November 25, 2008
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Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!
I’ve taken the plunge. Fallen into the Gap. Gone over the edge…… You ladies already know.
I put away my skinny clothes. (*gasps of shock*) Weight watcher’s everywhere are shedding a tear for me.Yes. I tried to convince myself that I was only putting away my summer clothes into that big tupperware bin. (we only use plastic boxes since the flood. How’s that for live and learn, eh?) I put away my sweet little mini skirts, my tiny tanning shorts, my spaghetti strap tank tops. They’re all gone. And not just because it’s winter. But because I’m a whale now.
Well, I’m pregnant, but still. I’m friggin huge. My last day at the shoe store last week, some guy asked me, “Oh, you must be due any day now, huh?” I replied, “No sir. I’m only six months along.” He nodded his head in understanding. “Oh. Twins.”
In my head I screamed, “NO! I’m just FAT!” =)Derek suggested I just stare dumbfoundedly at these sorts of people until they freak out and walk away quickly. I might try it.
So now I have five categories of clothing. (to which my husband stares at *me* dumbfoundedly until I walk quickly away.)
I have:
Skinny summer clothes
Skinny winter clothes
Pregnant summer clothes
Pregnant winter clothes
After pregnant/fat clothesGuys, you don’t have to understand. Just know that when you move into a house with a woman- she deserves the bigger closet. Even if she’s not yet gone through skinny/fat/pregnant phases with you yet. Just concede. (and she’ll be sure to not mention that your skinny clothes aren’t fitting you so slimly anymore.)
After Thanksgiving, I’ve got to eat healthier. No, not because I feel like a whale. My scoliosis is already affecting my pregnant back and the more weight I carry, the worse it hurts. Going to bed in tears at night sucks. So does the fact that preggos can’t take squat for pain relief. Can I have a surrogate for the next baby please? I’ll let her borrow my “After pregnant/fat clothes”!
25 Weeks:
Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn’t much more than an average rutabaga, but she’s beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she’ll start to look more and more like a newborn. She’s also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you’d now be able to discern its color and texture.
(Life_by_us’ note: WTF?!?? A RUTABAGA?!!? That’s almost as bad as a kumquat!)
Comments (8)
I love your baby updates!
Jeeze! You make having a baby sound like so much fun!
I don’t think I could handle being a woman.
They do like using obscure vegetables/fruits to describe your baby, don’t they? I love seeing people ask women “So, when’s the baby due?” when the women aren’t expecting a baby. Especially the ones that say that to the angry big women who immediately smack the asker upside the head with their purses…
i have
work/nice clothes
chill out clothes
i’ll fit in those again (someday) clothes
and sleep clothes
i only throw out or donate things that have shrunk or are really ratty looking. i mean really ratty looking, not the sorta frayed. (yes they do shrink because i am a man who does not always reads the washing instructions. sleeves that are now two inches too tight on my forearms are proof. i am fat, but not in the arms.)
What the heck is a rutabega? It sounds worse than kumquat
Happy Thanksgiving!
Hooray for rutabagas!
Dictionary.com says it’s a kind of turnip. I didn’t know, I have to find out myself.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Amanda!
i probably won’t be too far behind you in putting away my skinny clothes… good thing children are so precious – they make it all worth while.
Okay, now think about how depressing putting away the skinny clothes would be if you were sans children. *sigh* I blame marriage.