25 Week Comparison with C3

I love these comparison pictures.... I've been feeling HUGE this entire pregnancy so this picture was comforting to me.... I am definitely carrying C3 higher, but I look (to me) about the same as I did with Finley.... Of all the pictures I took today, this was the picture I looked the biggest in... when I was standing straight up, I actually looked smaller than I did with Jude.  I like looking pregnant, but I do want to stay in the recommended weight gain and sometimes I feel like surely I am way past where I should be!!!!  I know it wouldn't be the end of the world to have a C-section, but I know that it will be much more likely that I will have the delivery I would like and a healthier baby if I only gain what I should.  Thankfully, even if I feel huge, my weight gain is right where it ought to be.  With Jude, I had only gained 8 pounds by 25 weeks.  With Finley, I was closer to 15 pounds at 25 weeks. With C3, I have gained 11 total, but am 15 over my normal weight so I think I'm doing fine.  I am just going to enjoy my big tummy and the sweet girl kicking inside it!  

Three: Week 25

She Left Proof-- January 2012

Better late than never!!!!  These were from our family session back in late October.  I loved our photographer this year.  Though I've loved our photographer every year, I think we had more success this year because we did an early evening shoot, we could bribe Finley with icecream afterwards, we brought along Whitney to help with the kiddos and act all crazy while our photographer captured the smiles created by Whiteny's efforts, and I'm just getting used to not expecting our photographer to get every single shot that I could possibly want. =)

My favorite of me and Finley....

My favorite of me and Jude....