35 at 16 weeks!!

Today, I decided to take a tape measure to see how big my belly has grown in the past few months. I'm on my 16th week of pregnancy and I noticed that I am now really showing that cute baby bump!! ;) [Wish I could have taken a photo, but I will here soon.]

The measurement kind of surprised and made me smile at the same time. How couldn't I? My waistline used to measure 26 and now it's 35!! My husband was a bit shocked when I told him. But, I am so happy that everybody can tell now that I am pregnant at first glance :) And like my husband, I am very excited and can't wait to finally get to see our little angel.

I can say that I am blessed with a happy and easy pregnancy :) I didn't go through a lot of hard times during my early part of the first trimester. The only changes I had to deal with were being too lazy to take shower and do the things I love doing the most, being so irritable at times, food cravings, feeling sick inside a car, nauseated, always sleepy, and 6 days in a week I was always upset with my husband for no evident reason at all. It was as if my day was never complete without me having to annoy him. I feel bad though for doing what I did but we both know it was just a part of what I was going through at the time. I'm so thankful that my husband remained and still remains very understanding and supportive of me. He always makes sure that his wife and baby are doing fine ;)

It's my second trimester now and I'm thankful that I no longer have some of those changes I had to go through during the earlier stage. I still am kind of faineant when it comes to taking shower, but at least now, I am taking shower more than once a week!! [hahaha] Yeah, what a great improvement that is!! I still feel sick when inside a car. I still throw up sometimes, but it's not that bad actually. Oh, I [still] love to sleep!! Nothing beats that one ;) And most of all, I still love getting into my husband, but in a totally different way now. I love looking at his photo, just staring at him, and how I love the sound of his voice. Our baby actually makes gentle movements in my belly every time daddy is on the phone :) Is it an early sign that he/she is going to be a daddy's baby?! Hmm..

My appetite changed, too. I eat now more than I used to during the first trimester. But, I don't see that as an issue at all. I love to eat!! Hehehe. Good thing is that I haven't gained too much weight though I eat a lot and I eat not just 3 times a day - I eat every time I feel hungry - and it's not the "eat-small-frequent-meals" that I am following. But of course, I watch closely what I eat and I make sure I eat healthy. My husband is strict when it comes to that. He never fails to check on me when it comes to food and staying healthy and he makes sure that I do stay that way. He sure is doing a great job being a loving and caring husband and a father-to-be :)

We're so thankful to God for all of His blessings and unfailing grace. We know that things are tough right now, but we are dealing with each of them just fine :) Being pregnant and not having my husband around me to personally take care of me is something I have to live and deal with ever single day no matter how tough things turn out to be and I know it's as hard for my husband being away from us as it is for me. But we know and believe that things will work out fine because God is always there to help us out anytime, anywhere :)

So, that's all for now. I better get some rest and will update again soon. Hope you all had a wonderful day :)

PS:
Just a short sweet note from my baby's daddy :) We love you so much!!

That u both are my world and no matter what bad things happen to me right now. Having u both makes my world bright. I love you both and I couldn't be happier with you being by my side. *hugs