The fact that I didn’t notice that I had forgotten my normal dosage speaks volumes to me.
A few of you requested belly shots. Here’s one I took late last week. Let’s call it 12 Weeks.
I also feel like I need to add an addendum to the post I wrote at 5 Minutes for Parenting a few weeks ago, when I felt like I was showing and requiring maternity clothes WAY too early for comfort.
I went through my maternity clothes about 20 minutes after I published that post. (The comments on it are hysterical and encouraging, by the way. You should read them.) The good thing is, thanks to four previous pregnancies and a sister who shares maternity clothes with me, I have a complete maternity wardrobe. In fact, I think I might have more maternity clothes than regular clothes at this point.
But the next morning, when I went to put on a maternity shirt, I realized with a start that my rather large baby bump disappeared into nothingness under the tent that is a maternity shirt. In short, I looked ridiculous – like a woman trying to pretend to be pregnant. So with a sigh of resignation mixed with relief, I went back to my regular wardrobe and decided I would spend a few more months continually adjusting my normal jeans and sweaters and fending off wayward looks from strangers.
My Pregnancy Journal post over at 5 Minutes for Parenting today is about marking anniversaries. I have now officially passed the time when I miscarried in 2007. It’s always a sad yet hopeful moment to make it beyond that point. Maybe you can relate. See you there.
