Just to clarify, there is a little bump...but even more evident, a WHOLELOTTA mass in my middle section. Just to be completely real (and for the sake of documenting), I have already gained ten pounds. TEN POUNDS. What in the world! Is this normal? With Jax, no one really noticed I was pregnant until I was about 30 weeks. With this baby...BAM!- boobs, love handles, and double-the-average poundage gain. I read online that at 14 weeks, it is normal to have gained about five pounds. wonderfullllllll. Anyone know any good pregnancy exercises? And without fail, every time I see my great-grandma, she states, "Well, it could be twins!" Grandma, it's not. The doctor LOOKED.
My brother came home from church on Sunday and asked what was with the pregnant people wearing a belt right above their belly. "It looks so freaking weird," is what I think he said. To which my mom responded, "Yeahh, all the young girls are doing it." But I kind of like it! It makes me feel more pregnant and accentuated. This pregnancy, I am wearing my normal clothes for as long as possible. I am boycotting maternity clothes. I have found throughout my life that my grandma is rarely wrong about statements that begin with her saying "Okay...but later you will wish you...(fill in the blank)"...but the two things she has been wrong about are (1) college clothes and (2) maternity clothes.
(1) "You don't need to buy a bunch of cute clothes for college. You are going to be studying all the time and living in sweats and comfortable clothes and it is cold in Idaho, so you will just want sweatshirts."
Wrong. Because you have to attract a husband. And some people...umm..don't study.
(2) "You need to buy maternity clothes that are seventeen sizes too big. You are going to gain weight and EVEN your back will widen to prepare for the milk glands. No Ali, that grey blazer WILL NOT fit in a couple of months."
Because of this advice, my maternity clothes were still about two sizes too big for me at 40 weeks, (andddd.... the blazer fit). But then again, at the rate we're going, me and grandma might be one for one on this one.
Geee, I was wondering where in the world you were! I was missing your detailed blog post! And, if you are gaining that much weight, maybe its a GIRL! =] Which means, she'll be decked out in cute clothes like the mama!!! =] Congrats! Hope you are feeling better because you look glowy!
ReplyDeleteI had some people ask about the belt, but I think it's cute and does give some definition, especially in non-maternity clothes that don't follow your new shape. You look adorable!
ReplyDeleteAli!!
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely beautiful! These pics are stunning :-) Love your outfit too! You are so real in everything you do. Happy wednesday!
XO Jenna
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I think wear what you want - you dress cute!
ReplyDeleteYou look gorgeous. You are teeny tiny with just the perfect little baby bump. You look great!
ReplyDeleteDo pregnant yoga!! http://www.amazon.com/Prenatal-Yoga-Shiva-Rea/dp/B0000BYNMH/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1366845618&sr=1-1&keywords=prenatal+yoga
ReplyDeleteOr go on walks with Jax, pushing him in the stroller would be a good workout. ORRRR visit Idaho and go on walks with Joony and I, duh.
you seriously look so adorable!!!
ReplyDeleteYou look adorable!! I want those shoes!! Maternity clothes run huge most places, but when you find some that fit, maternity jeans are soooo comfy! They might not make them small enough for you though, Mrs. teeny!! Loving the tiny bump!!
ReplyDeleteyou are so cute! i love that outfit.
ReplyDeleteYou look adorable! I like wearing belts above my bump too!! I was all for getting cute maternity clothes this pregnancy because I didn't with my first but that soon changed when I saw most of them!!
ReplyDeleteYou look gorgeous (and really not pregnant at all)!! Love that outfit and I really like the belt-over-belly look (at least till the belly gets too big haha) :)
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so happy for you, cutie!
ReplyDeleteand i like the belt-above-bump look. i think it's cute. wear that baby proudly, mama!
xoxo.
you look adorable!
ReplyDeleteYour belly popped out because its baby #2! My mom calls it muscle memory, but it always seemed a little too soft for me to call muscle! And don't worry about the weight gain. You are a mama now, you eat with Jax...which probably means your eating all the time. Did the same thing on my second baby!
ReplyDeleteSHUTUPPPPPPPPP CUTIE!
ReplyDeleteyou need to do a quest post with your grandma modeling some clothes on here one of these days. it would be AWESOME. she sounds so hip! you look adorable! love handles? in your dreams. you could gain 100 lbs before you'd notice any love handles on you.
ReplyDeletek... keep those maternity pics coming. too much fun!
quest post? oh boy. guest post! hahaha. it's late.
ReplyDeleteYou still look adorable! :)
ReplyDeleteYou look beautiful!! Cute outfit!!
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Rachel
You are adorable!! And I love the belt above your belly - so cute!
ReplyDeleteyou look BEAUTIFUL!!!!! congrats congrats and congrats again! :)
ReplyDeletep.s. you and your grandma are so funny :)
oh my! that is a cute baby bump :)
ReplyDeletecongrats!
you look lovely
I didn't know you were preggo? (I've been MIA, my bad) ConGRATS! how excited is JAX?
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eelsay
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Hi Ali! You are adorable with your baby bump, and I am super jealous as ever of your beautiful hair! Also, stories about your Grandma continue to be my favorite. Glad you've got the maternity clothes thing figured out the second time around :)
ReplyDeleteperfectly priya