Save Me, I'm Getting Fat!

Hi everybody!

I hope you're doing well. Jesse asked me to write again so I am, I kind of owe it to him after a day of shopping. We're about to start our 3rd trimester, which is pretty exciting. I've suddenly gotten really big! Between months 5 and 6, I gained over 10 lbs, which I still haven't come to terms w/. Its a normal part of the process, but its difficult to imagine that I'll bounce back or even look similar to how I looked before. The baby is kicking a lot now, about 2 inches below my ribs. He still enjoys a good romp on my bladder and kicks for a while after that. Its cool b/c I'm learning his movement patterns, and I'm excited to see if they continue once he's on his own.

Our friends Nicole and Mary are giving us a baby shower in May, and we registered at Baby's R Us. Talk about overwhelming! I compiled a list of essentials from various sites on the web, including Baby's R Us and ran it by my sister Kelly to make sure that it looked good and to solicit opinions on what's the best thing to get. There's just a ton of stuff that you need to keep a baby going it's ridiculous. I don't know how it's going to fit in our house, but I have a feeling that our current clean new-ish look won't last too long.

Being pregnant is interesting. People always want to acknowledge your situation in some way, by making comments directly to you "That purse (this huge hobo bag) matches your belly!" to "Don't forget your Kegel exercises, they'll save your life" to "Just wait until they're teenagers, they'll drive you crazy and leave you for dead". At first it was disconcerting, but I've gotten used to it and now its like I'm bonding w/ the moms, a rite of passage.

Jesse and I have really settled into things. Of course I don't drink but Jesse's been my buddy to the core, he won't drink around me and really is there to hang out and chill and watch movies if that's all I'm up for. Work is going well, I'm in a new less-stressful job w/ more flexible hours, which is excellent for the impending baby situation.

Thanks for reading,