Belly touchers......

It amazes me how many people have walked up to me over the last few weeks and touched my belly!
To be honest it hasn't really bothered me, although I thought it would. I haven't had a complete stranger do the belly touch yet and I'm pretty sure when that day comes I will be a little uneasy......I am not a big fan at all of the stranger hug or shoulder squeeze (both of which you get a lot from patient's working at a medical office), so I can't imagine I will be fond of the complete stranger belly touch. I don't mind at all when good friends or family touch my belly but it has really surprised me how many people who work at the clinic I do, whom I don't know that well at all (I work for a large company), walk up to me smile and then just reach out and touch my belly. I can't imagine in a million years doing that without permission to anyone other than my very close friends, and even with my best friend, that I have known since we were in elementary school, I was hesitant to over step my boundaries and constantly touch her belly without the green light. Again though, I honestly have not minded....it just surprises me. 

I figure I must be starting to show a little more over the past couple weeks since I have had 2 people (one a complete stranger) ask how far along I am. Hahaha, that being said....... I am still pretty confident that I am going to be the world's largest pregnant women and they will have to lift my newborn out with a crane after having me brought to the hospital on a large semi-truck bed.  But really on a serious note I have already gained 14 pounds and I am currently only 17 weeks! Hopefully the weight gain will even out a little at some point since my plan was to not gain more than 30 pounds. I vaguely remember a blog on here prior to getting pregnant about losing weight and getting in shape prior to becoming pregnant.....unfortunately that never did go as planned and I started this pregnancy off a little heavier than I would have liked. I guess that's just life though and now I will just have to embrace every pound gained (within reason!!) as a sign my little be-be is healthy. I don't want to be a overweight momma and I want to set a good example of health to my kids so I am going to work really hard on getting in shape after this pregnancy.

I am feeling really good lately. It continues to amaze me how much my body changes even on a daily basis and there are some minor aches and pains and strange happenings along the way but all and all I have to say I am feeling really good, I fell healthy and my energy level seems to be really good lately. I am having a lot of fun buying some baby things and just being in the moment and enjoying this pregnancy. In 9 days we find out if we will welcome a little baby boy or a little baby girl.......then the fun really starts!!