Bumpin' Along

Well today it happened. I bought my first official maternity clothes. Up until this point I have been able to get away with mostly just stretchy stuff and probably could do so for a while longer, but it doesn't take long for even the most comfy yoga pants to get a bit tired. Especially for someone who gets bored as quickly as I do! So with that dilemma I set out to Value Village. I am ever thankful for thrift stores when it comes to times like this. After doing some price checking at Thyme Maternity I realized that second hand would be the only way to go when it came to limited use clothing purchases. I was wary at first to try maternity clothes on thinking they would be awkward and make me look terrible, but I was pleasantly surprised when almost everything I tried on felt and looked great (with the exception of a navy blue 80s 2 piece suit that Adam made me try just for kicks and giggles :p). Seems as thought I was meant for this industry! A nice change from my usual shopping experiences. In the end I left the store feeling much better about myself and the coming months and even managed to change into my new shorts in the parking lot! Oh and did I mention that I spent half as much as a tshirt cost in the Maternity store? Yup, all in all a shopping win I think!
And yet, with all that being said, I must say that the overall experience of getting used to this ever changing new body of mine has not been quite so sunny. I have definitely had my share of overly emotional moments as one by one my old clothes drop out of the realm of wearability or I look in the mirror and the person looking back is someone I hardly recognize. I feel like every morning I wake up different than how I went to sleep the night before. At times its overwhelming. Yet, on the whole, it is a beautiful, miraculous experience full of wonder. I guess that's why its tough, because all of the best things in life are!
Oh boy, This post is longer than I wanted so I will just leave it at that, but before I go some pictures. I have made it a goal not to write any posts without adding pictures too. That way the less committed (also known as people like me) can just browse quickly and get a general idea of whats been going down :)

17 Weeks :)

Baby's First Book

A bit advanced I know, but for $0.99 what the hey! Its never too early to start learning the alphabet !