swimsuits, summer, pregnancy and cellulite!!!

ahhhhhh...what a wonderful thing 95+ weather is...well, it probably wouldn't be so wonderful if we weren't able to spend most of those days at a pool. the only draw back to the pool is having to get into a swimsuit. there was a time when i didn't care about putting on a suit and walking around without a care in the world. those times are gone. i can no longer sit peacefully by the pool reading or listining to music...now i have to bend and dip and swim on my knees all over the 6in to 2ft side of the pool. as if having to wear a bathing suit was not insult enough. on top of that i am now pregnant...and not quite the pregnant where people know that i am pregnant...just where i look like have gained quite a bit of weight and i am still trying to squash flesh into a bathing suit that used to fit but now reseambles sausage wrap. sigh. i keep trying to tell myself that all is not lost. i will be healthy and fit once more. being a mom does not mean that i have to neglect my health...in fact...i can send a healthy message to my children by making sure that i make good choices and exercise...i keep telling myself this...

baby update:

so far i've gained 6 pounds.
13 weeks along ( yay for almost done with the first trimester!)
i heard the little one's heartbeat and saw the little squiggly body on the ultrasound...
a strong heartbeat of 160+ beats per minute
little fact: tiny fingerprints have already formed on this little one's fingertips! how awesome!

harper and calvary are extremely excited. harper a little more so. calvary just keeps trying to look up my dress or down my shirt and see the baby. he has no interest in holding, feeding, or diapering a baby. the idea of a baby inside of mommy is neat, but outside of that, nothing. harper tries to take care of me and she reminds me that i shouldn't drink soda because the baby drinks what i drink and tells me that if i have a headache then the baby has a headache because that baby has what i have. she keeps trying to practice feeding calvary, diapering calvary, and holding calvary...but he fights her every step of the way.

all is madness and i love madness!