A little belly

Howdy all!

As the title of this blog states I am infact getting "a little belly". Jay & I have been able to tell for a while but now it is more visible to everyone. Don't get me wrong- it could still probably be mistaken for fat- but I know better because my belly starts right under my breasts! You can really tell from a profile view- and I know that those three inches of belly were not sticking out there 6 months ago!

Also- since Hudson is getting bigger I can feel him more too. Jay & I were in bed watching tv one night late last week and we could see the comforter "jump" every now and then. It is the coolest thing! If it wasn't so creepy it would be cool to have a translucent window over him so I could see him as well as feel him.

Unrelated to pregnancy the big thing last week for me was getting braces on my bottom teeth. Yikes! Maybe I've forgotten adjusting to the top (since August 2008)- but all I know is the inside of my bottom lip looks like hamburger and stings when I eat or drink (moving my lips basically). Eating is no fun either because the braces are exduding such force on my teeth that I feel like I am teething again! Every night as I sleep my lower lip also vacuum-seals itself to the braces making for great fun in the morning as I get up and brush my teeth! The things we do for vanity. So far what everyone has told me about getting braces has been true. When I got to the orthodontist's office last Tuesday they asked me if I was "excited to be getting braces on bottom" and I told them that I was glad because it meant I was one step closer to getting them OFF!

Tuesday of last week was a big day because in addition to getting hardware in my mouth we also had our Newborn preparation class at Baptist. We met our friends, Dennis & Rachel, at Cracker Barrell Restaurant and then headed over to the class. Someone had instructed me incorrectly on the location of the class however because we went to the clinic and it was at the Hospital.

It was very informative in the areas of what things are physically normal to expect on a brand new baby, care of circumcision, cord care, as well as the information given about car seats. I had no idea they had expiration dates (car seats- not babies)! The class had 14 expectant mothers (all couples except for one lone girl). Jay & I had the latest due date of the bunch. Most were due in March. We would probably have been in the majority if we'd scheduled it alone (and taken it in March) but we wanted to take it at the same time as Dennis & Rachel & they are due 5-6wks before us. It's just more fun to go through something with someone else.

I've also signed Jay & I up for the CPR class, the Childbirth Preparation class, and Breastfeeding (Jay's not sure he wants to attend that one). I am still not sure I am going to nurse but I would like to extract, and everyone I've asked has said that it is good to take the breastfeeding class whether you plan to do so or not. I think the classes will be in the order that I mentioned them. CPR is in February and the other two are in March.

In a couple weeks (first weekend in February) we will be going to Mount Magazine to celebrate our 2nd year wedding anniversary! It will be both to celebrate and to get away because this will be our last "trip" before Hudson is born. It is gorgeous up there and Jay & I are both really looking forward to it. We will take off on Friday morning sometime and come back on Sunday afternoon. It's nice to mess up "routine" sometimes.

I have noticed in the last couple days that in the afternoon I start fading again (tired) like I did in the first trimester. We are not quite out of the 2nd trimester, which for the most part I have had plenty of energy in, but even as I type this I would really like to just lay down and take a nap!


Talk to ya'll again soon!