If I wasn't talking to others about it, I would think it was just me, since I'd never heard anything of the sort until getting pregnant myself. But tigresa is much more even tempered than myself, and if it makes her moody and angsty I know its not just all in my head ;) And now, lots of women have talked to me about it.

It seems pretty common consensus that the first three months are emotional hell (or at least, unpleasant ;), the second three are the "pregnancy golden time," and the last trimester you're just hoping it will end soon, because you're so big you can't really move around or do anything.

And of course, even during "the golden time," which I'm in right now, its only golden compared to the rest of pregnancy ;) My hormones have definitely tapered off to a more manageable level, but try walking around with a bowling ball strapped to your stomach 24/7 and see how you like it ;) Sex with a bowling ball strapped to your stomach? Plus I need more food and sleep than normal, am thirsty and pee more, overheat and get flustered much more easily, still have plenty of wacky hormones, etc.

I guess the concept of pregnancy was just very abstract to me. I knew it would be a pain when I got super big, and that there was the bit about barfing early on. And of course, I've heard a lot of horror stories about birth. But all that seems a pretty small part of the experience... perhaps thankfully, as it would suck to be huge, throwing up, and going through birthing pains for an entire nine months ;)

But in general, I think I was pretty obliviously optimistic, which may be a good thing, as I might have been more hesitant to embark on this journey with full knowledge, and I do think it will be worthwhile and that it would be a shame if I hadn't.