Half way there!

We have made it to the half way point of this pregnancy!  

Wow, sometimes I truly can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going.  But then other times I feel like I have been pregnant forever and this is going to be a permanent part of my life.....

Some changes my body has been going through are my belly button is starting to look really weird, it is almost completely an outie, it is half in and half out right now.  I can tell I stand a little bit different and walk just slightly different, with more arch to my back I think.  Speaking of my back.......PAIN.  Back pain has become a staple in my life, I have back pain more times than I do not.  It is especially bad the days I work (which is most days).  Thankfully it is usually relieved by rest and the heating pad, but who has time to sit around doing that for a couple hours.  I talked to my doctor about it Monday, and he said structurally my body is changing and so due that and the fact I am a nurse I will probably be dealing with back pain for my pregnancy.  Lovely.  I tried changing the shoes I wear at work, that just made my feet hurt and my back feel the same.  So I think its just the way it is.  

Overall though feeling great.  I love that I am over the "I'm constantly tired" stage, for now anyways.  I notice a huge increase in my energy level.  I don't feel like I have to go to bed at 8pm anymore, which is great!  I remember when I think I was about 10-12wks I went to bed a few times when the clock started with the number 7.....haha.

Work is going great for both Alec and I.  He is staying super busy with new projects and responsibilities, and of course still traveling a couple times a month to the other offices.  I am half way through my telemetry certification.  Telemetry is the heart monitors that the patients wear and so we have have to become certified in being able to read the different heart rhythms.  Here are two pictures of my studying materials, I sat outside in the 75 degree sunny weather to study the other day.  That made it a little bit more bearable.  

This last picture is from just over a week ago when a storm was coming in.  Crazy!

Family Weekend in Michigan

This past weekend we went to Michigan to visit the families!  We had such a fun weekend seeing both DeLange and DeKruyter families!  Everyone was very excited to see the baby bump, when I saw people for the first time they first had to touch and greet the baby bump, then I was said hello to :)