week 18

My latest belly pic is once again in the awesome PJ outfit- but that seems to be when I want to take these pics. The tummy has really popped out since week 17. I have felt our little baby fluttering around quite a bit in the last week. It feels as if I have alka seltzer in my tummy. No, it is not gas, it is my baby! I can tell the difference, trust me. I have been eating alot more healthy in my second trimester and I do feel like exercizing a bit more than in the first trimester. I have decided alot of pregnancy books out there are very negative and that does not really interest me right now. I heard Jenny McCarthy's book was great so I got it and all she did was complain the whole time about being pregnant and she tried to be funny about it. Maybe that is funny for someone who was pregnant in the past and can look back and laugh but for me, I really want to surround myself with positive messages. I want to be excited to meet my baby, not fear it. I want to embrace my changing body, not make fun of it. Okay-maybe a little teasing here and there but Jenny was too much. I am glad I have reached this decision because it has led me to my favorite prego learning tool out there. The podcast, pregtastic. I love it. It has a bunch of pregnant women and they have guests and they talk about every angle. If they talk about cloth diapers, they talk about disposable. If they talk about breast feeding, the next show is on bottle feeding. They really let the mom decide and they honor every woman's right to make her own choices. I love that. That is why I have decided to do a hypnobabies course. It is basically hypnosis for a natural child birth. Hypnosis is basically meditation which I already know has amazing benefits. Hypnobabies teaches you to be happy about giving birth and to feel positive about the experience rather than be scared. They teach you that your body knows what to do because it is a natural thing. No matter what happens in the delivery room, I am glad this course is teaching me not to be afraid. Chad is very supportive, which means the world to me. Two weeks until we find out what private parts our baby has! Trycia or Dutch? Hmmmmm....