As a matter of fact, I believe that my belly has started to show from when I saw the + sign on the pregnancy test. But my husband says otherwise. He is just now admitting that I have a pregnant woman’s belly. According to his theory, before this week, which is my 15th, I only had a bigger belly because I was eating more, because I knew I was pregnant. But he just likes to tease me.
I got my results from the Nuchal Translucency test and the baby is doing well. The results were good, so no need to worry about the down syndrome nor the trisomy 18. It was really cool to see the baby on the screen for the first time. He was not moving too much but was kicking and boxing. At some point he even sucked his thumb. I just couldn’t stop laughing when I first saw the image on the screen. It really is a miracle to see this little bundle, 13 weeks old at the time, already fully formed, with a fast heart beat.
I am now back to work after 2 weeks of wonderful vacations in the country. We went camping with my brother-and-sister-in-law. My sister-in-law is pregnant as well, but is 6 months pregnant of a second child. She had quite a belly. It was funny to be the two pregnant women sleeping in tents. I slept really well, but I can’t say as much for her…
My husband and I then went to a cottage that we rented for the week. We just ate, read, paddled around the lake and sat by the fire. We just felt like spending those 2 weeks away from the city, ideally surrounded by trees, in the nature. So this is what we ended up doing. While I was relaxing and reading by the lake, I understood what was really drawing me to go to such places. I realized that I needed a break from all the solicitations from the city. It seems like I can never fully relax in the city. There’s always a few of my senses that are solicited, in a rather aggressive way, compared to when I sit by a lake, or walk in the forest. That is why I didn’t want to end up in another big city somewhere else in North America or Europe. As a bonus, our vacations ended up being cheap.
I am now reading the Autobiography of Gandhi. I am reading it with great interest. I am back to meditating a bit, and am starting some prenatal yoga class this week. I just can’t wait to go. I guess all this is helping me to keep this forest feeling inside me. I am just learning so much from Gandhi and his great lifestyle, one of simplicity. His reflections and the path he went through are of utmost interest to read and be inspired by him. Definitely, the fact of being pregnant makes me want to be a better person, as my husband and I will be the first model to our child.
