If you know anything about us, you know that Ava and Adora are practically like our children. We miss them when we are away, we make sure they stay with family if we have to travel without them (a kennel for our girls? no way!) and they sleep safely tucked in with us each night (god bless the king-sized bed!).
(Like how Ava NEVER looks face first at the camera - apparently she thinks the side profile is her best side.)
We've been asked a lot how the girls are going to handle the addition of a little human brother and the fact that our attention will be on something other than them. Well, we're not really sure, but I have no doubt they'll make sure we don't forget about them. Why, just look at this picture of us from Easter.
Looks pretty good, right? Now - let's take a step back.
Yeah, she won't let us forget about her.
So, for those of you who don't see me on a daily basis - this is what I am looking like these days. Don't judge. Don't gasp. I'm self-conscious enough for all of us. All of sudden, I just popped out here in the last few weeks. There's really a baby in there! And we're halfway there - 20 1/2 weeks!
I've said goodbye to regular pants (I'd live in comfy sweats and yoga pants, if I could) and welcomed in pants with an extra panel for more room. Thanks to contraptions like the Bella Band and Belly Band (thanks, Mom U!) I've been able to go a few extra weeks in my jeans.
Other than my ever expanding waistline, pregnancy has been very kind to me. Sure, I get tired a bit faster than I used to, but otherwise the heartburn and backaches have been pretty minimal. I regularly sleep with a body pillow that helps me sleep on my side (which I will need to do from this point on) and I've come up with quick solutions to the leg cramps that sometimes wake me up in the middle of the night.
All of it is so worth it now that I am able to feel our little guy move. Yes, move. I feel little movements throughout the day that let me know all is going well inside. I never knew you could fall completely in love with someone you've never met. I'm very much looking forward to when I can consistently feel him on the outside so that Tim can feel it, too. So magical.
I'm soaking up all these days of the middle trimester - I predict more cumbersome days ahead!
