A Mover and a Shaker

Pregnancy is something else.  My body is not my own and I am learning that very quickly these days.  As some of you know, I am a pretty active person.  I have spent most of my life playing sports, running, hiking and just enjoying the overall adrenaline rush that being active provides.  With my pregnancy, I have put all of that on the back-burner.  No more running, just nice easy strolls.  No more sports, unless it's to be the ball girl for the husband as he practices hoops.  And that's ok...just different and weird.

Another thing that's different is that I am finding it harder and harder to tie my shoes!  No one ever talks about that in the pregnancy books.  Bending over doesn't feel right and I am wondering why I have so many shoes that require laces.  My slip-on shoes are winning as my most favorite shoe wear these days.

Something else that's crazy?  My sleep.  So it seems that, besides this growing belly, other parts of my body are flexing and softening to prepare and make more room for my little one.  One of those parts is my hips...making sleeping on my side (per the recommendation these days) quite difficult.  Have no fear!  After much research, I found a solution...a body pillow!  Yup, I invested in something called the Mini Snoogle (made in the USA!) and it has the potential to grant me the sleep I have so desperately been desiring.  Last night was the first trial and it was a success...good work Snoogle!

The most amazing thing going on right now with my pregnancy is that I can feel my little one move.  At first, it was just little waves of feeling...barely noticible.  Now, my little one's actions can be seen and felt from the outside.  It is awesome to finally be able to place the husband's hand on my belly so that he can feel our little one move.  I honestly never tire of the movement...in fact our little one is so active, I wonder if there's a little jungle gym that has been built in there.  :)  It's an amazing sensation and I love it.

It has been a fun ride so far and am excited to see what's around the next corner.  Keep on movin' little one...it must be in the genes!  :)

Um, hi, it's me...are you still there???

Well hello to my little group of followers...yes, I am still here...just busy.  Seriously, I am!  We've had a lot of stuff going on here and I have finally found a minute to sit down and blog a little something.

First of all, happy belated Mother's Day to all of you mother's, mother's-to-be and those attempting to become mother's.  What a magnificant day for us to appreciate everything our mom's do for us.  It's no small job and I, for one, am extremely grateful for my beautiful, loving, compassionate, hilarious, fun-loving mom!!!

On another note...this was my first Mother's Day as a mother!  To say that I was excited about this was an under-statement.  I can remember the last couple of years being a little sad because I wanted to be a mom so much.  This year, I soaked it all in...I cried in church when they blessed the mom's and I cried when my loving husband surprised me with flowers, chocolate, lemonade (my pregnancy craving) and a sweet card.  It was a meaningful and wonderful day.

Ironically, every day kind of feels like Mother's Day these days.  My little bump is a constant reminder of how lucky I am!!!