Here's our first "family portrait," taken by my sweet sister Bethany on Easter Sunday. We had just finished a wonderful Easter lunch with my family at my parents' home in Spring Hill. We couldn't stay long, but it was a good little visit. We're looking forward to the end of the Spring semester at MTSU, when we will finally have a chance to catch up on time with family and friends!We had a good Easter weekend, despite the close call with a tornado on Friday (that's a story for a future post), and the fact that Taras was buried in work for much of the weekend. The Good Friday and Easter services at GCC were a great blessing, and it was fun to have a little time with family. The bit of sunshine on Sunday was also nice, and it gave us a chance to get a couple of good photos of the three Mikhailiuks.
This was a few days into my 29th week. Abigail is growing fast, as you can probably see from the photo. Of course, how much she shows herself depends on what I'm wearing, and the dress doesn't show off my expanding belly quite as much perhaps. Nevertheless, little Abigail is on her way to being a big baby girl—my midwife told me after my last ultrasound (about a month ago) that Abigail's arms and legs were longer than average (although her overall size at the time was normal). It wouldn't surprise me too much if she turned out to be a big baby, given my family history—after all, her Aunt Alyssa was over 10 lbs. and 2 feet long when she was born (and now she's 6 feet tall!). :o)
Thankfully, my "growth" (i.e. weight gain) has stayed on track so far. I'm not sure I can take much credit for it—I feel like I'm eating all the time these days. However, I'm a little more aware of what I'm taking in now that I'm eating for both of us, so maybe that helps. And I haven't had any really weird cravings...unless you count my almost unsatiable appetite for fruit in any form, as well as peanut butter, mashed potatoes, chocolate soymilk, and coffee ice cream (not together, though—that would indeed be weird!).
Speaking of eating, it's time for lunch. I feel like going outside to eat since it's nice and sunny—and Friday, too, which makes it even better. Tomorrow I'm going to register for baby stuff with my mom and sisters, so I'll try to post something about our adventures soon!
P.S. By the way, the dress I'm wearing in the photo is one of my favorite bargain finds ever! I got it for $5.40 off the maternity clearance rack at Kohl's! I think I need to do a fun post sometime soon about all the great bargains I've randomly found when I wasn't even looking...
