Last night, after a cold maternity session, during which I froze to the core, since I decided to still go ahead and sport my summer outfits… including 4-5 inch pumps, we got home and were wiped out, ready to go to bed… But, as life would have it, Sprout decided it was party time… and moved around, like a little hurricane, nonstop (!), for over 6 hours after we finally made it to bed by 11 pm. Hubby was out in no time, but… poor me, how could I, when it felt like an earth quake was erupting on the inside of me… for nearly 6 hours? I tried getting up, doing some work, and then going back to sleep several times, but it was all useless. By 4:30 am, I was wiped out and nearly in tears, because I had to be up at 7:30 am to teach two fitness classes and had the entire day planned already.
While getting up and down, trying to talk my child into letting me sleep, I browsed through our family photo archives for the last year, from the time we found out we conceived. Aww… what wonderful memories they were, and I also saw myself in my former thin glory… and missed it! I could not believe the transformation my body had gone through to grow the miracle inside of me.
Here are Hubby and I in the first month of our pregnancy:
. Sprout’s arrival is approaching fast. We are not only 3.5 weeks away (hopefully) from seeing his/her lovely face for the first time. Most of everything is ready and we are beyond ourselves with expectation. There is no fear and no worry in my hearts about actually giving birth–I am so looking forward to it! And once s/he comes out we will be basking in the baby glow for days to come… but I will also be pulling out my camera and capturing a lot of baby love 
, the pregnancy, when I compare my notes with other preggos, has been a breeze! No swollen ankles, weird refluxes, mineral depletion, weight in all the wrong places, or whatever else pregnant women call “normal” for pregnancy! Having gone through some quick physical adjustments during the first trimester, I have happily lived through the second, with amazing amounts of energy. I am still not slowing down… not too much, but now the size of my belly is getting bigger, so I do get tired a bit faster. However, taking breaks and eating right allows me to bounce right back, even though I still teach 9 fitness classes a week! (CA_RA_ZY!). Oh yes, and my stomach is now probably the size of my bladder–tiny! I cannot eat as much as I used to, so I graze. But on the other hand Sprout allows me to sleep more these days! Yes, there are late night restroom breaks, but that is really not a side effect–my poor bladder has no room to expand! Although even with that, there is an improvement, since Sprout is bigger now, he stays up higher, which gives me more time between “John-John” visits.
