19 Weeks, 2 Days

My feet have been hurting recently. They've started to swell up and I've got this pain in my left foot that keeps jabbing me when I walk on it. Nick has kindly been massaging me when he can and I've been trying to stay off of them the rest of the time. It's a challenge. We went to Ikea yesterday with our friend Bryan and after walking in from the parking (a zillion miles away) I knew I wouldn't last so I bit the bullet...

I felt pretty foolish and dramatic but I knew I'd made the right choice because my feet really appreciated it and it made the difference between a fun trip and a horrid one. And blessed Laura pushed me the whole time.

On Saturday Nick and I did a couples pre-natal yoga class. It gave us some techniques for helping me relax and strech throughout the pregnancy and also some pain and labor management stuff.  It was pretty great. Nick even found a pose that helps him strech a hard to get to area he's been pondering for a while. So, we'll be able to help each other out. Here's an example, obviously not us: