My weirdest symptom

So I knew going into this that pregnancy would make my emotions run wild. And it has. As was expected, I've done my share of crying over sappy and/or sad stuff on t.v. (although, honestly, this is not much different than before).

But something else is happening that I didn't expect. Something on the other end of the spectrum. I find things very, very funny.

Perhaps even funnier than they actually are (or so I've been told).

The first time it happened was with this viral video:


I laughed so hard I was crying hysterically. Hysterically. I was practically gasping for air. When Ryan walked in the room I had to immediately tell him nothing terrible had happened because I'm sure it looked like it had. And yet every time I forced someone to watch they seemed a little concerned with my level of enthusiasm. I could just tell they were laughing more at me than with me. I was shocked! Seriously, how were they not seeing that this was the funniest thing ever in the history of the universe?!

And, in my defense, millions of people have watched it too and must have thought it was pretty humorous, right? I mean, it's viral after all. And the guy was interviewed on late night television for goodness sake.

Then came this, which I first came across when it was posted by another blogger on her blog. I clicked over to it and immediately fell in love. Now this was officially the funniest thing I'd ever seen. I laughed so hard I, again, cried. I both laughed and cried so hard that I couldn't even get the words out as I tried to read the captions aloud to Ryan. I'm sure it looked more like I was having convulsions than laughing. And eventually I had to stop reading because all the laughing was giving me round ligament pain. I was hurting really bad.

Ryan laughed, but also looked at me a bit sympathetically, and when I texted it to everyone in my family I only heard back from my mom who sounded confused. "Now what is this again? Who are these people?"

Again, I'm obviously not the only one who finds the site funny, but I guess I can admit I might be overreacting just a tad.

I mean, I can't really recall laughing this hard that many times in quick succession. These are like once-a-year hysterical laughing/crying episodes (the last time I remember doing it was while watching this last year. Yes, I apparently have a thing for youtube videos).

And this is one pregnancy side effect I welcome with open arms. What's wrong with thinking things are too funny? Well, maybe nothing except for the funny looks and having no one to laugh with you, at least not with the same vigor.

It's actually been a few days since I had a good laugh (or, should I say, cry), so if you have anything you think I might like, let me know!