31 weeks and starting prenatal yoga...better late than never!

28 weeks in the green, 31 weeks in the blue. Not seeing a huge difference. Although I am happy to see that perhaps my butt has stopped growing! I think it actually looks a bit smaller at 31 weeks versus 28 weeks. Lets hope that is true and not just the picture! From the pictures my belly doesn't look much bigger but it definitely feels bigger/heavier. My poor belly button is nearly flat and is pretty tender these days. I am hoping that it stays flat and doesn't pop out! There are enough things in my near future that have me worried, I don't need add my belly button popping out to the list :)

The main reason I say my belly feels bigger is that I can definitely tell a difference in my mobility lately. When we sit down on the couch to watch TV it is much harder to get OFF the couch! In yoga yesterday we worked our "ab" muscles. I had to laugh. What ab muscles?! Aren't those the muscles that help me sit up and get off the couch? Aren't those the muscles that help you bend at the waist? I can definitely say there is no bending at the waist these days :) Rolling to the side and pushing myself up or waiting for Joe to get up and give me hand - that is more accurate these days. Either way I got a kick out of working my ab muscles. Both Carter and I thoroughly enjoyed prenatal yoga. We did a monkey dance, some stretching and balancing and some great moves to get him off my bladder. After class I felt better than I have in a long time - I had forgotten how much I really enjoyed yoga. Flagstaff has a huge + on its list now - the time to do prenatal yoga! Thanks again Mom for making it possible! I cannot tell you how good I felt afterward and how much I look forward to going again. Both for the yoga and to hopefully get to know some of the other girls in class as well. I'm pretty sure Joe was really happy I went to yoga too because I came out with such a better attitude and felt so good. He's even offered to drive me there and pick me up (because of the downtown location/tricky parking) On Sunday's it's a no brainer for him to drive me and on Thursdays I'll drive to his jobsite and he'll drive me to yoga and then pick me up after. Another benefit to a smaller town is that everything is close together. Yoga is 10 minutes from our house (max) and Joe's job site is right in between. Namaste!