Half-Baked

Today is the official 20-week mark of my pregnancy. That means the bun is half baked! So far the pregnancy has been going fairly well. I think I’m FINALLY getting past the early morning nausea. It has been tapering off for several weeks, but it doesn’t seem to want to disappear entirely. At least I’m no longer dreading going to bed (because the yucky morning would inevitably come), so that’s a good sign.

Since we don’t have our camera right now (sigh) I couldn’t post a new picture of my belly, but I dug up this picture from 2 years ago when I was about 20 weeks preggo with Micah. When I look at this picture my first thought is, wow, I was still so tiny! I feel like I’ve definitely “blossomed” earlier this time around. I sure hope the growth doesn’t continue at this rate! I feel like I’m at the perfect size right now – big enough to be noticeably pregnant and wear the cute maternity clothes, yet not too uncomfortable or “dinosaur-ish” yet. (Yes Doug, that last bit was for you – no more dinosaur comments in the 9th month this time around…)

Speaking of being “baked”, it seems the hot weather has finally found us out here in BC. We just had a scorching weekend and it looks like this coming week will be offering us little relief. Funny how we wait for this weather all year long and then when it comes, it feels a little unbearable. I definitely love the “summer” feeling – especially the warm evenings – but it’s hard keeping Micah cool. He has been dealing with a bad case of eczema for about a month and a half now and the heat from the last couple of days is making it much worse. We’re frustrated with waiting for doctor’s appointments and trying creams that don’t seem to be helping, but we’re praying something will do the trick soon!

Yesterday we took advantage of the weather and spent a few hours at Harrison Lake. What a perfect day for the beach! Micah loved the water - especially floating with me on the tube. He also enjoyed digging in the sand and helping Daddy and Auntie Rosanna bury Uncle Nathan in it :)
(Once again, wishing I had some pictures...)