Week 18: Showing and pregnancy-dropping

17 weeks, 5 days.

I went in (way too early) to a non-OB doctor this morning who’s seen me several times.

“You’re showing!”, she exclaimed. I tell you, that made my morning… now other people think I look pregnant, not just necessarily fat, and this in spite of the super-loose maternity T-shirt (which doesn’t “look” maternity) I was wearing :)

Too bad I’ll probably have to wait another several weeks to get some real kicks to go with it (N.B. it’s not that the baby isn’t kicking – and sometimes I do feel some movement – it’s just that I have an anterior placenta, so his kicks and punches hit the placenta when he’s turned toward my belly and are cushioned and harder to feel). I can wait, though ;)

One thing I’m finding cheesy about being pregnant, though, is the tendency to drop the fact in casual conversation. I just can’t help it, but I feel so lame after I’ve done it! You know, cashiers, receptionists, etc. They make small talk with me (not my forté), and sooner or later, I end up saying something to indicate that I’m pregnant. I think I just need to get out more :) The sooner I look pregnant to everyone, the sooner I’ll keep my mouth shut (or will at least feel less stupid about it).

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