So apparently, my little tummy has been growing more than I thought it had because people keep asking, "When are you due?" or "Are you pregnant?"
The first time it happened, I was amazed. I was in scrubs, which aren't tight and revealing of my little baby bump. I actually thought it did a good job at hiding it, or at the most just making me look a little chubby, but not really pregnant. I was at a Relief Society dinner and a lady in my ward said straight up in the first 2 minutes of me sitting at the table, "Are you pregnant?" Wow, I was totally taken back. I mean, I would never ask a girl that unless she was about to pop. And even then I might want someone else to say it first to know that I wasn't shoving my foot so far down my throat it was never coming back up. I mean, what if I wasn't pregnant? Really? How horrible would that conversation be? Pretty bad. Hats off to her for being so courageous.
The next time it happened was today at lunch. I went up to the cashier to pay for lunch and she said, "Oh, cute, when are you due?" This time I understand a little more because I was wearing regular clothes and you could see that my tummy was disproportionally bigger than the rest of me. But in reality, I still wonder if I really look pregnant or if I just look a little chubby in the middle region? To me, I just look a bit bigger, but I guess that is what pregnancy is right?
The funny thing is that at work, when I'm in my scrubs, no one knows I'm pregnant. Either that or they do know and just haven't asked or anything. But I don't think so, because one person actually asked me if I had kids and then said, "Well, if you work here long enough, you'll be pregnant soon." (The floor I work on is FULL of pregnant people, it's crazy!!) So that has to mean that she couldn't tell I was pregnant. And then I start thinking, so do the people at work just think I'm fat? I mean, they don't really know me pre-pregnant so perhaps they just think this is the norm for me. Perhaps, one day, they will find out and realize that I have an excuse for being fat :)
when people ask, just do like Lane, give them a shocked look and rant about how society doesn't accept people who gain their weight in their belly
ReplyDeleteYou totally do not look fat...you look pregnant. There is a different. And I just saw you 10 minutes ago, so I know.
ReplyDeletei will give you my opinion in about a week... because I'm coming to visit you!
ReplyDeleteBut, for the record, you have ALWAYS been skinny and you're definitely the cutest pregnant girl I know!
I know it's long past when you made this post, but, AJ, you so look pregnant. The cute kind, too where you are all little everywhere else and there is this round baby poking out saying hello. It'd be hard to tell that you were if you were poking all around because then yes, you would just be big. But no, little body big bump means you surely look pregnant, and so so cute!!! (although I do agree "shrubs" hide it, haha) Remember when we'd say, "I wanta be pregnant, but the cute kind!" I'm sure nausea didn't cross our minds at the time, but regardless you got that wish!
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