{gettin' poochy}

I'm fattening up. Or as GGma would say "gettin' poochy". Thank goodness I'm only growing in the tummy area. I did have to come to terms with reality and buy watermelon smuggling bottoms. I bought some maternity shorts at Ross last week because all of my shorts are in Spokane. Man are they comfy! And it is nice to not have to worry about a down zipper : ) Then this week the clothing store Shade was having a store closing sale and everything was 60% off. They even had a maternity section. So I got two pairs of pant/crops (I have been living in these since I got them!), four shirts and a dress for $60. Not too shabby. I just took this picture today so it's the up-to-date photo. I'm almost 27 weeks here. The pants and striped shirt I'm wearing are from Shade.

So far pregnancy is awesome. Maybe I've been lucky. But I'm pretty much enjoying every minute of it. Andersen is super active now. I have been able to feel him moving around for awhile now but this last Tuesday Garett was finally able to feel him! I woke up at 3:30am because my muscles were sore and so I put my hands on my belly, hoping to magically make the soreness go away, and after a minute or so I felt a kick or a punch. This was the first time I ever felt it from the outside. I contemplated waking Garett up but I figured he wouldn't remember it in the morning anyway. Good thing Mr. Anders was still kicking in the morning so Garett felt him then. This whole week I think he has been saying "UTERUS PUNCH!!!!!" over and over and then repeatedly punches or kicks me. I should respond with "BABY PUNCH!!!" and punch my stomach....but that kind of parenting is most likely frowned upon these days and I would still end up being punched. Plus Andersen would probably retaliate by giving me horrendous stretch marks. That is my one true fear about pregnancy (aside from complications or stuff like that). They say that there is no real way to prevent them. But I'll be darned if I don't try. I put this special collagen/elastin lotion on everyday morning and night, I drink a lot of water and I am gentle with my chest and belly skin. I also have vitamin E oil that I used to put on my knee surgery scars to help them fade. So if a mark does pop up it will be drowned in vitamin E! We shall see if any of this does anything. Like I said I have to try so I can say I put up a good fight : )

I think that pregnancy has been the best motivation to stay/get fit. I am determined to exercise regularly and eat healthier food. So far I've been pretty good. I haven't had any real cravings yet, no weird food combinations sound good to me (my old roommate Krista says that is because I already eat weird food...excuse me but my whole wheat macaroni, relish and red onion salad is not weird....it's delicious!). I have also found that the days I exercise I have more energy and motivation to actually do things. So I shall continue to exercise, modifying it as I expand : ) I went swimming today. That was fun and funny. Funny because I've outgrown my swimsuits so I had to wear a sport tank top and spandex. Oh well. The pool felt really good, my body appreciated it. I just like being in the water; it's a good feeling.

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