I feel great, I’m still not tired, and I haven’t been sick. Even my mind seems to be functioning better. If the rest of the pregnancy goes like this, that would be great!

Speaking of morning sickness... how weird a concept is that? Can you imagine if the same rules applied to dating? No one would ever procreate again. “Here’s someone new in your life who will be with you pretty much twenty-four/seven for the rest of your days, so let’s get this relationship of to a great start—namely, by them making you violently ill!”

And that’s only the way things start off with a baby. This tiny person, whom you know absolutely nothing about, literally invades your personal space for nine months, eats all your food, keeps you awake at night by kickboxing your insides, and basically does an extreme makeover on your interior and exterior. Then, when their nine-month lease is up, they certainly don't leave the place in better condition than they found it. And even after they’re no longer living inside you, they’re still hanging around, eating your food and keeping you awake at night.

Yet each year, more than four million of these house-guests come to stay permanently across the United States, and we’re more than willing to take them in. No wonder foreigners want to emigrate to America.