Why did no one tell me that being pregnant was such HARD WORK? Huh? Why?

So, I was talking w/ the hubby a few days ago (while I was flat on my back on the couch mind you because as usual I was completely tired) and I was telling him that I had absolutely no idea pregnancy was such hard work. Why don't other women give us a heads up on this fact? I thought... you get a little tired, maybe a little queasy in the beginning, gain some weight...but overall you feel normal and life goes on as normal. NOPE! That's not how it goes at all!
Do you have any idea how hard it is to go about your daily activities when you're so tired you can't even get your butt out of one chair and into another? Well let me tell ya....it's hard! I must admit that the fatigue is starting to get better at this point. I only find myself really tired in the evenings, not like a few weeks ago when it seemed to last from the moment I woke up to the moment I went to bed. Dinner time has pretty much become non-existent in our house. I personally like cereal night myself, LOL! I just don't have the energy for it right now.
Another hard thing about being pregnant is having to make sure that I'm not only eating the right things, but that I'm eating enough. I have always been the kind of person that would go all day w/out eating. You can't do that when your pregnant and now I find myself wondering, "what do normal people eat during the day?" I'm at a loss as to what to pack for a lunch because I usually never eat one. I find myself reaching for the orange juice w/ the 100% vitamin C or the one w/ added Calcium. No longer can I just grab an orange juice and be done w/ it. I have to find creative ways of getting the extra nutrients into my diet. I've never thought so hard about the kind of food I put into my mouth before! It's hard work! I have to make sure I'm eating enough calcium, enough protein, enough folic acid.....the list could go on really. I've even had to change the kind of face soap I use because of a certain ingredient that was in it!
Trying to keep up w/ what is safe and unsafe is a job in of itself! Thank goodness for the internet because there a several things I would not have known had I not read it on any one of several websites I now visit daily.
Finding clothes that fit has become quite a game w/ me lately too. I can't stand tight clothing so now that my current size is starting to feel pretty darn snug I have had to go up a size in pants and undergarments. I wonder, how many bras will I have gone through by the time this is all said and done? Guess I'm gonna have to start figuring out the whole maternity clothes thing....no more putting that off.
All I know is that at the end of the day after dealing w/ all the above, I would love to be able to do what my hubby does and fix myself a nice drink and just relax....but we all know I can't do that. Nope. It really isn't fair. Maybe I should make him stop drinking while I'm pregnant....I shouldn't have to be the only one sacrificing. Hmmmm, I'll have to think about that.
Anyway, I think I'm done having my hormonal rant and as much as I complain about the little nuisance's of being pregnant, I am still very exited and in awe of what is actually happening. It's really quite an amazing feeling knowing that there is a life that was created by you and the person you love more then life itself growing inside you. There is no feeling like it! I just wish I had known ahead of time and been more prepared for all this HARD WORK! Oh well....I'm sure I'll manage.