Since we've made the announcement, and my body started changing, people feel like they have the right to say just about anything regarding my appearance. Common comments I've heard .... and the responses I would have liked to provide:
"WOW! Your boobs are huge!" ...... "So is your backside, but I have the decency to not point it out to you."
"Your face is really breaking out lately, huh?" ....... "Oh, I hadn't noticed. I'd like to break your face right now."
"Your belly is starting to pop already! Are you sure you've only got one in there?" ...... "Your belly looks like it's popped too. But you're probably just eating too many doughnuts. I'm pregnant. I have an excuse".
Generally I just smile and take the comments with a grain of salt. But add in feeling tired, and raging hormones that have you gloriously happy one minute and in tears the next, some of these comments can be hard to swallow without a snappy comeback. I suppose society feels that when a woman is pregnant it's perfectly normal to point out all her physical flaws. Well I'm telling you, it's not.
All that being said, I know Sea Monkey is only about the size of an orange right now - in length, not width - and that all my "popping" is probably just bloating, but I'm getting used to the bump that's appeared.
Here's a photo of me at 12 weeks: (thank you Mike for snapping it at exactly the same time I blinked)
Until next time ....
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