Nope, I'm talking about a little thing I like to call the Bump Blunder.
As I said before, I feel like with this pregnancy I'm showing so much earlier than the last one. With Oliver, you couldn't really tell I was pregnant until 15 weeks, as shown here:
And even here, really, it could have been just a really big lunch.
But this time around, I tell ya, I'm larger than this already. Makes me a little terrified. I got pretty enormous with my first pregnancy. Or my belly did, at least. The rest of me kind of stayed the same (don't hate me all you all-over-pregnant mamas! You're beautiful too!) But if I got that enormous during round one, how big am I going to get during round two if I'm already bigger than I'd like to be??
Don't get me wrong, every pregnant mama wants to be "showing." But I'd rather wait until we're ready to tell the world, instead of just letting everyone politely whisper behind my back about the new pot-belly I'm sporting, or dare each other to ask me whether or not I'm pregnant.
Now, I know nobody is actually doing that. But I bet a few people are wondering. I went maternity clothes shopping for the first time this-time-around yesterday at Thyme Maternity in the Polo Park Mall, and they didn't even have to think twice about whether I was pregnant or not when I went in there. "Probably somewhere in the second trimester?" the clerk asked me. "I wish!" I responded. I'm starting to wonder if maybe those twin-genes in my family aren't in effect here... *gulp*
So how have I been hiding it? I have to see a lot of folks, especially since we live in a basement apartment under my mother-in-law. I've got to see her, and my bro-in-law Ryan constantly. Every other weekend we go out to visit my family in Altona, and I've got to contend with them too! Although out there it's just my brothers (who really couldn't care less if I was putting on the pounds) and my Mom (who is constantly trying to convince me that I look amazing even though I'm certain she knows something is up.) I'm running out of excuses not to go swimming with her!
Nope, I've been pullin' the ol' not-seeing-anybody technique. It's a bit lonely, but you do what you gotta do! And when I've gotta see people, I've been wearing baby-doll tops that drape loosely over my body, or big baggy hoodies, loose fitting tee-shirts, or anything with ruffles over the abdomen. Fortunately for me all of these are currently in style so nobody thinks twice about it. I've also got a pair of jean-tummy-tucking-in capris that are unbelievably uncomfortable, but I did sport them a couple of weeks ago when my sister-in-law Marrina came out to visit. Gotta keep this thing under wraps until the exact perfect time to spill the news! Just a few more days...
Oh! I almost forgot about the ol' just-stay-sitting-when-people-are-around routine! That one seems to be working pretty well, too.
Not that anyone would ever ever have the nerve to ask me. But I bet you're all thinkin' it!
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