30 Weeks

So, today I reached the 30 week mark in my pregnancy, and I think that I'm finally starting to feel like I really am pregnant. Not that the throwing up and sick-all-of-the-time first 4 months didn't make me feel pregnant, but I guess that this is a different kind of pregnant feeling. This is a limited mobility feeling. Bending is often strained, and putting on my shoes seems to be becoming a complicated maneuver rather than a simple part everyday life (don't worry, I've definitely asked Chase for help a couple of times now). I feel like I need extra momentum to get out of low seats and sitting in general for more than about half an hour is definitely less than comfortable. And, as everyone loves to remind me, I still have two months left and I'm only going to get exponentially bigger from here.
Despite these little discomforts, I can say that everything has been relatively smooth thus far. This little boy is definitely active, and it's lots of fun to feel him move around. I find it especially funny when he is moving all over the place and you can see his acrobatics from the outside. Chase always likes to tell me that it looks like I have some kind of alien inside of me. The closer we get to the end, the more real and exciting everything feels. We definitely still have a lot to do before we'll be ready for him, but I can't wait to meet him.
Other than baby news, life has been really good lately. We are currently in Oregon with my family. We were able to spend Christmas here, and we will head back to Utah on New Years Eve. It's been really great to spend time with family and just relax in general, especially after all of the craziness of moving and the end of the semester. Here are a couple of pictures of what we've been up to here in Oregon.

This is at Crown Point in the Columbia River Gorge.

Multnomah Falls

 Baby bump, 30 weeks (about 7 months)