I’m expecting at the end of the summer and my two boys are now going to have another brother. Having grown up with all sisters, having all boys in the house kind of feels like this.
It’s not like that ALL the time. They do get sick every now and then.
But honestly boys are a lot of fun. I have always gotten along better with boys growing up and I always wanted to know what it would be like to have brothers. Having sons has been a great experience for me. I did want a girl just for a new challenge, but I’m a little relieved because I have no clue how to raise a girl. I feel like I have a handle on the chaos that is raising boys.
And playing Legos and video games with my goofy boys is so much fun.
People ask me all the time how I’m feeling and I think I could sum it up like this.
I don’t get morning sickness which I count as a blessing. I have some sciatic nerve pain but it’s getting a little better now. I also have a hard time staying awake past 8 pm even if I had a nap during the day. Mostly I just eat a lot (oh chocolate how I crave thee) and it’s life as usual.
I usually sleep like a rock, but when I’m pregnant I don’t. I have to pee several times in the night and it’s hard to get comfortable with a baby bump so I don’t sleep as deeply as I usually do. And that means very strange dreams.
The weirdest dream so far is one that I think my fellow book friends will appreciate. It’s set in the world of Daughter of Smoke and Bone. In my dream, I was human and pregnant but then I somehow died. I was reincarnated into a newly built, larger demon body which I was getting used to. I was talking to people about how I was expecting and how excited I was….until I realized it was my old body that was pregnant and not this new demon body. I was devastated since I didn’t know what happened to my old human body and I had to assume the baby didn’t live.
Husbands reaction to this dream:
He hasn’t read that book and couldn’t get past the new-demon-body-thing.
All my dreams in pregnancy end in disaster of some sort. Other pregnancy dreams include: baby being born with humongous teeth, baby being pickled in a jar in a lab, scientists bringing back dinosaurs and the black plague causing all the people to die, and baby being kidnapped by space cowboys in a Winnebago.
They are hilarious when I’m awake but truly terrifying while I’m asleep. My subconscious is a very strange place.
As far as blogging goes I seem to be going through this nesting phase where I must write all the post ideas and drafts that I’ve had sitting in my folder for a year. I don’t know exactly why but it might have something to do with the fact that after the baby comes I might look something like this for a month or two.
So there you have it. A long post with spongebob gifs about how I’m pregnant. I think I’ll end with this gif since I’ve eaten five fun size snickers bars while writing this.
My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.
Congrats!!! I too had an insatiable appetite while I was pregnant and I noticed that if I didn’t keep stuffing my face then I would end up sick to my stomach. hahaha That dream sounds intense!
Wow, you have WEIRD dreams!
Congrats! That’s so great that you don’t get sick, but those dreams are crazy. :) Here’s hoping the rest of your pregnancy is easy (and full of chocolate!)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!
Enjoy the chocolate, and the nesting phase, and everything else you can, while you can :D
Hahahahahahaha seriously you are cracking me up. I can definitely relate to the terror felt of having an all boy home, but I’m glad you’re already feeling how I now feel. It’s so much easier to keep to the same gender! I love how they are best friends and will hopefully be that way forever. We never have to meet up with friends because it’s like they have a play date all day. Every. Day! That’s exhausting for the mom but fun too. I loved the gifs. Yay for cravings. It’s fun to feel like you have every right to eat whatever the heck you want. I miss that. The guilt has set in post baby. :( Those dreams sound terrifying. Funny now, but I would have woken up crying. I hated the crazy preggo dreams. I always dreamed my kids drowned. I love swimming, but I still get anxious to take my kids since they can’t swim yet. Wow. This is a long comment. You’re just so fun, and I wish we lived in the same town so we could hang out and chat and bring our crew of boys together. Stay strong. You’re awesome!
Congrats! That dream is hilariously weird. Love the Spongebob gifs.
Congrats! I’m 9 months post-baby and I still look like my eyes are popping out :). I’m hoping it’s a first baby thing
Congrats!! How exciting for you and your family. Plus I love Spongebob!
I’m glad to hear that the pregnancy is going well. I had two friends who were pregnant at the same time (I shared a small office with them too). They both had pretty awful morning sickness. One of them ate foods based on how they tasted coming back out. :(
CONGRATS!!!! LOL! You are too funny and there is calcium in chocolate. Change it up and get protein with chocolate covered nuts. LOL
Heh, oh I’m sure you would have been fine raising a girl! But I’m glad that you’re glad you’re having a boy! Not so glad that you’re having freaky dreams O_O Yikes, how bizarre!!
Congrats! 3 boys… you will have your hands full! I find it easier to raise my son than my daughter. Different issues. Your pregnancy stories from your dreams to your nesting actions brought back memories.
Congratulations! Your subconscious is a truly terrifying place, but I’m glad your dreams are funny once you’re awake :)
I’m an aunt to a pack of boys. They are a storm of chaos and fun!