Look at me, I'm huge!!!!!
Okay, not really. Not for 6 months. This is 27 weeks (and 1 day, but who's counting? Certainly not ME). I'm also pulling my (non-maternity) dress back so you can see that I actually do have a stomach. You can see it really well when I'm naked. Promise.
Don't worry, I won't post that. No one wants to see that.
Can I say though, in all honesty, that, except for on our anniversary, when we went to the zoo, I am jealous of NOT being bigger. I probably won't be so "upset" about it with my next ones, but for my first, after waiting 6.5 years to even get pregnant, I wanted it to be super obvious. Yes, I know, I really don't want to be big, especially in the summer, count my blessings, blahdy blah blah. Phooey. I think big bellys are cute, and I wanted one (insert pouty face and foot stomp here). I've been hearing for 6 months that I don't look pregnant, I really hope I'm not hearing it at 9.
Some good things: I'm not nearly as hormonal as I thought I would be (I'm not crying at commercials anyway), I'm not sick anymore, I can still squeeze into my regular bras, I haven't had to buy maternity underwear, my feet aren't swelling (yet) and my skin has never looked better.
Best thing: She kicks like mad. I'm just glad to know she's in there and doing fine.
Oh yes, my amniotic fluid is now at a normal level, but I still have to drink a gallon of water every day to make sure it stays there. Goody. My midwife said I could leave out 8 ounces if I really wanted too. What a bargin. Whoever thought you could get heartburn from water?
Bad things (better stick with the theme): Heartburn, though it isn't super bad yet, just a little uncomfortable, vomit burps, peeing every 20 minutes, phantom pees if she's kicking my bladder, not being able to bend over completely any more, not fitting into my regular pants, but my maternity pants are constantly falling off (is this just me?), and constant round ligament pain on my left side.
Hmmmmm, those aren't nearly as bad as they could be. I should stop whining.
Nah.
I just found your blog! And you are TINY!! I can't believe it. Glad that everything with the baby are going well!
ReplyDeleteYou could have had MY big belly, which I kindly spared the public from seeing by taking NO pictures. :) Of course that would mean you would have a baby that was almost 10lbs too. I wouldn't recommend that. :) And your belly's cute! Mine was SO big I was growing out of my maternity clothes. Nice, huh?
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