Pregnancy, Uncategorized PREGNANCY: OH HOW I HAVE GROWN 28 December 2010

Since we discovered I was pregnant, we’ve been taking monthly belly photos to track our lil boy’s growth in me. It’s seriously phenomenal, looking at these photos chronologically…! Just before I fell pregnant, I remember looking at myself side-on in the bathroom mirror, trying to envision what I would look like pregnant.. and i found it really hard to imagine. Well, now I know πŸ˜‰

My total weight gain you see here is 13KG (!!!!!) and my waist has expanded from 24″ to 39″ (!!!!!!!!!) – which I’ve learned is actually a LOT. But I can’t help it! My torso was quite narrow pre-pregnancy and the baby has to go somewhere, right? But since my overall weight gain is still in the ‘normal’ range, I just try to live with it.

I find it both fascinating and downright scary when I see the photos below.. my belly looks like a giant zit that needs to be popped, hehe! But it’s satisfying thinking that our boy is growing nice and big and strong in me πŸ™‚ I’m now Full Term, so OK to pop any time now… hoping to next week so we have a New Year’s baby!


At our wedding banquet, a little over a year ago on 08/08/09.
I can’t stop staring at my waist in this photo…..

Month 3

Month 4

Month 5

Month 6

Month 7

Month 8

Month 9

Compare the above to this one below on our Honeymoon last year. Hilariously, at that time,
I was unhappy with the way I look in this photo because I thought my belly “looked so fat”.
Now, it looks positively tiny to me!! How perception can change…

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Oh my goodness that monthly evolution is amazing. I love how you took it in the same position each time to make the comparison easier to see. I thought 7 months was CRAZY until I saw 8 and 9 months. I am so glad I will never have to go through that myself! Only a pity you started at 3 months, so there’s no 0 months. Oh, I know, you can take that AFTER the baby is born, LOL!

Yeah 7,8,9 was just madness… lol.

Uh, the After photo will be bigger than 0 months… highly doubt I’ll shrink back to my pre-baby size πŸ˜‰

Oh my goodness that monthly evolution is amazing. I love how you took it in the same position each time to make the comparison easier to see. I thought 7 months was CRAZY until I saw 8 and 9 months. I am so glad I will never have to go through that myself! Only a pity you started at 3 months, so there’s no 0 months. Oh, I know, you can take that AFTER the baby is born, LOL!

Yeah 7,8,9 was just madness… lol.

Uh, the After photo will be bigger than 0 months… highly doubt I’ll shrink back to my pre-baby size πŸ˜‰

Yup. Perceptions do change hey! You’ve always been skinny but like they say, don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. I’m sure you’ll go back to what you were like very quickly though. Plus pregnancy suits you, you look fab! I love that you were in the same outfit for all pictures – documents the belly growth much better I think!

Wow quite the evolution. It’s good that you took pics every months.

I’m sure once you have the baby you will get back to your figure in no time.

Yeah.. it’s quite fascinating for me seeing my belly grow like that, lol! I HOPE I’ll go back down afterwards but who knows…

sorry if you’re getting this comment twice. i tried to sign into twitter and then absentmindedly close the twitter window w/o knowing if it went through.

Just wanted to say I’ve been following you since Gypsy and through diaryland so it’s been over ten years! It has been a pleasure to see your life unfold. :). Can’t wait to see baby.

– Linda
http://linda.curious-notions.net

Oooh how fun, we do go way back πŸ™‚ I had Diaryland back when I was 12 yrs old I think!! You so should come to Livejournal too so I can add you, hehe

I love the photos, it’s always so amazing to watch the growth! And you look beautiful, pregnant or not, Bev πŸ™‚

(As an aside, I do understand thinking one fat in a picture and then looking back in different circumstances and marveling at how small the person in the photo was lol I’m not pregnant but I’ve gained a lot of weight, and I look at pictures from a few years ago where I thought i was HUGE, and now..I was SOOO skinny )

Aww thank you Meg πŸ™‚
And yes, it’s funny how perspective can change with time! And also fashion – I look back 10 yrs ago and cringe at what I wore, but back then I was thinking I was mad stylish, hahahahahah

Yup. Perceptions do change hey! You’ve always been skinny but like they say, don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. I’m sure you’ll go back to what you were like very quickly though. Plus pregnancy suits you, you look fab! I love that you were in the same outfit for all pictures – documents the belly growth much better I think!

Wow quite the evolution. It’s good that you took pics every months.

I’m sure once you have the baby you will get back to your figure in no time.

Yeah.. it’s quite fascinating for me seeing my belly grow like that, lol! I HOPE I’ll go back down afterwards but who knows…

sorry if you’re getting this comment twice. i tried to sign into twitter and then absentmindedly close the twitter window w/o knowing if it went through.

Just wanted to say I’ve been following you since Gypsy and through diaryland so it’s been over ten years! It has been a pleasure to see your life unfold. :). Can’t wait to see baby.

– Linda
http://linda.curious-notions.net

Oooh how fun, we do go way back πŸ™‚ I had Diaryland back when I was 12 yrs old I think!! You so should come to Livejournal too so I can add you, hehe

I love the photos, it’s always so amazing to watch the growth! And you look beautiful, pregnant or not, Bev πŸ™‚

(As an aside, I do understand thinking one fat in a picture and then looking back in different circumstances and marveling at how small the person in the photo was lol I’m not pregnant but I’ve gained a lot of weight, and I look at pictures from a few years ago where I thought i was HUGE, and now..I was SOOO skinny )

Aww thank you Meg πŸ™‚
And yes, it’s funny how perspective can change with time! And also fashion – I look back 10 yrs ago and cringe at what I wore, but back then I was thinking I was mad stylish, hahahahahah

I’m saying skinny bitch in the nicest possible way ahahah. Seriously you look lovely and I’m sure you’ll be back in shape in no time, grrr. πŸ˜›

Maybe more in the ‘Before’ pic haha! Feel rather silly that back then, I thought I had such a big pot belly.. how perceptions can change!

πŸ™‚ i like how you wore the same top to take the pictures.. you grew into it! but your face and the rest didn’t seem to put on weight so thats good πŸ™‚

Thanks for your baby entries.. amazing journey bev~

yeah, it’s just crazy! I’m getting a lot of pelvic pressure as his head is really low now.. eek.. can’t wait til we pop, heh

I’m saying skinny bitch in the nicest possible way ahahah. Seriously you look lovely and I’m sure you’ll be back in shape in no time, grrr. πŸ˜›

Maybe more in the ‘Before’ pic haha! Feel rather silly that back then, I thought I had such a big pot belly.. how perceptions can change!

πŸ™‚ i like how you wore the same top to take the pictures.. you grew into it! but your face and the rest didn’t seem to put on weight so thats good πŸ™‚

Thanks for your baby entries.. amazing journey bev~

yeah, it’s just crazy! I’m getting a lot of pelvic pressure as his head is really low now.. eek.. can’t wait til we pop, heh