17 Weeks

17 weeks along, which means almost halfway there. For those of you who have been pregnant or who know someone who has been pregnant you know that this "second half" is not so much the downhill slope. As Baby Peters gets bigger, I will get fatter and Savannah GA will get hotter and gnat-ier. Thank God for flip-fops and swimming pools. And slushies and ice cream. But I can't complain. I have been feeling great. No sickness, no issues.

 

Anyways, here are THE stats:

 

Weight: Up 6 lbs..I'd like to think all baby, but it feels and looks all muffin-top

Size of Child:

an avocado. Fabulous, I love avocado smothered in Sriracha.

Successful attempts at reading baby books: 0

Successful attempts with coworkers identifying baby's gender: 0 - my child is modest and keep's its' legs crossed. Yes we have ultrasound equipment at work and yes no tone of us know what the heck we are doing. We did see the little bones formed in the arms and spine and a big, fat umbilical chord.

Cravings: none really, I just tend to eat whatever I want which is something I haven't done since I was under the age of 20.

New "thing": For sure looking pregnant. Friends and coworkers have been so kind as to point out that I am "showing". Thanks guys.

 

 

Sorry for the lack of "bump" picture. Honestly, I look the same but pudgy most of the time. When there is something clearly baby and cute, you'll get it. On another note, I have been trying my best to follow the advice that I give my patients, family and friends by NOT Googling everything I am curious about. However, I did decide to Google "17 Weeks Pregnant", you know, to compare and make sure that I'm not more of a freak than I already know. I would love to take a moment to share what I found.

 

 

Really? Make your bed, child. Or at least take your pregnancy selfie to your parent's room where the bed is possibly made.

....annnnnnd I'm blind. Is that a towel?

"I'm gonna pose with these dumbbells because I'm a FIT Mommy"! Good for you, people are just as interested in your preggo fitness routine as they are about your NON preggo fitness routine, aka, they aren't.

Seriously? Perfect bod, nice tan and fabulous hair at 17 weeks... skank.

 

Remind me to make sure when I post pictures of myself that I am completely un-googleable. I'm sure these girls will find these pictures re-circulated and call me a "cyber bully". Look, I could blur your faces buuuuuut you put yourself out there for the Google world to see...you are wide open fellow pregnant pals.

 

As Petey and I kick off wedding season I will post pictures of us all gussied up without intentionally holding my stomach in an awkward position and forcing myself to look happy and natural. I am happy and natural at this moment, writing this blog, listening to 'Jeopardy' and the rain fall.