Since my last post was kinda gloomy, let me say I'm feeling much better. I'm still homesick but I have a feeling that there's an end in sight where I will soon back to my normal routine again.
As far as being pregnant, really there is no new news to report. I am officially 24 weeks today (that means six months) and feeling good. Baby Someone kicks a lot, (sometimes too hard!) and seems to be very busy and active. I'm just now approaching the stage where I "look" pregnant and am not in the "is she pregnant?" stage. I've been asked a couple times what I'm having by strangers, and to me this is a big deal because that means they can actually tell as well! I'm pleasantly plump, or as others say, glowing (but I really now what that means!) and I am living in borrowed maternity jeans. I swear, these jeans are the devil though because they don't allow you to think you've actually gained any weight...until you pull out those jeans you wore 6 months back and you gasp at how much smaller they are. I've had lots of sweet comments from friends and strangers, and some ridiculous comments. One in particular that stood out was that my ass looked pregnant. Gee, thanks for saying that. That's hilarious! I should totally laugh right now but instead I'm swearing and streaming evil thoughts in my mind about you. Oh and by the way, my ass always looked pregnant, now I've just got a stomach to balance it out...jerk. Don't worry about this person, I work with her and she's like 80 years old, her sight is bad and she wears a stupid crazy wig. Next time I see her, I'll shout that to her face! No, just kidding, two wrongs don't make a right and I'm working on my temper and moral lessons to teach my growing little one.
So the big question remains, do we know what we're having? Yes, we do as a matter in fact, and NO, I'm not announcing it yet. Why? Well, it's not really my rule but my friends from Japan are hosting a "Gender Reveal Baby Shower" and no one is allowed to know what we're having until the day of the party. Let's pray I'll be back soon enough to even have a gender reveal party ; ( I know most of you who read this live in the states anyway but with facebook and other social networking sites, it's important not to let the news leak. But don't worry, we'll let you know soon enough. Heck, I only heard from the tech once who said she was 90% sure of what Baby Someone is and she didn't even give me a snap shot of the goods. So really, I could totally have the wrong information. Let's hope this lady knew what she was doing though because I've already purchased about 4 boxes of baby clothes for a specific gender and if I'm wrong, I'll either have a girly looking boy or a boyish little girl.
I haven't really been good about taking pictures of my stomach on a weekly basis since I've been uprooted. But, last weekend, Mol and I were browsing magazines and her husband Ben took a few photos of us when weren't looking.
It's really fun hanging out with my pregnant sister as well. She's 31 weeks now and waddling like crazy poor thing. Even though we're sisters, our pregnancy experiences have been quite different. She's already got that crazy line down the middle of her belly and last time I saw, her belly button was completely flat. Totally creepy but I think my belly button is headed that way as well. My mom is seriously in HEAVEN watching us both be pregnant and gets to feel the babies kick. Molly's husband Ben has been a trooper and when the three of us are all in the same house, Ben is like a little servant, refilling our glasses and getting us ice cream. He happily eats the same crap that we eat but doesn't seem to be growing a significant belly like us. What's the deal? It is a blessing being here as I didn't think I'd get to see my sister pregnant and same goes from them seeing me pregnant. So I'm enjoying this time while I can and am thankful for these moments that we're sharing.
I've got some pictures from Molly's baby shower but for the life of me I can't find my camera cord. This sucks on multiple levels...one being that my battery is practically dead and two being that I want to upload pictures! Oh well, hopefully you will see some in my next post.
Glad you are feeling and sounding more like your cheery self! I feel bad that we are making you keep the "big" secret and don't even know when we will be back to give you your shower. If you'd like to tell people, I 100% understand and we can come up with another shower theme. I still think that "White Trash Baby Bash" could be fun... You'll get a shower come earthquake or radiation leaks, just not sure when so if you want to let the cat out of the bag, it's ok with me. If not, that's ok too and we can stick to the original plan before Mother Nature got her panties in a wad :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you get to be with your sister if you can't be with Mike!
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