady. You know the one - blissfully happy to be "with child", no symptoms to speak of except the lovely "pregnancy glow". She's happy to be gaining weight 'cause it's what the baby needs and feels "more like a woman than every before". I'm the farthest thing from this Pregnant Lady then you'll ever find. At first, I was scared to admit that pregnancy is not fun and, to be completely honest, is not something I'm enjoying - would it make me a bad mom? Would other people think I was terrible? So, I complained about the morning sickness and the headaches but tried to see the positive. I've finally come to terms with the fact that I'm not going to be a bad mom because I hate pregnancy, I LOVE my baby and I'm so happy to be having a baby but I'm not in love with the process - I can admit that I don't like feeling sick all the time, being tired is not fun, weekly migraines suck and gaining weight is REALLY hard to deal with - it makes me sad that my pants don't fit and that my stomach looks nasty and I'm really scared about losing the weight after the pregnancy. These things are natural (despite what people think pregnant woman think) and it's okay to admit.

That concludes my stereotypes for the day. Maybe someday soon my tummy will tighten up, I'll be inspired to try natural birth and all of a sudden pregnancy will be fun but I'm not holding my breath!