Belly Update

Mr D and I are going to try and do some photos this weekend of the bump before I pop. In the meantime, you can see... it's LARGE!

Some little updates and thoughts on pregnancy with 4 weeks to go.

Simple things like washing the dishes and eating dinner have become a little bit harder. Moving a house was a bit of a mission with this bump sticking out front too. I make a lot of noise when I move...getting off the couch, rolling out of bed, getting out of the car if I'm parked on a hill (that's hard!)... all simple movements that all now feel a little bit more of a challenge. I get breathless all the time, so I feel chronically unfit, but I've been told it's the pressure of the baby pushing up on my lungs. Thanks doc, that made me feel a little better.

I've started filling out in the face, arms, legs...but my rings are still loose, so I mustn't be retaining too much fluid yet (just fat!). The cellulite has crept from the back of my thighs around to the front which is awesome and my posterior has softened somewhat and dropped into a lower position ( I thought just the baby did that?) It appears not, the rear bump has followed suit. I didn't move the scales into the new house, probably for a good reason. No one wants to see that number increasing by the day.

The weight gain is somewhat reassuring though. It's not like non-pregnant weight gain where you think OK starting tomorrow I'm going to cut out treats, wine and go walking every day... It's more of a reassurance that baby is getting bigger and stronger and I'm fueling that growth (with delicious food). I figure I'll need those fat stores too once the milk factory opens for production.

I love this belly and I love this little baby growing inside me and I love my body for coping with pregnancy so well. It's been an amazing experience to watch my body change and adapt to everything. I'll miss watching my belly dance while I'm resting on the sofa. I'll miss when Mr D cuddles me in the night and holds my belly and Lenny dances away, like he knows his Dad is there. He will lie all still while I sleep (thank you baby), and then Mr D cuddles in close and puts his hand on my belly and the dancing begins. Sometimes it's so strong it wakes me up. I like those moments.