The Bump

I have been having a hard time dealing with the fact that I am going to get bigger.  I am not a weight obsessed person, but even when I have a little too much junk in the trunk, I have always thought that I had some pretty fine looking abs.  I officially said goodbye to my abs about 6 weeks ago.

I was pretty excited to exchange my abs for a cute baby bump, but it looks like the bump must be on back order.  I have definitely not popped by any means.  Instead, everything has just gotten wider.  My itty bitty waist is not so itty bitty anymore.  Those who know me swear that they can "see something", but what they are seeing looks more like the result of a binge session of pizza and cheeseburgers as opposed to any hint of actual pregnancy.  I have been dreaming of the day when a stranger might actually notice that I am pregnant.

So here I was way back when we found out.  (notice the tan... ahhhh to be tan again.)

Here I am right at the start of our second trimester.  1/3 of the way done and barely showing.

This was just a few weeks ago and is my latest belly shot.  I can definitely see that the bump is there... somewhere.  (on the plus side, these are my pre-preg A-pocket Seven jeans... boo ya.  Although the white shirt no longer fits)

Next Monday I think that I'll start weekly updates.  What better way to start out the week then to look at my belly, right?

Where did it begin?

I think that before we launch into the subject at hand, growing our family, we should start from the very beginning.  I'm not talking about the birds and bees... if you need to know how that all works there is this great web service here that will answer all of your questions on this topic or any other.

First things first, dear Thespis acts as cupid in casting the Bread and Circus Theatre Co.'s production of the British Farce, Move Over Mrs. Markham.  We were cast as a husband and wife looking to have flings outside of our marriage, but, spoiler alert, end up falling back in love with each other.  I should have known that Matt had a thing for me when he suggested we lengthen our kiss and double it.  Sly dog.  We began dating right after production wrapped.

First comes love, then comes marriage...  On June 7th, 2008 (6-7-8 for you number geeks), we were married in front of all of our family and friends.  The day was complete with corny wedding pictures, custom groomsmen shoes, wedding pez and the best band in all of Columbus.  We literally danced until we could dance no more.

Of course, once we were married we dreamt of the day that all of our belongings could fit under one roof.  The condo, as beautifully arranged and decorated as it was, was no longer cutting it.  So the search began.  And went on, and on, and on.  Then one soggy and wet Wednesday we saw our perfect house.  The sellers accepted our first offer (suckers) and we closed just two days before our first anniversary.  Since paper is the traditional anniversary gift we thought it was definitely fitting.

In September we were blessed with the best gift anyone could have given us.  That's right, a collection of pregnancy tests all with double lines.  Matthew was the first one to find out we were pregnant.  I was too nervous to stay in the bathroom and wait for the test to develop.  I admit, I peed and ran. Matthew came to get me in the other room when he saw the results.  And no, you aren't getting a picture of the test, that is gross.  We are due just days after our second wedding anniversary.

And here we are!  19 weeks into pregnancy and going strong. The last ultrasound we had was just shy of 8 weeks (above).  Baby was curled up taking a little nap.  In the ultrasound you can see the giant head and the back and spine curled around but not a whole lot else.  (In fact, I think it looks like a little gummy bear.  Mmmm... gummy bears... bouncing here and there and everywhere)

We did not chose to have an NT scan at 12 weeks so the next time we get to see baby we will be 22 weeks.  It seems like it has been forever!

But don't worry, just because you won't get a Little T pic for a few weeks that doesn't mean that you won't have plenty of other pictures to feast your eyes on.  We have been taking periodic pictures of the bump (or non bumpy bump) and will share them with you soon.  I know you are so excited, just try and contain yourself a little longer and your patience will be rewarded.