Just a very quick hello this morning, as I’m about to go into the bedroom and start getting rid of clothing that I never wore before being pregnant and will never wear after being pregnant.
We went to a housewarming party last night, and everyone looked at me like I was about to just go into labour. TMD joked this morning that they were boiling water in the kitchen – just in case. Given that my worst fear is premature labour, I’m taking this all suprisingly well. After all, it’s because I am the lady with the biggest bump in any room. Most of the time, anyway.
A friend who we haven’t seen or really talked to in a year (he was off walking across the country on his own two feet for much of the time) asked if I was ‘still’ working – implying that I was so unbelieveably huge he wasn’t sure how I could get out of the door in the mornings. He also thought I was on maternity leave already. When I told him I was ‘only eighteen weeks’ (a stock phrase of this week, it would seem), his jaw literally dropped. I’ve never seen that happen before. I also noticed the room got a bit quiet and everyone was looking at my stomach.
At one point when I got up to use the toilet, a bunch of people in the kitchen were commenting on my waddle and how fucking huge I was.
I love this now, because I have always always always wanted to be the one with The Bump, but I have to admit it worries me. I don’t think I’m THAT big (although I broke down this morning, wondering if I genuinely can manage another 9 weeks of work) – at least compared with how I will be. TMD said, ‘Yes, but you have no point of reference.’ She comes home daily to compare my bump with one of her co-workers – we’re apparently the same size and that lady’s gonna pop very soon.
So. Question of the week, the century, the span of space and time: How big WILL I get?
Pictures to shortly follow.
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March 30, 2009 at 9:46 am |
I know with twins its a bit different, but I do think that the growth spurts are uneven and it doesn’t keep up at that rate. My wife is currently at 27 weeks and had big growth spurts where she started looking really pregnant 9 weeks ago. Her energy levels have been really good and she’s not uncomfortable yet, either, and she’s planning to write and defend her PhD thesis in the last trimester. So, I hope that can be an encouragement to you that the 9 weeks ahead are not going to be necessarily continuing at the same rate – though I know two babies makes the situation a bit different.
March 31, 2009 at 7:35 pm |
My latest post updates on the work thing, but I really wanted to say: Wow. I hope she does well with the whole PhD! And thank you so much for the encouragement…it’s very welcomed.