Being Sara

From bibswithdignigy.com

Anyone who has had a sufficiently large belly can sympathize with me on this - it becomes a magnet for crumbs and other foods.  Lately I’ve noticed that there is one particular spot on my baby bump that is more “magnetic” than the rest slightly to the right and slightly above my former belly button (I say former, because these days it’s pretty much a flat spot that used to be an indentation once long ago).

The reason I’ve noticed this particular spot more than others is because almost every day for the past week I get to work, take off my coat, put on my ID badge, and discover a tiny, darkened stain in this exact spot.  Each morning I sigh in exasporation because I failed to notice the spot when I could have actually treated the stain and before I dried the shirt thus making it a permanent addition…

Additionally, I’ve got a very limited wardrobe this time around - I don’t have many long sleeve maternity shirts, and I refust to spend much money on any of them because in a little over a month I’ll never wear them again.  So now my entire winter weather maternity wardrobe is officially stained - I know it’s part of the pregnancy gig - maybe I should just give up and start wearing a bib

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There are some definite benefits to having a belly bump - it’s a perfect “excuse” for being larger than normal, and no one thinks you’re “fat”. You get special treatment all the time - no one wants you to lift anything, or move anything, someone always offers you a seat, etc. Sometimes this condescending behavior can get tiresome, but it’s still nice, and it’s a good idea to enjoy it while it lasts, because once that baby enters the world, people couldn’t care less about you if the baby is in the room. Xander had me looking like this too - I went through a phase where I just looked thicker, and not actually pregnant. By the time I gave birth though, I looked like I had swallowed a basketball, but it was much more obvious to the general public that I wasn’t gaining weight just for fun, I was doing actual work in there!

So, I’m ready for the baby bump. It does mean having to roll out of bed, and ask for help with putting on socks and shoes, and a general tiredness from carrying around the extra person. It’s harder to do things like dishes or laundry, but I think that means that men are supposed to pick up that slack Unfortunately I haven’t reached the baby bump stage. I just have a slightly bigger belly. If you didn’t know I was pregnant, you’d think I had just gained some weight (I’ve really only gained 5 pounds in the 15 weeks…). I hate this phase of growth. I look fatter, but not more pregnant, so to the casual observer I just look bigger. This is why I much prefer the baby bump. I’m hoping in the next few weeks or so that apple sized kid will start to makes its presence more obvious in my middle area and then I won’t look quite so much like I’m gaining weight and more like I’m growing a little person. Does anyone else have this sort of problem in early pregnancy? Before your belly bump becomes obvious, does it look like you’re just putting on the pounds? It is a rather depressing state of growth for your own body…

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