Reflections on Pregnancy #2

Just thought I'd record a few things I've noticed as being different this time around of being pregnant. First off, today was my 37-week check-up and everything looks good, but I didn't make any progress from last week which is a little bit of a bummer.

I'll start with the good differences I've noticed in Pregnancy #2:
1. All of my rings still fit!! At this point in Pregnancy #1 (and even before now) my rings no longer fit and I was wearing a fake wedding ring so people wouldn't think I was unmarried! :) Granted, my first pregnancy was in the summer, but still. :)

2. I am not dealing with swelling! I think I've had maybe two occasions where my ankles started swelling, but nothing like last time. Again, it's not summertime right now, but it's definitely nice not to be dealing with that!

3. I'm not having heartburn like I did the first time around. I've had it a few times, but again not enough times to even really be bothered by it.

4. I started out this pregnancy about 15 pounds lighter than I was at the start of my first pregnancy. The downside is that I've put on more weight this time than I did last time, but the upside is that I'm not yet at the final weight I was at with Karys. :)

Now for the bad differences in Pregnancy #2:
1. I've dealt with more digestive "issues", I guess you could say. Whatever you want to call it, it's a nuisance!

2. I feel WAAAAY bigger this time around!! I stick out more in the front whereas with Karys I was a lot wider so I didn't feel as big as I do now! :)

3. Now that I'm right here at the end of the pregnancy I'm dealing with contractions way more than I remember dealing with them my first time around. I'll deal with them, though, if it means that I won't be overdue!! :)

As much as I feel ready for sweet little Zane to come, I know I need to cherish the time that I still have him kicking me from the inside and getting those sweet little baby hiccups. :)