Only Happy Thoughts Please!

Whats with women over the age of 50 feeling like they have to tell you the worst pregnancy stories when a person is pregnant?? At first I just let it slide. The number 1 thing I was bombarded with was " I only gained 9 lbs when I was pregnant" Or " don't forget, you don't want to gain too much weight, when I was pregnant I only gained....." UGGG!! Alright already! I realize I am laying on the lbs! Ive gained 14 lbs, I'm 6 months preggers, my Dr is cool with it OK??? Trust me, I know how much I've gained in more detail than you do... I see myself naked!!!! LOL!

That died off after around 18 weeks and the horror delivery stories began. "I was in labor for 25 hours and no epidural or any pain medication" " I pushed for a straight 10 hours until i passed out" I have heard every terrible scenario you could possibly imagine!!!! Oh this is my favorite " I had a C-Section and the epidural didn't work so I had to endure ALL of the pain!!!" THEN Its "you should have your baby natural, epidurals are selfish" WHAT?? Just today a person who shall remain nameless told me (age 62, I might note) ," you make sure you feel that baby move every hour, my friend gave birth to a still born just 3 years ago and there was no apparent reason" WHY WOULD YOU TELL A PREGNANT PERSON THAT???? I came home and whipped out my fetal monitor ( i got from babybeats.com) and feverishly searched for her heart beat then I counted to make sure it was fast enough, adn then I checked again! 140 BPM WHEW!!! Then I cried my eyes out! As if pregnancy isn't worrisome enough! PLEASE!! Stop with the stories people! I have made the conscious decision today that I will not listen to anymore of it! Only happy thoughts please!!!

OK! Sorry.... I really got a lot out there!! Anybody else experience this or am I the only lucky one??? ~K

Belly Update

Wow what a difference 4 weeks can make! Let me refresh your memory:

20 weeks

24 weeks

I just happened to have the same pants on here! ;-)

Pics from Chattanooga

Hillman and I hiking on lookout mountain.

YUMMMMM! One of our many desserts! Time to hit the trails again!!

Sittin' on the top of a mountain..WEEE!! OK, I'm getting down now!!!

The Aquarium

Just us!

Maternity Clothes in Action

The Glam Fam!

My belly is still growing (23weeks)

Ok, Well this one is just for fun! Wasn't I a chunky monkey!!!

Maternaty Clothes Shopping

So... I cannot fit into any of my regular clothes anymore, no matter how hard i squeeze into them, they just wont fit! NOT only in my belly...no, you know I cant just be one of those cute mommas who only gain weight through their midsection! Yeah right! I have gained it EVERYWHERE!!! First, it started with my butt expanding, no biggy, I'll just where my fat jeans, then my arms, oohhh.. that's a tough one to hide! Then my thighs (inner and outer) Fat jeans are getting snug, THEN my belly, I got away with wearing this little belly band, it acts like a rubber band around your waist so you can wear your breeches with out buttoning them. Question, why did I have to wait until pregnancy to find these little miracles??? I could have been using these A LONG time ago, you know when you over eat,your so stuffed you have no room in your pants for another bite??? Just slip on of these suckers on, your good for dessert!! LOL!!!ANYWAY. I have a wedding to go to this weekend so it was time to do the maternity clothes shopping, I couldn't very well go in gym shorts and my husbands over- sized T, which has been the basis of my wardrobe for the last 3 weeks or so... So we did it, I knew I could count on my Mom to help me through this! We hit the maternity store. I tried on dresses that made a fat cow look skinny standing next to me! I thought i was going to CRY! "do you mean I have to look like Maggie MOO for the next 3 months?? CRAP!!!" Finally, with the help of my patient and logical (compared to me) Mom, we got a few pieces of clothing that doesn't make me want to start grazing in the grass and mooing!!! Thanks Mom! I can always count on you tho help me shop!

PS- My family is calling my baby bump the "baby GUT" Geezzee thanks alot... MOOO" LOL Smootches! ~K