Round is a Shape

Come on. You've heard the joke. It goes something like this...

I am here today to share how I plan to celebrate my new curves!Of course I'm talking Josh into doing pregnancy photos and have found some good inspiration with these...


One of my google searches into hippie home birthing, breast feeding, and cloth diapering led me to a site where I got this gem of an idea...



I can honestly sit here and say that I am excited about my new curves and looking forward to celebrating them. Embracing the way that my baby is changing my body is one way of showing that we are ready to embrace the baby into our lives and all the changes that come with. So we're scheduling pregnancy photos to be done in July and I'm thinking the Henna painting should be done sometime before my shower. I feel blessed enough that I have had friends who have volunteered to help me with both! Woo hoo!And speaking of curves. Here's a little shot of mine.

"You may be losing fitness but..."

"At least you're gaining weight."
This lovely gem of a quote came from my loving husband. I had just finished swimming laps at the pool when I called to complain to him how tough it was.
Me: "Gosh. It's been months since I last swam. I can't believe how much fitness I've lost"
Loving Husband. "Honey. Think of it this way. You may have lost fitness but don't worry. You've gained weight."
Under normal circumstances this may have warranted a homicidal attack but we are not operating under normal circumstances. What he said is totally true and for a pretty darned good reason. I'm 13 weeks pregnant!



My Stick Family from WiddlyTinks.com

I've already violated several of the things I said I would not do when I'm pregnant.
Rules I've broken:
I will not skip out on workouts.
I will not use pregnancy as an excuse to eat whatever I want.
I refuse to be paranoid and neurotic.

I'm sure there are more but that is all my tired brain can come up with.
I can add using the "pregnancy brain" excuse to the list!

So as a result of eating "whatever I want" aka whatever my nauseated belly craved (very rarely anything healthy), and skipping out on workouts, and being excessively tired, I have lost fitness. But as the first trimester is coming to an end I'm finding my energy levels have improved and my stomach has finally settled. I've enjoyed getting in a few short runs each week and am now adding in a few short swims. I'm hoping to get back on the bike soon too!

Here's to a health filled 2nd trimester!