Pop goes the weasel

People have been telling me that I "popped" this week.  I feel like I've had this belly for quite some time, but apparently now everyone can see what I've been feeling!  It's definitely getting harder to bend over to tie my shoes and work is getting significantly more challenging.  Being a manual physical therapist is tough - but forcing me to be creative.  

27 weeks

                                     

28 weeks

I got to spend Memorial Day weekend with my college girlfriends (minus Kathl, but we got to skype with her).  It was so great and nostalgic - we even went back to our old stomping ground at UPS and made the rounds.  Sadly the cafe and SUB weren't open.  We did go to QueenAnne marketplace (now called Metropolitan Market) to get soup and bulk candy.  Ahh, the good old days.  We spent lot's of time talking about babies and got to see first hand how Joanna has so gracefully become a mom to Francie.  I think I was most shocked at how much babies feed and how often - ie. all the time!  I knew, but I didn't really understand the reality of what that means.  Thankfully what we all do best is sit around and talk - and we can do it for hours without batting an eye.  So it worked out really well!  And little Francie was so fun to play with.   We were just enamored watching her - calling it Francie TV.

Below is us at UPS in front of Schiff hall (my old dorm!) 

                                   These are some little onesies that my friends made for me - so cute!

                       Meet Francie - the little glowworm.  She is adorable.  Even when she cries and poops

I got to practice carrying Francie in the Beco carrier - very ergonomic and comfortable.  I give it the PT A+ thumbs up and stamp of ergonomic approval!

So I am now in the third trimester.  Wow.  I think the first trimester felt the longest......probably because I felt cruddy and each day felt like a week long.  Glad to be moving forward.  A little blown away at how my body and belly keep growing.  (And if my boobs could please stop growing, I would greatly appreciate it - seriously!!).  I know and understand development - but the actual process of going through it yourself is totally awesome and bizarre at the same time.  I'm really excited and anxious to meet this little guy - and freaked out all at the same time.  ~ame

25 weeks

Getting bigger..........

Swimming

I love swimming.  I'm so thankful that I learned to swim and did swim team as a kid.  It's been great "replacement therapy" as I stop running. And it feels way better on the body right now.  I finally bought a new swim suit.  I just figured my current speedo would keep stretching with me.  And it did - for a while. But I could barely get it on last week and figured it was time to bite the bullet.  I found a great cheap two piece speedo style suit and tried it out today.  I felt so gun shy to actually walk out in public, bare belly and all.  Eeek, it was a little nerve racking, but I made it into the pool.  It felt great to not feel so restricted! Although I have to say....... what the heck speedo!!  Why in the world do they make two pieces with such skinny straps for the top.  There is such little support - what happened to the sports bra style that they used to make? Oh well.  I guess I need to just wear a sports bra underneath.