m2colvin: My first public observations

Well, it's official and I LOVE it, I look pregnant! It no longer looks like I over ate.

Just before our flight home from Michigan I went unnoticed by the gate attendent and was handed 8 free alcoholic drink passes because she liked Matt and I. But while on the flight the attendant who was serving our (non-aloholic) drinks looked at my bump and back at me and asked "are you feeling okay?" Most women would take that as a insult as in 'I don't look good' but I could tell she was noticing I was pregnant and wondered how I was feeling. Then a few days later at the Salon I had someone else's client ask me when my due date was! I told her thanks for noticing and that she was the first brave person to say something to me about my growing bump.

In addition to the growing bump I thought I should share some more of my symptoms so I can remember what pregnancy was like when we read this blog to Squirt some day. I have had at least 4 nights of horrible leg cramps! They wake me up in the middle of the night and I have to scream out from the pain. They usually only last about a minute but it feels like I'm going to die. Also, my sciatic nerve has been feeling 100 times better the last couple weeks since Squirt as moved closer to my belly button. Because of the move forward I'm feeling him a lot more, even while standing. It's just a little pressure that I love right now but I'm sure as he gets bigger and stronger I will not find it as cute. Just this week I started noticing little pokes up by the my rib cage that feel really weird and my heartburn is back in full swing. I have learned to not even mess around with it anymore, Pepcid Complete is now my new best friend. For a while I thought I could just drink water to 'put out the burn' but I can't avoid the drugs any longer. As my body keeps changing to get ready for the growing baby so does our nursery.

While we were in Michigan last week our crib, mattress, swing and highchair all arrived at the house (all thanks to the grandparents). On Christmas Matt and I hope to put the crib together and post more some pictures. I can't believe how quickly these last 6 months have flown by, we have a lot to prepare before the little one arrives. We are currently planning 6 baby showers for the month of February and I've been updating the registries almost daily as I read about something else we can't live with out or as we change color plans due to finding some fabric for the window valances and a bed skirt. I'm so excited and happy things are coming together!