Pregnancy Symptoms I'm Thankful I Did NOT Get...

I just wanted to share some of the terrible pregnancy symptoms I'm thankful I didn't get while Cookie was still holed up in my belly...

• Gas - Nick would beg to differ, but it really wasn't any different than pre-pregnancy.  I did have a phase where I burped a lot at the end of the first/beginning of the second trimester, but some of my girlfriends have told me stories about their gas and let's just say Nick should be very, very, very grateful.
• Stretch marks - I did get those minimal ones on my hips and the inside of my thighs, but they were VERY small and few and far between...I'll take them.  On tragedy...after delivery I noticed a few very small ones on my stomach (the bottom left quadrant).  Not optimal, but I'll still take it to the road map I was expecting.
• Facial hair - I don't personally know anyone that had this, but I've read about it and I'm very glad it didn't happen to me.
• Excess drooling - I did wake up with a wet pillow a few times, but it was reserved for night time.  I didn't notice any difference during the day.
• Something called "lightening crotch" - I read it's like your lady parts were used for batting practice.  Can't really imagine what this would actually be, but thankful this did not happen to me.  Although after the delivery there's a whole new ball game going on that's not very fun.
• Tinkling in my pants - now I had quite a few close, close calls, but managed to keep it in.
• Round ligament pain

Now everything in the blog is not everything that happened to me.  I had quite a few gross pregnancy things that occurred that no one tells you is going to happen, not even in the books.  Especially the recovery part.