Top 10 Ways "You Know You're Pregnant..."

It is no secret that during the first few weeks and months of pregnancy one faces many changes.  These changes can cause physical discomfort, moodiness, strange new cravings, and exhaustion beyond what was ever believed to be humanly possible.  But the most fun part for me (and my husband) has been the "hormones on steroids" that have severely altered my ability to respond emotionally appropriate to the mundane things that I encounter.  Danny has busted a gut more than once at my expense when my reaction to something is a bit out of the norm. Some of my pregnancy related episodes have been too hilarious not to share.  So here they are, a few I've dubbed notable to be considered the top 10....

You Know You're Pregnant When...

10. The benign phrase, "I'm tired," causes you to burst into tears (nothing more, just "I'm tired," granted it was like 8:10pm).

9. Artificial cheese flavored foods suddenly become the BEST food in the entire world!!  (Kraft Macaroni & Cheese and Cheddar & Sour Cream Ruffles chips are banned from my house so I don't gain 118 lbs in my second trimester...except I think I have three boxes in my cupboard....shhhhh, don't tell).

8. You go to the bathroom, walk down the hall, and have to stop and think if you have to circle back for a second time.

7. Being unable to purchase asparagus (which I love) because you can no longer handle looking at the top of the spears without being thoroughly creeped and grossed out.

6. 7:45 rolls around and it's already 15 minutes passed your bedtime.  They haven't even introduced the contestants on Jeopardy yet but, YOU. MUST. SLEEP.

5. You don't want to admit that the you've gained just enough weight to make your pants a bit uncomfortable, so you take a rubber band to keep the button portion of your pants closed and call it good (even though it really didn't help ALL that much....sigh.)

4. You refer to your unborn baby as "The Hobbit" because all of a sudden you MUST have 2nd breakfast.

3. The bearded man that you pass in Safeway causes you to tear up when you remember an article you read about how a man came to the Lord because of the faith of the men on Duck Dynasty....and I don't even watch Duck Dynasty.

http://www.christianchronicle.org/article2159862~Jase_Robertson_baptizes_%27Duck_Dynasty%27_fan%3A_Finding_faith_in_an_unlikely_place


2. When a bladder incontinence commercial upsets you because, a mother misses out on her daughter finding the wedding dress of her dreams because she needed to go to the bathroom.

http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7IYX/toviaz-wedding-dress

And the # 1 way You Know You're Pregnant is:

1.  When you tell a friend about the ridiculous bladder control commercial  incident the next day and tear up  because you were reliving it.

There you have it friends.  I think it's ridiculous and wonderful.  I guess all the humorous side effects that come with pregnancy just means that the pregnancy is working :o)