Prego Update

I am 17 weeks pregnant and have started to show a bit more this week. Its amazing how different this pregnancy is than with Natalie, with regards to my weight! But, baby and I are both growing and doing good.

I went to my mid-wife today and I have started to gain some weight, which is good! Though I am still not up to the weight I was when I was 5 weeks pregnant (I lost about 6 lbs from week 5 to 12). But we are on the right track. And I am using a midwife this time round, which so far I am enjoying. I know lots of people who have great reasons for going to a midwife; mine are simple: my doctor is out in Langley and with having moved to Chilliwack, we don't particularly want to drive 1 hour to have this baby and I don't want to give up my doctor! 30 min is far enough for us...so we are having this baby in Abbotsford! Those are my reasons, pure and simple! :) Back to the appointment, everything looks good and baby's heartbeat was at about 160 - nice and fast.

I started to feel baby move a few weeks ago and Nate was able to feel the baby move last week for the first time! I love that moment when Nate feels the baby move for the first time and gets to experience our baby a little bit! This baby isn't super active yet, which is nice! But I love the feeling of the bumps and kicks I do get! :)

I have also being feeling braxton hicks again very early. I was thinking that this time round I might not notice them as much, but they started even earlier this time and have proved to be very consistent already! Though, it did take me a few weeks to place that that was what they were. I kept feeling "weird", almost short of breath. And now I can feel the acutal harding of my uterus.

I feel as though I have been alot healthier already this pregnancy. I have been doing prenatal pilates, walking, circit training and yoga. I am especially enjoying doing yoga with Bonnie - its a girls night out! And I definately feel it the next day! Last night when we arrived home, the boys had made us a great steak dinner! It was wonderful to come home to food and our men! Thanks Bonnie for suggesting it!