17 weeks...

it looks like this is going to be a weekly update thing...i try to get on here more than that, but honestly, i'm feeling so normal that i dont think there is more to write about that wont fit in one post:)

this week was the first time i felt people, well..SAW people staring at me. haha. its kinda funny. they look at you like you're some alien life form...just standing/sitting there gawking at your midsection..who knows whats going on in their thoughts at that moment, i dont care. i just think its really humorous. i was at a shower yesterday and distinctly noticed 4-5 girls just mesmerized by my waist...and do they think i cannot see them? haha. i notice everything, its a gift. im keenly aware of whats going on around me at all times, and i just thought it was so funny that well, here i am! its that time. people are starting to stare.

there's also this perception that you are all of the sudden incapable of doing very ordinary non-strenuous things, like moving from the chair to the couch, or bending over to pick something up. HAHA. seriously, i just get a kick out of it all. i mean you hear the cliche "im pregnant, im not dying"....but man, its really true! and i dont blame people, i mean, if you dont know what its like to be pregnant its easy to think of it as some kind of disability that keeps you from being able to do very mundane things...so i dont let it bother me. i humor it..after all, people are good natured generally and they are doing it to be nice. however i pity the first person i dont know who makes a pass at my belly....the claws will come out. believe me you will all know when this happens, there will be a nice long post on here about how i back-handed the crazy belly-touching lady at publix. just wait.

so little things im noticing this week...i can hear and feel my heartbeat like all the way up in my neck and ears. like loud! its crazy. ben says its because my heart is working so much harder, ya know..keeping up with us both. but sometimes when its quiet i get so annoyed with the thump thump in my ear constantly. sleeping on my stomach is pretty much going to end soon..its harder to breathe that way, lol. and bending down or over or slouching is very uncomfortable...i like to take deep breaths and they become labored if im all squished together. and im craving more things now than i ever did my first trimester. actually, i didnt really crave anything my first trimester. right now im LOVING oranges, salads with honey mustard dressing, everything bagels with cream cheese, WATER all the time, craisings, and bbq pork sandwiches with cole slaw. haha, its so random. really, i dont know where any of this comes from. and honestly im really proud of myself for not "milking" this pregnant thing for all its worth. i mean, do you guys know....really know how much i love doughnuts? i could be living off of them. i think i can remember having a doughnut ONCE since we found out about the kiddo. ONCE! yes, im doing well.

other than the above i feel super duper normal. there are moments throughout the day where i forget i am pregnant because i feel so normal...oh and then i just look down and its all confirmed, haha.

before i include the ever-humorous picture of my growing belly, exciting news is that we find out a week from today what this thing is! and then i dont have to call it a thing or it on here anymore:) so stay tuned! (january 26th!!)

here i am at 17 weeks!