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Enjoying this pregnancy

I consider myself VERY fortunate. I’ve had such an easy pregnancy. I have nothing really to complain about. So I won’t.

I’m to the point where my belly is round enough that I think it’s obvious I’m with child and not just eating too many cookies…though I still haven’t been asked by strangers when I’m due, or what I’m having or any of those things.

When I catch my reflection, I’m surprised at how round my belly is. It isn’t that big yet — probably just a little bigger than I was at this point when I was growing a Johnny.

But I don’t feel big at all. I feel pretty normal.

A week or so ago, I did feel big and sorta achy and I knew I was about to grow some. I did, and I feel better!

It feels best to sit on an exercise ball or tailor-sit on the floor. These are good positions for me to sit in, because based on how my baby is moving, I think she is transverse right now. That’s sorta like laying in a hammock. Not a doable birthin’ position. She’s so active that I’m sure she’ll move head-down eventually, and I’ll do what I can to help her with that.

I have Braxton-Hicks contractions and have had them for at least a month. Love these! It’s exercise that I don’t even have to think about. It’s automated. And it helps me to better detect where the fundal height is, and based on what I know, I think I’m measuring right where I should be.

Too frequent B-H and I know to go to the bathroom, get a drink, or sit down for a little bit.

So yeah, the mid-second trimester is treating me well. And the whole thing is treating me well. I know that I should be thankful, and I am.

Sometime mid-September, I should be starting my Hypnobabies home study. I’ll be in the early third trimester at that point. The course is 6 weeks long and you’re supposed to keep on practicing until the birth, so many moms start around 25 or 27 or 30 weeks or so.

I’m just not really in the mood for that yet. I’m in no hurry to get this baby out. I am absolutely looking forward to meeting her and cuddling with a tiny newborn and seeing Johnny as a big brother…but. But I’m just enjoying this pregnancy bit too much. I don’t want to rush the next phase on.

Plus, I know what’s coming. I know that labor will be work. I know that newborns are demanding little things, and toddlers are too — but my toddler can tell me what he wants, feed himself a cracker, and play with cars or look at books without much help from me.

So maybe part of why I’m like, “oh, this birthin’ stuff can wait” is because I’m a little nervous about how upside-down life will be in December/early 2011. It’s going to be busy. I will be tired. I don’t wanna rush those things.

I know that I can handle it and I know it’s going to be ok. But still…yeah.

So I need to think about tiny newborn clothes and the expressions they make and how warm and cuddly they are. And how I get to be a mom to a little girl. And all the fun we’re going to have!

We still don’t have a name for this little girl. We’re back and forth on our top two choices, and we’re both unsure if either option will actually work. We don’t have middle names. But, we’ve got some time yet so hopefully we’ll work it out.

In a few weeks once I hit the third trimester, I’ll start drinking some of that yummy red raspberry leaf tea, which I’m convinced works wonders to strengthen the uterus and make it more efficient. And maybe around that time I’ll start to get motivated to get in the birthin’ mindset.