A common question from friends and family these days is “are you showing yet?” They have to ask, of course, because none of them live in the same state as we do. But that’s another topic for another day.
The answer to the belly question is “sort of.” The trouble is that I already have a good layer of padding in the belly area to begin with, so at least for now, changes aren’t quite as pronounced to the outside world as they would be if I started out at, say, a size six.
That said, I started wearing maternity pants about a week ago (thank you mom, for running across a sale at the Gap and sending me four pairs of pants that you found for $7 each). They arrived just in time. The pants I purchased last month were suddenly not happening anymore. Maternity pants are the best thing, ever. These aren’t your mother’s leggings. No, these are totally normal-looking pants (including jeans!) that just happen to have a 4-inch wide elastic band at the waist. They are awesome. They are SO comfortable, especially after squeezing into normal pants a few days longer than I should have.
But even still, I have still felt that the general public would just see me as someone who is packing on a few (10.5) extra pounds. This, I think, is going to change soon. I’ve noticed a difference from even from last week to this week. Last week I could poke my belly and feel where my uterus is. This week, when I’m lying down, it’s actually a raised bump going to my belly button. I have to say, it’s kind of cool. Not enough to warrant maternity shirts yet (though I’ll be going to Lane Bryant this weekend to pick up a few larger in-between shirts), but definitely justifying the pants.
Some people do a weekly or monthly belly picture. I’m undecided on this. I have enough issues not being happy with how I look these days (I was already too heavy when I *got* pregnant, so this isn’t helping), but it might still be a fun idea for the sake of comparison. So, if you see a belly shot appearing on this site, realize it has taken a serious swallowing of pride to get there.
In the meantime, I’d better go get lunch. The twins are hungry.
I love belly pictures. If you post them, I promist to ooh and ahh.
Ditto what Becky said. I was overweight when I started, this kid is the best diet ever.
Be proud of your baby belly!
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I totally know what you mean. I was 10 pounds overweight when i started my pregnancy and i didnt feel like doing belly pictures for a while.. but with twins you cant help but get big and after a while i started to love my big belly partly because it made my arms look so tiny and everyone said I was just full of baby.
Anyway, whatever you decide – do what makes you happy! Oh this might scare you or make you happy, depending on the mood but there is a blog out there called http://theshapeofamother.com/home.php that shares post baby bellies.