twenty-one weeks. bump.

{compare boy two belly to parker belly here.}

and then we were in the twenties.  

the belly starts to grow, you start to actually look pregnant & you get to feel baby a lot.  i like this part.  i'm comfortably pregnant.  i feel pregnant & i feel little boy's constant kicks & nudges all day long.  this is the fun part!  

well, my dwindling wardrobe isn't so fun but at least i can break out all the maternity pants & feel comfortable about the expanding waistline.  and i have been.  i've been living in maternity skinny jeans & yoga pants & most my t-shirts still fit.  so that's good.

as good as i am feeling, the fact that i have a pre-existing bad back is rearing its ugly head.  i have a history of sciatic pain & uneven hips which makes me feel like an 80 year old woman even when i'm not pregnant... so the expanding hips & the increasing belly-weight puts a lot of pressure back there that i have to be careful with.  i'm still able to run quite a bit at stroller strides but i definitely feel it the rest of the day.  hopefully my high-intensity work out days are not numbered!

i don't really feel like i have any legit "pregnancy cravings."  i mean, long before i was ever pregnant i loved chocolate, ice cream & all things carbs.  i just find myself giving in to those little guilty pleasures more often now that i'm pregnant.  this week has been all about chocolate milk & peanut butter twix.  YUM.  

we had an awesome weekend.  despite crappy weather, we spent a lot of time outside & had some good ol fashioned family time.  lots of errands, a couple meals on the town & a late night or two watching "arrested development" on apple tv.  thems is the makings of a good weekend muh friends.

happy monday!