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June 2013 Moms
BLT20051
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Signs you're getting bigger
BLT20051
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I had a couple reminders this weekend that made me realize I am indeed getting bigger so I thought it'd be fun to share good stories!
1) I can no longer wipe the kitchen island by just stretching my arms across it. Bump now gets in the way.
2) When carrying a laundry basket I can no longer carry it in front of me and fit around the corner at the top of the stairs. My knuckles are not happy they got smashed into the wall.
3) I need an apron for doing dishes. My bump rests nicely on the sink but it gets soaked!
Whatcha got?
CJ 05/29/2013
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Re: Signs you're getting bigger
Edit: I also realized this week that in a few weeks I won't be able to use certain desks for classes.
Can't wait for flip flops. Lol
Oh! I painted my toe nails yesterday. Yeah.....lol. I stood on one foot/leaned against the wall and swung my other leg onto the bathroom counter. I was sweating and out of breath by the time I was done.
CJ 05/29/2013
1. When I bend down in the shower to shave my legs, I involuntarily hold my breath because my bump smooshs in.
2. When you put on a pre-pregnancy babydoll shirt and the bottom of your bump sticks out.
3. When getting off the couch is a pretty serious task (rocking back and forth for momentum to 'launch' yourself forward).
on a side note, sorry about your knuckles.
SS: 12-13-02 | SD: 12-13-02
DS: 6-8-13 | Sept 15' #2
I got SO to paint my toes the other day. I call it training for when there is no way I'll be able to do it myself.
Putting the sheets back on the bed yesterday left me so winded. It was ridiculous.
BFP #1: 6.26.12 EDD: 2.11.13 missed m/c: 7.31.12 @ 12 weeks
BFP #2: 10.1.12 EDD: 6.11.13 Born 6.13.13
If I drop something on the floor I just leave it there until I eventually drop enough things to make bending over worth it
My niece asked me if I have been eating too many sweets recently bc she noticed I'm bigger. That is the first time I almost told a child to shut it.
I'm not new. I just hate The Bump.
2 It's getting hard to out on shoes while standing up. I can't just stand on one foot and pick up knee to slip on a shoe. I have to kind of flay my knee out to the side, then I'm all off balance and stuff. I should just start sitting down before I bust my ass.
And BLT your number three reminded me that doing dishes later on is going to SUCK. We have a corner sink and my belly gets in the way, so I have to bend over the counter weirdly and it kills my back. Boo.
Hopefully that worked. If not, here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THAaNPIxEek
Edit: It didn't work. So I took out the embedding code.
I painted my toenails at 39 weeks last time. And I had a huge belly. I don't even know how I did it, but I know it looked terrible. I think I'll just get a nice pedi this time.
1. I'm having a hard time getting off the couch.
2. It hurts to bend over too long.
3. My bump gets in the way when I reach over the counter for something.
1. I need help getting up if a sit on the floor.
2. When I wash the dishes I have to stand sideways.. since I am just barely 5'1" my belly bumps into the counter instead of resting on it.
When pulling groceries out of the shopping basket becomes an aerobic exercise.
When you can barely put your toddler to bed because the crib railing hits you right in the bump.
when you bend over to pick something up and end up grunting because you're crushing your bump!
when you realize you can rest your arm on the belly!
when you put a shirt on that you wore a week ago and now it doesn't fit all the way over the belly
DS1 2-26-07
#4 Due May 2015
IT'S A BOY
Today at lunch my sister asked if I could scoot my chair in so she could walk behind me. I couldn't do it because my bump was in the way.
DS1 2-26-07
#4 Due May 2015
IT'S A BOY
Shaving my legs is an adventure...
Socks and shoes... I had to have DH put them on me the other day before our AS because I had a full bladder. Oy!
I contemplated buying some high-top Pumas today because the laces would be higher up and therefore easier to tie.
Every time I bend down or get up, there's an audible "Oomph".
I keep accidentally touching the counter with my bare belly and it's COLD!
I agree with everyone...I am going to be the one to put this out there too....lol
When shaving your.....you know what...lol...I have to lift my belly up.
When you think taking a bath to shave your legs will work better an standing up, then realize it was a BIG mistake and have to take a shower.
When you're trying to shave your nether regions and can't see them LOL.
When you can't get up off the floor w/o help
SURPRISE! BFP: 12/2014 - EDD: 8/13/15
We made plans and God laughed
DS: BFP: 9/30/12 - EDD: 6/9/13
Radley Quinn was fashionably late via induction on 6/17/13
Shaving anything is well, different!
Putting on knee highs for work makes me break into a sweat...and I am sitting down
Rocking to get off the couch
Carrying the landry basket
Bending over has become more of a sideways squat
Things resting on my bump like crumbs, scarfs, long necklaces etc. It looks kinda funny.
My bellybutton ring is getting too small and is basically sticking out. Through my shirts it looks like my bellybutton has already popped out!
It's getting harder to get stuff out of our top-loading washing machine. I told my husband I'm going to need his help in a few weeks and he got a good chuckle out of it.
Also, it's getting harder to reach my phone on my desk at work, putting on certain shoes is just impossible, and if I ever have to bend over it's become more of an undignified squat that I sometimes can't quite make it up from. And my tummy rests on the very tops of my thighs when I sit now. This is all very bizarre. If I feel this ungainly at 5 months, I'm going to feel like a landwhale by the time Lemon's born.
Make a pregnancy ticker
This. Gonna keep shaving until after valentines day, then I'll start the regiment of getting it waxed.
I have another I just discovered,
It's getting kinda hard to get out of bathroom stalls. When inside, the door opens towards you and now with my bump, I have to stand way back so it doesn't hit me...and a couple of times now, I've hit my legs on the toilet. EW!
This is one I'm not looking forward to- my office building doesn't have accessible stalls, so they are already extra super tiny. One day... I'm going to get stuck!
Our lil' diva: late like her Momma: 40 weeks 5 days!
Well I can't bend over to put my shoes on anymore, I have to sit down.
My husband tried to brush past me while I was standing in the kitchen, hit my belly with his hip and almost knocked me over. It was like he forgot my belly was there, lol.
Evelyn (3.24.10), Graham (5.30.13) & Miles (8.28.16)
UMMM YES!! haha!! I died when i read this. the last time i tried i had to squish my one boob under my armpit and shove my belly over with the other arm. It was redic!!