Picture Journey - 8 weeks

I think being so nauseous leads to feelings of complete and total unsexiness, not to mention feelings of rounding out in every way. Definite growth this week. I almost didn't post any picture today due to feeling lumpy and bloated and sick and not very picture worthy....like anybody ever feels picture worthy...except for modeling brother, that is. There is no doubt he is always feeling picture worthy...with good cause though. I think I would too if I looked like him. But anyway...8 wks is 8 wks and it's a huge milestone. So, instead of putting up last week's pic to compare growth I figured it's the completion of the 1st month. So I did comparison pics from beginning to current. I know nobody in their right mind cares anything about seeing this from week to week but it's amusing to me, so why not??? Month to month is probably more interesting since there's more noticeable growth there but it's something kind of interesting to help pass the time and keep the weeks going by fairly swiftly. The rounder I get the harder it is to post these though. Go figure. The whole point was to watch it all grow....well, the stomach that is. Hopefully not the butt and thighs and everything else...except for boobs, of course. Growing boobs would not be seen as any problem at all. They seem to have shrunk up to something like a wanna-be A cup after nursing 8 kids. But, sadly....in each pregnancy I only notice the ever expanding butt, hips and thighs and ever shrinking boobs. For a brief period in life after each baby I have grand nursing boobs but then they shrivel back up to nothingness....more nothingness than even before. So anyway...enough with boob analysis. On to modesty....a fitting topic after dropping this one.







So, as far as modesty....I was watching the Duggar's last night and it got me to thinking. The show that aired documented the 1st time she was able to hold their preemie girl. She made the comment about modesty and how the point was to see the baby's skin but not the mama's skin. I know this is a huge thing to some people. But I figure I run like this when it's hot and, honestly, it's just not a big deal to me. It's all pretty much women readers so it just doesn't bother me. If it does offend....then really...just skip the pics. My children see me like this, I swim like this, run this way and so on. As long as there are no boobs hanging out or nudity going on it's just all real life. Well....I guess boobs and nudity would be real life too. But that's just a little too much of real life for the average reader. Anyway...Duggar's made me think. Modesty is modesty and this is acceptable to me. As much as I admire families that have such extreme modesty convictions.....I just don't. I love seeing a growing baby stomach on other women since it's just all so amazing. So to see mine grow and document it all is no less of a miracle or any less amazing. I love having the ability to watch it. And I post it publicly cause it's just something to post about....and it's interesting...at least to me....and it's kinda fun. And if we ever do get a reality show I'll be sure to prance around in running gear and jeans so that I'm not living a double standard dressing like Ma Ingalls on reality TV yet posing 1/2 naked on my life blog. I'll do everyone a favor and try to refrain from stripping if we ever hit it big.

The beginning - 5 wks

Today at 8 weeks...and yep.....it's really kinda big for any normal 8 wk pregnancy but that is entirely typical for me with every pregnancy after having carried twins. I am fully aware that my 8 wk stomach looks like it should be on a woman that is more like 12-14 wks. I seriously was this big at 16 wks with Grayson. I suppose that's the difference between #1 and #10. (So I originally had written "the difference between #1 and #8" before I edited it since I apparently can't count my own children and pregnancies. Go figure.) And why is it when your stomach gets bigger it makes your butt look bigger??? Maybe cause it just is bigger. Hopefully when the stomach really projects out there it'll minimize the booty.