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Pregnancy Rocks!
10 Reasons Why It's Awesome Being Pregnant
By I.J. Schecter
And squeezing. And rubbing. And pinching. And caressing. Speaking of massages, you'll never again have the chance to request them at the same rate as you do while carrying your partner's child. Foot massages, hand massages, shoulder massages, back massages – they're all fair game, any hour, any day. Feel like you might be abusing the privilege? You probably are – but you deserve to.
OK, this one is a bit of a cheat, since, without the general suffering and misery that characterize the first trimester, the general lift of the second wouldn't really count as a lift at all. But the fact is most pregnancies are hardest during their first 12 weeks and last 12 weeks, with the middle section offering a sudden, delightful feeling of revitalization, an increase in energy, abatement of nausea and the emergence of a general sense of exhilaration and vigor. Not coincidentally, the second trimester is also most husbands' favorite.
You know when your partner tells you he finds you even more beautiful when pregnant? He really means it – even after you tell him he's insane. See, you've got your normal beauty, which h sees all the time, and now you've got an additional aspect enhancing it. When people comment on your creamy-smooth skin, your sparkling eyes, your lustrous hair and your ... whatever it is that's making you look so darn good, they're being just as sincere as your partner. Even after you tell them they're nuts, too.
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