Growing....

Baby Reeves is going to be a handful....I can already tell. I've been feeling a lot better the last few weeks, but still have days where I feel like.......well, like there is an alien being growing inside my body. There aren't necessarily any "symptoms" to describe - but some days I wonder where this 2nd trimester "glow" that so many mothers talk about is...

Doc's appointment a couple of weeks ago went really well! My doctor is very funny and says things to me like, "eat a tablespoon of baking soda and you'll feel better" and "you should try boric acid, but don't say I didn't tell you so when you find out that it's also used to kill cockroaches..."
Baby is strong with a high heartrate (some say this means it's a girl!), and had the hiccups! I could hear baby splashing around and had visions of future swimming lessons that I would awkwardly and tensely oversee...(due to the fact that I never learned to swim as a child and still don't believe that it's a natural skill easily adopted by toddlers...)

In other news, I've been feeling the baby move for about 3 weeks, and it's becoming more and more frequent. At first it was more of a flutter, but it has become stronger and stronger, and is now a distinct movement that often feels like a kick or somersault. Believe it or not, last night I could feel it so strongly in one location - this repeated kick, that I felt I HAD to be able to feel it from the outside. Putting my hand on the spot, I waited a couple of moments, and then sure enough, I felt the little thump. Chase was sitting right beside me, and took a turn...didn't take long, and he felt it too! We're pretty amazed to experience this so early....it definitely makes it feel more real!

So, here's my 17 week picture....almost 4.5 months along! 3 more weeks until the halfway point....I can't believe how fast the time is flying. In 3 weeks we have our appointment to find out whether we're having a boy or girl - and then the planning can really begin!



I am planning to start a Prenatal Water Aerobics class this week to help keep me active, and to challenge my body in a different way that is particularly helpful in preparing for childbirth...this should be fun, seeing as the skill I never learned as a child hasn't exactly come easily in adulthood either...

Thanks for following along!