Getting Bigger By the Day

At this point in the game, I look like I have a soccer ball in my belly!
I can remember growing up and going to soccer camps every
summer and without fail, putting that ball up my shirt and telling
everyone I had a baby in there (that and putting a soccer ball
on top of an orange cone and telling everyone I had the world's largest
ice cream cone....real original right?!)! Well now I really do have a baby in
my belly, and to see my belly get bigger every week freaks me out/is
comforting. It's weird for me to not be able to see my crotch when
I sit down anymore. It's weird that when I look down I can barely
see the tips of my toes, but all of this growth in my belly means baby is
still in there cookin, and continuing to grow big
and strong which is exactly what bear needs to do!

Officially 6 months here!
Michael was out of town, so I had to do a self-portrait before church!

Why the random picture in this green jacket...
well maybe because a mere 6 months ago it was summer,
I was fit, I was tan, oh and this jacket zipped up all the way!
Now I am lucky if I can get the teeth of the zipper within
5 inches of each other! Oh weight gain how I have embraced you!

This is just sad. The bottom is QUITE stretchy and i STILL
can't even get it to zip! Pathetic really!

What time is it? Time to embrace this new body!
It's really hard for me to feel cute or pretty these days.
My thighs are bigger. My boobs are bigger. My belly is
QUITE bigger. I no longer have abs, toned arms or legs.
BUT what I do have is a very healthy, quite cute (from what
we have seen on the ultrasounds)growing baby, so I try
not to complain too much, and remember the blessings I DO have!
This is me at 25 weeks and counting!

I spy 2 very small images of toes....and a very messy room! Don't judge me!

This is before our OB appointment today. Lucy wanted to show off her
belly too! She has been getting bigger and I think upgraded to CAT
status now, but is getting a new workout in our new place now that she
has more space! She loves chasing the ball down the stairs
and is quite the pro these days! I still love seeing her slide on the hardwood
floors though when she gets going too fast! I'm a mean mommy!

Does this picture make my boobs look floppy? Not sure how I feel
about this...but the gut looks good :)

My face says it all really....
HOT STUFF! ;)

The bare naked truth.....
I'M WHITE!!!!

Let's hope bear gets Michael's coloring....come on Mexi genes!

Now that I am 25 weeks, it is fun to feel AND look pregnant. I no longer have to explain to people that I am pregnant (not chubby) and I don't think bear has any intentions of coming out early! I am pretty sure bear is comfy cozy in there, and LOVES to eat! I have had THE biggest appetite lately. I'm a bus! I cannot eat enough and when I think I have eaten too much and it's hard to breath, don't worry that feeling goes away and I am right back to thinking about what my next snack should be! I saw a commercial on the TV last night for curly fries and just about had a meltdown. I wanted them, BAD! I needed them, NOW! What happened to my fruit and salad cravings? What kind of a monster so I have growing inside me!? Doesn't bear know I need to watch what we eat and just because I am pregnant doesn't mean it's a free ticket to be a Fatty McPatty? Well, so far I have had self-control but in all reality I am not sure how much longer that will last, as my mouth is watering right now as I type and think about those damn (sorry bear...don't use swear words) fries. But, I will try to keep it healthy because I know come July/August I am gonna be REALLY cursing at myself if I let it get out of control.

Overall, I feel like this has been going by so fast. But I know that the end of the pregnancy is always the hardest. You are HUGE, tired, sore/achy, and just all around anxious to meet this new person that you have been taking care of to bring here safely! I really do feel so lucky (at this point...mostly because I have YET to go through labor...ask me how lucky I feel after childbirth) that I get to carry our baby. I get to feel bear move around. I know I complain to Michael about not feeling sexy anymore, but I honestly wouldn't trade it for the world. Women have been blessed with something that men won't ever have. I feel blessed to be a woman and feel blessed to be an LDS woman. I am so grateful for the knowledge that I have, knowing that NO matter what, families are eternal. I hate to think about it, BUT if for some crazy reason something happened to bear, and he/she didn't make it, I am so blessed to know that we will see bear again and will always be with one another. It is such a calming feeling to know that all will not be lost, and that our heavenly father knows exactly what he is doing and has a plan for each one of us. BUT, I don't even want to think about all that, and will continue to be happy with each passing week that baby bear decides to stay in mama's big ol' warm, mooshy belly! We love bear more and more everyday and can't wait to meet him/her!