22 Weeks

yet another awkward picture... it's the best I can do...

Everyday, I wake up and I swear my belly is bigger. It is getting harder and harder to suck it in, but I can still feel my "ab" muscles :) At a little over half way... my life is changing already. I try to pick things up off the ground and I clearly don't have any graceful way of doing it anymore... Ty gave me the run down - he said, usually girls bend down very daintily, with their body straight and their knees together and then jump back up. Me on the other hand has the more butt out, grunting, struggling to get back up strategy. If men only knew what it felt like...

What I love about being preggo so far:
1. Feeling the little baby move inside me... and having Ty feel it too (priceless!)
2. Being able to "indulge" a little more
3. Taking walks all over the neighborhood
4. Finally having people notice that I'm pregnant and not fat
5. Reminding myself that everyday is one day closer to May :)
6. All the positive support from our family and friends (we love you!)

I still feel like the luckiest pregnant girl there ever was because I feel pretty normal other than the weight gain and belly popping out. I still sleep pretty well, there aren't any foods that bother me, no body aches or pains aside from the normal back pain here and there, my energy is good, no nausea or sickness and I still laugh and smile a lot. I probably just jinxed myself but hopefully things will stay this way for a few more months... AND I count my lucky stars because I know the next baby - yes I hope there will be a next baby - could be a totally different pregnant experience.

I had another check-up with our doctor yesterday... short as always but I got to hear baby P's heartbeat, which is always a treat :) And ask a few questions.... I was worried that I was just too big at this point... the doc laughed, measure and assured me that I was right on track... It is just really hard to see your body morph into this other pregnant version of you. I am just happy that I have a healthy baby! We go in for another check-up in a month or so.. then every two weeks already! wow... time flies. I swear it was just yesterday that I found out I was preggo! ahh