The Performer

Nate and I feel like we witnessed another development of Natalie's personality tonight - she loves to perform! This past week she has started spinning - loving the feeling of getting dizzy! She will spin like crazy, then fall on the floor and giggle! Tonight she started spinning really fast (whipping herself) and then she would stop and start clapping for herself, looking at Nate and I expectantly to clap as well! When we stopped, she would do everything she could to get us to clap and cheer again! It was so cute!

I am really enjoying the stage Natalie is at. She is learning and changing so much everyday! Nate notices at the end of the day how much she has developed while he was at work - quite incredible!

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!

Animal Sounds

I just thought this was too cute not to post.

Life

Life continues on day by day. We are getting more and more settled into our new home and are really enjoying being out in Chilliwack! I am especially enjoying being able to have the car more often!

I am now 16 weeks pregnant and am finally feeling like I am starting to show! And its more of a "filling out" than an acutal bump, but its starting.

Last week we went for Natalie's 12 month shots (a bit late, I know). She did great and was a super happy camper the rest of the day. And she got weighed and she has gained over 1 lbs in a month! So she is now over 19 lbs, which is a huge step for her since she has barely gained any weight since she was 9 months!

A quick update on our lives.