Long Overdue - Pregnancy update

Pardon the pun. This post is long overdue (not the baby) and I apologize for taking so long to post an updated picture of how my belly size is progressing. I am constantly impressed with those expecting mothers who take weekly pictures to show how they gradually grow.

I, unfortunately, am not as dedicated, so the rest of you must therefore suffer. But, at least we're making progress and you can actually tell there's something growing in there. I still feel like I'm stuffed from Thanksgiving dinner and this whole time I thought I was able to hold quite a bit in that bladder of mine. While I am still able to "hold it" until I can make it to the restroom, when I'm done instead of feeling relieved I feel like "that's it? that's all?? that's all you had in there?????" *sigh. And I know it'll only get worse. As for everything else, I thank my lucky stars that I still haven't had much sickness, aches, or pains.... yet. And even if I do, I feel very fortunate that I've got something pretty special growing in there. Nils is funny and keeps asking the baby to come out and play with him. As time is going by pretty fast, he won't have much longer to wait.

So... here's the long awaited picture. This was taken at about 29 weeks. Nils and I are attending Bradley classes to stock up on exercises, nutrition, and general knowledge about labor. It's turned into a nice growing opportunity for the both of us as we're learning more about what's going on inside and how to best support each other. There sure is a lot to learn! :)