Notes on Pregnancy

From the front....what baby?


Ohhhh...there it is.

I had Sage take those photos because I was in denial. Until I put this belt on and suddenly instant baby bump.

It seems like everything happens a little faster the 3rd time around. I'm 14 weeks along and already I've pulled out the maternity clothes. That skirt in the picture? Maternity. These skinny jeans I'm wearing at the moment? Maternity.

And this time I felt quickening pretty darn early. Would you believe it if I said 9 weeks? That definitely surprised me. I think Shane thinks I'm imagining things.

I love being pregnant. I feel really really blessed because besides peeing 4-5 times/night (I'm up with Micah...might as well empty my bladder and be comfy), craving steak and potatoes constantly, a humongous belly in the works and feeling a bit tired pregnancy is easy peasy. No morning sickness, no back pain, no nothing. I don't think I fully appreciated how easy it is until this time; I have a feeling it might be impossible to care for Micah (day or night) if I was sick and miserable. So in the midst of all the yuckiness of eczema there are still blessings to count.

Now I just need to find a midwife. There are a dozen or more home birth midwives in Boulder alone. Yikes. I'd better get a move on it.

Life is full of surprises.

And this one will be appearing in May of next year.

It Was Time.

My jeans were starting to cut off my circulation so this little piggie went shopping.

No one told me what to expect when I walked into Mimi Maternity. $200 pregnancy jeans? No thank you. I trotted off to Gap and found a pair for $20. A skirt there and another at Old Navy. And thank heaven for Forever 21. Lots of big baggy shirts for under $10. Now if I can find a couple of dresses I'll be set.