I am happy to be pregnant, don’t get me wrong – but it is a bit frightening to have lost control of my body (though terrible PMT slightly prepared me, thank goodness!).
The wicked fairy is very happy too, and looking forward to being a Daddy, starting May next year. We’ve both seen little Splodge’s heartbeat and shape in the womb, it’s exciting! :)

I couldn’t really see it before, but I think I now agree with many of the feminist blogs I read – although individuals may have many reasons for opposing abortions, the pro-life movement as a whole is NOT about “saving life”, but about punishing women for being “dirty sluts” – why else force us to go through this irregardless of physical, fiscal, mental or emotional placement/wellbeing when the men skip away glowing with post-orgasm hormones? Why else the huge focus on stopping the collection of developing cells inside me from being pulled out, but not devoting the same energy and focus to things that will help children already born?
Lots of other thoughts there, but I know I’m preaching to the choir. :)

Don’t get me wrong – “mild symptoms” is not meaning “good pregnancy” so much. ;)
I am acid reflux’s bitch, the nausea and food aversions are no fun at all, and the headaches, round ligament pain and leg cramps suck a bunch. There’s just not been anything bad enough to make me housebound. :)

Thanks for the congrats. The doc suggested it might “solve some problems” too – in terms of hormones, I guess. The happy pregnant hormones are certainly a nice bonus.

Thanks! hugs back
I feel emotionally and mentally ready for this. I’m scared, but I feel like I’ve done the major things I wanted to before having a child, and like I’m in a good place to give a baby the love and attention it needs.

I’m just over the pregnancy already! ;)