Three people randomly asked me this week. I went from having a tiny muffin top to 3 random inquiries?! The first one completely caught me off guard. For one, it was night time so it was dark. Second, it was cold so I was wearing my thick hoodie. Third, I was walking through our parking garage juggling my purse and three bags of groceries (we were coming home from grocery shopping.) We happened to bump into a sweet, older German woman who lives in our building. After greeting each other the next thing she spits out is an enthusiastic "Are you pregnant?!" To which I responded with the affirmative, though not quite as enthusiastic because I was so surprised and not expecting that question.
A few days after that, a woman at my work came up to my cubicle after we passed each other in the halls. She asked if I had any news to share. I knew what she was referring to since her gaze was directed towards my belly. So yeah, word is out at work.
Finally, I went to a friend's 30th birthday party last Saturday night. My girl friends who were there, and who I haven't announced the news to yet, either all remained oblivious to my burgeoning belly or thought I had put on some extra baggage. My friends mom, however, came up running behind me, placed her hand on my belly as if to validate its existence, and gave me another enthusiastic "you're pregnant?!"
So yes, I'm officially bumping. Please excuse all this belly blabber. I'm just really excited that this baby is growing and that things have been going so very well. I never thought I'd be so worried about sustaining a pregnancy. It's just that everything has been falling into place so smoothly. Smoothly enough that I have this paranoia in the back of my mind that something is bound to go wrong. THAT'S AWFUL. I KNOW. And SOOO not me. Ugh, is this a parenthood thing? Worrying about your child all the freakin' time?
I'm trying so hard to remain positive. One thing that really helped was announcing the news to our close circle of friends. The outpour of support and kind words that we received was astounding to me. People are genuinely happy for us, and that made me feel so grateful. I was finally able to share my pregnancy experience with some of my girlfriends. It was so nice to just talk about it. It sort of made me sad that I hid this news for so long, but I know that I wasn't ready until now. Like I said earlier, things are falling into place and happening when they are meant to happen.
It's been a great week.
Symptoms: Nothing really.
Foods I can't stand: None! Digging food more and more!
Cravings: Still diggin' yogurt.
Thankful for: Our friends. Their kind, encouraging, and positive words. How am I worthy of these nice people in my life?!
Current weight: 114.5 No real weight change between this and last week.
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