halfway there!

It's hard for me to believe, but I'm halfway through the pregnancy this week (all things considered, she may come earlier or later). I'm really starting to relax into and enjoy the pregnancy, especially since I'm much less tired than I had been. I still startle myself when I catch my reflection in a mirror unexpectedly. I'm that big?!?!? And I'm going to get bigger?!?!? Not necessarily in a "fat" big way, although I have those days, too, but more that its still hard to believe sometimes there's a little lady growing in there and that it all is happening snug inside my belly, which is no bigger than your average watermelon (OK, maybe a little bit bigger, but not much). I had a weird incident yesterday where I caught a glimpse of myself sitting down. Now, I'd always felt like when I was sitting that my belly just sort of disappeared under me and that it was hard then to tell I was pregnant. What a rude awakening when I looked to the side and saw that I was completely wrong! It's undeniable from all angles! I'm sure I've got plenty of ass spread, too, although I try not to think about it.

Here's the view:

On a very, very positive note, Jay and I have been meeting at the gym after work all this week, and will continue to do so. It works out well, we both arrive about the same time, and although I can only do about a half-hour on the elliptical and some light weights and stretching, it feels good to sweat. The weather is perking up here slightly, and I think that's energized us. That and the thought that in about four months we won't have the leisure of spending time like this again for a loooooooooong time.

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Hope everyone is well. Until next week . . .