As for some updates, there have been a few new developments over the past two weeks. Firstly, we went to Burlington and Barrie last weekend and were able to share our exciting news with great friends. We spent the weekend with Neil and Kathilee, and Andrew Kilmer joined us for Saturday and Sunday! Saturday morning we all drove to Barrie to visit our friends, Mark and Kim, and meet their 6 week old, Adeline. Kim shared her knowledge and advice of cloth diapers, and I'm convinced now for sure that I want to go this route.
After our great visit on Saturday, we went to Yorkdale Mall so I could find some fat.. er... mat clothes. And I did. Luckily H&M had a large maternity section and had great selection. I finally found my skinny dark blue jeans and they were $40! I also bought a pair of cords for $10. I'm hoping I can be creative with my shirts and blazers so I won't have to buy too many tops. So far, they all look to me like you are going for the balloon-look. No thanks. I'm hoping to have a cute baby belly and I can show it off. Not tent it.
As for how I'm feeling, still great. I really can't complain. Although my first trimester has passed, I occasionally get the bad hunger pangs (I may or may not have had a full pasta lunch at 9:00am on Tuesday) and still tired some afternoons, which involve a lot of time on the couch. The biggest changes I'm seeing are in my workouts. When I run on my lunch, I'm slower, out of breath more quickly and need a few more breaks, if the red lights are not in my favour during our run. Bethany is great though, and she takes a little rest with me. At the gym, my workout partner is lifting heavier weights, and sadly I cannot. Nor can I recover quickly between sets. I'm out of breath with ANY exercise. Can't wait until I get out of breath while eating.
My bump is significantly growing though, and looks more pregnancy than being bloated, so that's exciting. As well, depending on my position, I can feel the baby working out (ha, it's definitely participating in some sport in there... like War and I won't produce a stellar athlete)! It's usually a position though that squishes the baby, for example, if I'm sitting on a stool and leaning forward. War thinks the baby's trying to tell me to stand up straight so it can move. Whatever is happening, it's pretty cool to feel it.
As for a pic... brace yourself kids.... here is a sneak peek of my growth.
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| 17 weeks and 4 days |
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