As the world turns

So, I've been packing around this basketball on my front side for the last little bit and it's still got about 6 weeks to grow/go before Zoe gets here. Bending over is becoming more of a challenge and turning over in bed requires me to rock back and forth, gain a little momentum and flip myself like a pancake on a griddle. Last night we decided to have a little fun with the belly. We looked around a little online and discovered that belly art work is more popular than we thought. While those professional drawings cost a pretty penny, we decided to go the free route and see what a couple washable markers could do. Art is not my forte, especially upside down art, so what you see below is Ryan's creation. I like how my belly button adds some 3-d effects to the map and almost looks like a volcano coming out near Brazil. There will be more drawings on the belly, but this was the first, and of course, had to be shared.

C is for cankle

I have been enjoying this pregnancy and can't wait to meet little Zoe. I have so much fun lying down and feeling her move around. It's such a neat experience. While my belly and hips continue to expand (I've always believed I had child bearing hips and now it's come to pass), I'm noticing that other parts of me are changing. I'm going to stick with just one aspect and show you how much difference 6 hours can make.

Notice the picture below. Pre-pregnancy that's what my foot usually looked like. Well, in the past couple of weeks, those beautifully sculpted ankles have gone by the wayside. That picture was taken at about 6:30AM on Monday of this week.

Now this picture was taken the same day, about 6 hours later. I hope I don't have to state the obvious. Had I waited until 6:30PM of that same day, it would have been even worse. By the end of the day, I feel some relation to the Michelin Man.

One of the bright spots of my day is now waking up in the morning and looking at my ankles, knowing that they are still there and that they will make a come back. My older sister told me that hers got puffy after her baby came. If mine get even more swollen after Zoe comes, I don't know what I'm going to do. Thank goodness it's summer time and I don't have to wear any constricting shoes. Sad thing is that I'm noticing difficulty in even putting on my flip flops. At least I don't have to tie them.