The Long-Awaited Pregnant Pics

What is it about being pregnant that makes me want to run from every camera? Oh yeah, the fat part. Just kidding, I actually feel pretty good about how I look because I have an excuse to be fat! But I've noticed that pregnant women rarely get very many pictures taken. Maybe it's just that we never get around to it. Also, at certain times during pregnancy I've been between sizes, which is pretty annoying and unflattering. I think I am on the verge of another growth spurt and will have to say goodbye to this lovely red number. Speaking of maternity clothes, who was the genius that decided that since pregnant women have more of everything, they'd want to show it off? Nearly all of the maternity clothes I've seen are low-cut and revealing. Thank goodness for long undershirts, like the white one you can see in the next picture. I got it at Downeast Outfitters. Contrary to the impression I may have given in an earlier post, my bare belly is not something I want to show off. (That great pregnant belly picture on December 7th is just one I found on the internet.)

So, here I am at seven months, just two more to go! Although my shape has changed drastically, I am still the same weight I was before I got pregnant. This is due to me 1) starting out overweight and 2) being unable to eat anything except mashed potatoes from week 6 to week 14. (I lost a lot of weight.) Another pregnancy myth I would like to dispel (besides the Sandi's-naked-belly-myth) is that soda crackers are not the panacea of morning sickness. I can't count the number of times I had this conversation:

Friend: How are you feeling?

Me: Great, except I'm having a lot of morning sickness.

Friend: You should eat soda crackers.

Me: [vomiting sounds]

Okay, so I didn't actually throw up during the conversation. I reserved that act for when I actually ate soda crackers. Now, I'm not saying that crackers don't help some women, I'm just saying they didn't help me! No matter what I tried to eat, after a few times the baby would get bored with it and it would make me sick. This happened with oatmeal, pudding, cereal, crackers, and various other foods. Now even the thought of crackers turns my stomach. I even tried oatmeal the other day, after avoiding it for five months. It tasted great going down . . .

I've discovered that a lot of things about pregnancy are just different for every woman, so don't let anyone scare you with their horror stories; your experience will probably be different (for better or worse.) For another example, I haven't had to run to the bathroom very often, as I've heard many pregnant women do. Of course, this could be due to the fact that I haven't been drinking very much water. It gives me heartburn! Pretty pathetic, considering that water is probably the most benign substance on the planet. But there you are: every woman is different. In what ways has your pregnancy (or that of someone you've known) been strange and different? I'd love to hear some comments.