Preggo pics

14.5 weeks

15 weeks 5 days


Since I will be four months pregnant on Wednesday, I figured it was about time to post some preggo pics. Actually, there wasn’t much to show until the past week or two. I suddenly popped out. I figured the gig was up when people started coming up to me at work and congratulating me.

And now that other women at work who have kids know there is a preggo lady on the premises, the unsolicited advice (i.e. “horror stories”) have begun (okay secretly, I don’t mind. I actually love to hear their stories). It’s like listening to Vietnam vets sit around and talk about their days in the trenches: who tore the most during pushing, who’s labor lasted the longest, who’s doctor/husband got cursed at more during labor, who’s baby had the most cone-shaped head… And that is really the g-rated version. Most of it I’d heard before in some form or another. But I did learn one new thing: did you know that after you give birth and when you are discharged from the hospital they give you giant pads with ice packs in them??? Who knew! The Labor and Delivery Veterans unanimously agreed that these inventions are better than having sex while eating chocolate.

In other exciting news, our anatomy ultrasound has been scheduled for October 10!! This is the ultrasound where (providing our little darling spreads his/her legs), we will find out the gender! I am SO excited about this. But, I have known numerous preggo women who have looked forward to this day, only to be disappointed by their baby’s staunch modesty. They seemed to sense that they were suddenly on display and that their unmentionables were suddenly the object of intense interest. And in bashful reluctance (to their parents’ dismay), they shut their legs tight against prying eyes. So lets just say, I am prepared either way. Although, who are we kidding? If this child is anything like me, modesty will not be among its primary concerns.

Before I end, I must give special mention to my wonderful hubby who bought me my first digital camera for my birthday so that I could finally display my white, enlarged belly on the internet (a lifelong dream). AND, he has been very enthusiastic about taking pictures. Let’s just say that I’ve only posted about 1/20th of the total pics taken. Not to mention he was trying to convince me that I looked good enough to TAKE OFF MY PANTS for one of the pictures!!! While I’m glad that he still appreciates my form, despite my ever-increasing girth, I had to respectfully decline this suggestion. Trust me, you should be glad that I did!