31 weeks

Recently, Jason and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary by driving down to Key Largo for one night. It was lovely. He took some amazing images of me, and one in particular was perfect for my bump collage:

 It's amazing to see the progression now that I'm far enough along to actually see the changes. It hasn't been entirely easy to watch my size and weight grow and grow. My body has gone through some not-so-attractive changes. I'm mostly amazed at how 28lbs. just makes you move entirely different. Yoga and exercise are more challenging because my poor legs are literally shaking from the extra weight! But I'm trying my best to stay active, even in this hot Florida weather. Whatever nasty things (stretch marks) have come along, I'm comforted by the fact that I'm growing something truly amazing inside of me. There is nothing else in the world I've accomplished, apart from the relationship with my husband, that begins to compare to this.