Reflections from the Mid-Way Point

Today is the half-way point of my pregnancy! I am at 20 weeks. It is amazing how fast the last 4 months have gone by. I still can't *quite* believe there is a little person the length of a carrot and the size of a cantaloupe inside my body. Wow!  A lot has happened since we first found out we were having a baby. Our house went under contract twice, we moved out, moved back, and finally sold the house and moved out for good just 2 weeks ago. Nick and I are getting settled in our new little place and feel good about the new beginning, even though we wonder where we will fit all of our stuff when the baby arrives.

So while at the grocery store tonight, I was thinking about the pregnancy so far...I actually have been really aggravated with grocery shopping lately. Parking at the HEB is nightmare and lines are long. My friend told me that the HEB on Far West Blvd has "stork parking" spaces. So tonight, I decided that I would drive a few miles out of my way to that store and claim my special parking spot. After all, I only have 20 more weeks left to use the "pregnancy card." Unfortunately, there were no stork signs in sight. Grrr...well, at least it is Friday night and primo-parking is really not that hard to obtain.

There are perks to being pregnant, certainly. People are nice to you, always concerned about how you are feelings, co-workers who have never talked to you before now act like they are intimately invested in your  daily life and well-being. Friends dote on you and enjoy talking about the future of the little one. You don't have to worry about being "swim-suit ready" for the pool and you definitely don't have to help anyone move or lift boxes (that came in handy for me of late)! And I am still on the look-out for my stork parking.

Besides the aforementioned things, pregnancy thus far has not seemed to change my life drastically. I think because I feel so good most of the time, I even forget that I am pregnant. I think I have felt the baby move, though I am not 100% sure. It feels like fleeting little hunger pains. Or maybe that's just my body's way of telling me I need more Oreos. Not sure. I look forward to the day when I will know with certainty that "that was a kick!"

I finally bought my Yoga Yoga pass and am getting into the prenatal yoga classes. It is really fun to see other pregnant ladies at various stages, shapes and sizes. I hope that the classes will help me in labor. I have heard women say that they really do make a difference. Monday is the 20-week scan at the specialist's office and hopefully we will have confirmation that our baby girl is indeed a girl!