a quick iphone shot today- 24.5 weeks
one of the few things i didn't expect about being pregnant was just how much my body was going to change- and in turn, how hard it would be to adjust to all the changes. i knew my belly was going to get big of course, but that's about all i'd pictured- a big ol' basketball out in front, and the rest of me same as always. for the last 22.5 weeks, that's about how it's been. growing belly, same me.
the last ten days have wreaked havoc on my expectations.
i'm not complaining, because really none of it is that bad. it just caught me completely by surprise. i'm sure its all been happening very gradually, i just didn't even notice.
a week and a half ago i dropped my phone and without giving it a second thought, bent over to pick it up. what followed was the worst muscle cramp in the history of muscle cramps- right in my uterus. apparently my body doesn't bend in half like that anymore- at least not so abruptly. i had to go look in the mirror to see just how much my belly had grown- i hadn't realized that bending over was becoming less of an option.
a few days later when i tried to get up out of my very comfy position on the couch- and couldn't- i caught a alarming glimpse of just how useless my ab muscles are going to become.
then i was making dinner three nights ago and i reached up on tiptoe to grab a can of beans out of the top cupboard above the stove, and i BURNED MY STOMACH on the hot pan/burner. yep. burned a nice two inch line across my belly. most days, i completely forget to account for the extra berth my belly now requires and am running into just about everything. or getting stuck in small spaces. or you know, burning my belly on the stove. for some reason i'm really struggling to get used to this new body shape.
finally, and most {vainly} tragically of all, my curly hair is getting a little straighter. i'd read this could happen with all the hormones running through my body, but i've been praying and praying it wouldn't happen to me. sigh. i had a good cry over it today- i really love my curly hair. hopefully after baby boy arrives, it'll all come right back, maybe?
please pray for my hair
Look how teensy you are at 24 weeks!!!! You look so great! Beautiful, Linds. I could never wear a sweater dress on my best, non-pregnant days, so I am truly jealous. I think your hair looks great too, although I'm sure it's hard to have it change so much. I hope it just bounces right back!
ReplyDeleteI laughed so hard when I read that you burned your belly. Not that it's funny...but it is. How about you don't burn your belly anymore. I remember running into everything when I was pregnant with Claire. I still get water all over me. Today I looked down and had grease splotches on my shirt from making lunch. It's always a joy.