Wow, it's been over a month since I last wrote. I'm such a slacker! In my defense it has been a bit crazy the last couple of weeks. We went to Missouri to visit my family (and then go to Nauvoo for my sister's wedding). I don't mind Missouri in the spring time when it's rainy and comfortable but I don't know if I EVER want to go back in August. Hahaha at least not pregnant. It was around 100 degrees the first few days we were there (which I can handle) but on top of the heat was the 95% humidity! Ugh! My hands and feet were so swollen and no matter how much I elevated them they would not go back to normal. My new brother-in-law, Johnny, nicknamed me Brittany Rubble. :P The picture does not do justice to just how swollen they were! Now that we're home, back in the lovely dry desert weather my feet have gone back to mostly normal. Phew! I was worried they'd stay that way until November! I've also begun to get stretchmarks. Nothing horrible, but a few are a little random. I'll just lotion the belly up and hope for the best but I'm not super worried about it.
Now that I've whined a bit, I thought I would write my top 10 favorite things about being pregnant (I've only got 80 days to go until the due date so I better enjoy them now):
10. Now that I'm finally showing people are a lot more courteous, ie: they hold doors open, ask if I would like to go ahead of them in line, etc.
9. Complete strangers smile at me when they notice the belly.
8. Expectant Mother's parking at the mall! Normally I park in the back for the walk but my feet hurt enough as it is without adding walking across hot blacktop to it. ;)
7. Registering for all the cute baby stuff.
6. Envisioning Tristan and the nursery in said baby stuff.
5. Checking the pregnancy book every week to see where the baby is at in his growth and what he's up to in there.
4. Putting our nursery together.
3. Chad talking to his son via the belly. Makes me smile every time.
2. Tristan kicking/bumping/punching Chad's hand when he's talking to him.
1. Feeling Tristan move around at any given moment or watching my belly jump as he changes position.
I'm sure I could think of more things to add to the list but I think this is sufficient. It definitely makes the few inconveniences that come with being pregnant seem very minimal. Especially with how difficult it was for us to get here. Here's a more recent pic of the belly... 28 weeks along.