Belly Shots

Wasn't my inital promise to try for a posting every week? Sorry that is not happening. A lot of things are not going according to my plans or assumptions of how our journey into parenthood would unfold. Not that that's a bad thing, it is probably good preparation for parenthood. But it does create a bit of stress...

Changing things:

1) our residence

2) my job description (at work)

3) all routine in our lives (mostly as a result of #1)

4) my size and energy level

Since the day in March when we found out that we needed to move it has felt like life has been on fast forward. While we had been more than on track with all of our baby preparations, we've now fallen behind. Well, I feel that we're behind but I also can acknowledge that I'm a little over anxious. The biggest thing that we have not done yet is start child birth classes. And that's pretty important to me.

Physically I am doing well. My one problem is with water retention. My hands (a little) and my feet and ankles (a lot) have been swellling. Its uncomfortable, especially when I'm walking and on my feet a lot (most days). I've been trying to modify my diet--no salt--and push fluids to help and it does but it seems to cycle. Better for a few days, then worse again. At my last midwife visist she estimated that I was carrying about 5lbs of water just in my feet and ankles.

So I feel heavy. The spring weather is finally here and I am envious of all the runners and bikers. I miss having a body that can move easily. This sounds like I'm huge--while I feel it, I know that I'm not.

And finally some pictures, though I don't know if they quite capture it.

First, my belly as of today (I wanted to put them in the oposite order, but that's not working out). The darkness around my belly button is because the inside is being pulled out.

This is my belly on March 31st. No wonder I'm feeling large now.