I have been meaning to write (read complain) about this for quite some time, but Wednesday was the last straw. What is it with people who think they can say just about anything to a pregnant person!?! I am so tired of hearing 'Wow, you aren't very big'. I mean it is not like I want to be told you are HUGE either but really it doesn't come out like 'Wow, you look great', it is always condescending with comments that usually follow with 'are you sure everything is okay', 'are you sure you know your due date', 'is there something wrong'. I mean really how exactly should I respond to these people? I feel HUGE and have gained more weight this time than with Nathan and Laura combined. I have 26 days left and I am not sure I will make it to tell you the truth. I have been having contractions daily and am more tired each day.
On a positive note I am really looking forward to my baby shower on Sunday. I felt a little weird having a baby shower for a third baby, but as Dusti put it, every baby should be celebrated. So I know she, Myla and my mom have a wonderful day with friends planned and I am looking forward to celebrating the baby, because lord knows I am done being pregnant!
One more side note that I have been meaning to share. Nathan was reading nighttime books with me in our bed a few weeks ago and I had to turn over and switch positions and said to him "Oh, Nathan, Mommy has to turn over my tummy just keeps getting bigger" only to hear his immediate reply "I know Mommy, it is tough to be a woman". I just don't know where he gets it from (probably Mike but he denies it). Either way, it was really funny and I am still chuckling about it!
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can we talk?
when i was pregnant with ethan i wasn't huge at all UNTIL the pre-ecclemsia set in and then all bets were off. i gained a pound a day in water weight- at least. for the next SEVEN years, my neighbor (and friend) would say, "do you remember how HUGE you were. you were so big it was just grotesque!" i bet she said those words to me 50 times in the 7 years i knew her. people are just plain dumb. i regret not telling her how i felt. perry is always saying..."why don't you say something..."
so, you should say something next time -- you will probably feel a little more in control of it.
BTW - I weigh more now than i did the day after i had ethan. depressing! i wish i had an excuse - i am just lazy.
i think you look great. healthy. i do hope you hold out. baby needs a few more weeks of just growing :) although it must be hot in there! put a fan on your belly.
have a great shower - i have heard all about it and i wish i could come to see all the craftiness that I know has gone into it. enjoy all the attention ;)
I wouldn't take the comments personally. I think people have good intentions but the words come out wrong.
I just woke up from my "nap" after the shower. Kendal sure did love what Nathan said in his thank you card! She was jumping up and down!
Hope you had a good time at the shower today. I had fun helping with it! ~D
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