This is me on the way to tea with the girls yesterday - I managed to squeeeeeze into my plum 9th street dress.
Face is rounder, arms chubbier, boobs larger, tummy bigger....have not been exercising much restraint in my diet in the 3rd tri - so easy to just give in and eat dessert since the appetite allows it. Am pinning my hopes on breastfeeding to help "melt away" the pounds post preggers....
This one of my "dressier" moments so to speak - most of the time I'm mucking around in my longish T-shirts and cargo cut offs, no makeup and birkinstocks. Particularly in the 3rd trimester, when you're heavy and clumsy and don't feel like making an effort. But I'm not going to post pictures of myself looking that grubby, now am I?
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Speaking of meeting up with friends before the big "pop" - amusingly enough most of the friends that I meet seem mortified that I could possibly go into labour in their presence.
Typical scenario as below:
Friend: Wah, so big already!
Me: Yup, grow very fast in 3rd trimester.
Friend: When are you due?
Me: Any day now
Friend: Huh?!!! (v. shocked) You mean you could go into labour now?!!!
Me: Ya....
Friend: Then how?!!! (v. distressed)
Me: OK what...1st pregnancy. Won't pop so fast...
Friend: Aiyo! Let me help you carry your bags (takes my very light shopping bags off me)
The other thing that never fails to elicit gasps of horror is the fact that I am still driving. Although I keep reminding myself to put a towel in the car (in case of the waterbag bursting) I keep forgetting. So things could get messy - but yup, I still drive and don't see why I should stop now.
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So how do I feel about impending labour? Is the other question that I get aka "You scared or not?"
Well, the feeling is quite surreal actually. Although I know it could happen anytime now, I'm not really thinking about it too much. Think I hyped myself up too much sometime around wk 37 thinking that she might arrive around then and kept looking out for "signs". But then nothing...so it all became rather anti-climatic.
Right now, I don't really feel any different from normal besides being clumsier and heavier. So I guess I will just take it as it comes.
2 comments:
haha. The conversation was funny. I would panic too if I were in your friend's position. Anyway, hope the delivery goes well! Nice nails by the way!
Dot, you look amazing- positively glowing!! Gambatte, cyber sending you my strength and best wishes!!!
xx
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