This will be my last post for today and then I think I'm pretty much caught up. Here are some photos Mike has been taking of my belly over the past few weeks. The alarming thing was that at 9 weeks I already had trouble buttoning my pants! I was feeling extra bloated and didn't know what was going on in there since the baby was barely the size of a pea. Well it turns out that it's not uncommon to become very bloated early on, then shrink back down again before expanding with Baby. We didn't take any photos before 12 weeks so I can't show you the bizarre transformation but indeed at 12 weeks I was back down to my regular size.
That being said, since then my belly has been off to the races. At 15 weeks I had a definite baby bump (and looking pretty tired, might I add). I had read online "...In your fourth month your hair is glossy, your skin is glowing, and you are feeling on top of the world!". What was
that girl smokin'?
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| 12 weeks, 3 days - morning |
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15 weeks, 3 days - morning
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The latest photo was taken two days ago and I look particularly round but that was the result of a healthy-sized dinner :)
I said to Mike, "My belly is starting to look cute!" and he replied "Yeah. Wait, did you say 'cute' or 'huge'?.." Oh dear.
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| 16 weeks, 1 day - after dinner! |
Eeeee! You're so adorable! I also submit my vote: I think you're having a girl! :) See you on Thursday!
ReplyDeleteYou look fabulous. I was SO exhausted in my first trimester and about 3 weeks into my 2nd trimester I was starting to feel awesome again. I was sewing and baking and cooking with magical energy. I hope you have time to keep posting about how you're doing but we should also hang out in person, too! Let me know when you're feeling up for a visit!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelly, I am still waiting for that magical energy I keep hearing about (especially for our trip to Iceland next week!)
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping that by the time we return I will be rid of the last lingering unpleasantries of "first trimester" symptoms. We should definitely find some time to get together when we are back at the end of August. And keep up the posting yourself! I love Lily's summer bonnets :)