24 Weeks

Can't believe that I am finally in my 25th week! I feel little baby Ella constantly and she always responds to food (my full stomach) and her Dad's voice. She is definitely most active in the morning and at night for some reason. I'm big enough now where I am starting to get uncomfortable doing basic things around the house and at work. If I drop something there is about a 50/50 chance that I'll pick it up :) Sometimes I am full of energy and other times it's hard to pull myself off of the couch. Sleeping can be super awkward and putting my shoes on in the morning has proven to be no easy task. Thank goodness that my students at school have been amazing and at night I have my hubby. We spent the majority of the weekend hanging out in San Clemente surfing (me with the video camera :), shopping, and checking out the farmers market. It's was weird because in nearly every store we were in someone asked me when I was due. A couple of people have asked here and there but this weekend it felt like every person that walked by was curious. We strolled into "Cindy's" which is a bikini store that my mom would take me to every summer to get a new swimsuit. I hadn't been there since high school and they always have the most adorable swimwear. It made me really excited to imagine myself eventually feeling comfortable in a bikini again. I always thought girls were really lame who complained about weight gain during pregnancy. It seemed like they should be focusing on the life that they were creating and not their own physical changes. Needless to say, the old saying "Don't judge someone unless you have walked a mile in their shoes!" has proven itself true once again. It's not that you mind the changes so much, it's more the feeling of discomfort and inability to do the things you once did so easily that you can't stand. Luke has been super supportive during all of my physical and emotional changes. I know that I can be difficult at times so I am very grateful for his unconditional love. I am trying to embrace this special time because I want to remember every feeling that I have, positive or negative. My favorite thing to do is just hang out at the beach because I can enjoy the weather and walking around the pier has been the extent of my exercise.

We go to the doctor again next week to check the placenta status. So far it is still low but hasn't moved so we will see at our next ultrasound. We are going to do the 3D one soon which I am super excited about. I am posting a video below of Luke surfing this weekend. I get such a thrill out of watching him so I pulled out my iphone. He is all the way on the far right :) Maybe next time I won't do this because on Sunday he had me bring the video camera.