August Belly Photos of April 2010 Babies!

[Carley]

Yeah, totally early I know. I'm probably the only one feeling embarrassingly HUGE, but misery sure would love some company! The last week I've been looking increasingly pregnant especially as the day progresses & the last few days I haven't been able to keep my pants buttoned passed 5pm! I'm sure it has nothing to do with my voracious appetite :

At this rate I'll be in stretchpants 24/7 well before my 2nd trimester & become completely immobile from hugeness by the end of this very long 42 week stretch.

Last pregnancy I gained a whopping 80lbs! Despite vowing I would have a "sexy" movie star pregnancy, I'm downing ribeyes like they were breathmints! How do people stay all tiny???

Anyway! I thought it'd be fun to document our progress

To start us off, here's the tiny peanut burried somewhere inside my hot mess: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/...44923dc0ea.jpg

[rhiOrion]

My DH has already been taking pictures of me. I'll try to post one tonight! We're going to try to take them as often as possible (everyday when we remember/can). DH is an animator, and we both thought it would be cool to put the pictures together in an animation.

[rollergirl]

Originally Posted by Carley

Anyway! I thought it'd be fun to document our progress, so I'll go first!

7 weeks and totally bloated: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3459/...14190b98bb.jpg

The tiny peanut burried somewhere inside that hot mess: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/...124fe31dc0.jpg

pics unavailable, is it just me? will try to remember to take some later. we didnt' take enough last time because we didn't have a digital camera until after sir was born.

[HisBeautifulWife]

I saw the pics earlier but now they are unavailable.

[Carley]

Oh no! I just upgraded to Flickr Pro... I wonder if that has something to do with it? I refreshed the links... see if they work now! Not that my bloated belly is something to be advertising but it will be fun to see how it progresses into a massive babe! I didn't track my first pregnancy & oh how I wish I would have!

[aylaanne]

Oh no you didn't. LOL. I don't look anything like that. I'm much huger. And flabbier. I hate it. I don't think there will be any belly pictures this time around, not until at least 20 weeks.

[Carley]

I'm so sorry.. I didn't want to make anyone feel inhibited about posting! I've already gained 8lbs - clearly it's impossible for it all to be body fat (but some clearly IS as my pants don't fit!) - holy wozers I'm a bloated mess!

I'm typically an athletic person, but something about pregnancy gets me - I am NOT one of those glamazon preggers ladies, or even the fit ones! It's pretty horrible!

At the rate I'm going I'll be huge in no time. I'll start posting pictures then instead or at least until some skinny minny posts their completely flat 1st trimester stomach!

[HisBeautifulWife]

Don't feel bad. I think it's great for you mamas who want to post pictures. It's fun to look and see how different everyone is.

I don't think I look pregnant, I look bloated or fat so I wouldn't want to post anything but it's fun that some people do.

[finn'smama]

I started taking pics at 8 weeks last time, but I'll start early! I will take one tonight when I'm more bloated, so you at least have something to look at!

[bublegirl1]

Originally Posted by Carley

Yeah, totally early I know. I'm probably the only one feeling embarrassingly HUGE, but misery sure would love some company! The last week I've been looking increasingly pregnant especially as the day progresses & the last few days I haven't been able to keep my pants buttoned passed 5pm! I'm sure it has nothing to do with my voracious appetite :

At this rate I'll be in stretchpants 24/7 well before my 2nd trimester & become completely immobile from hugeness by the end of this very long 42 week stretch.

Last pregnancy I gained a whopping 80lbs! Despite vowing I would have a "sexy" movie star pregnancy, I'm downing ribeyes like they were breathmints! How do people stay all tiny???

Anyway! I thought it'd be fun to document our progress

To start us off, here's the tiny peanut burried somewhere inside my hot mess: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/...44923dc0ea.jpg

What a cute US pic!! How are along were you in this pic? I go for my second one next Friday. I will be about 6 wks 4 days. I went last week because they insisted I go by my LMP and they figured I was 8 weeks but all we saw was a teeny tiny sac. But I know I didn't O wil around July 13 so I was only about 4 weeks or so then. So they are having me back to make sure it's progressing so I am hoping for a really good one!

[Carley]

Yaaay Finn's mama!!! Power to the bloated!!!!!!

Maybe I don't "look pregnant" as much as I just look TOTALLY bloated and "softer around the edges" than last week (which must look pretty strange to the boy who always bags my groceries ), but I don't have a "before" before picture so I figured this would be as good as any!

This in between first trimester stage is the worst for me, especially because I eat like a horse, am a total crankypants & look anything but glamorous. At least when I actually "look pregnant" & get the "you look HUGE!" comments I so love, people know there's a baby buried somewhere underneath the trainwreck that's my pregnant self.

My ultrasound measured 7 weeks on the dot! S/he had a beautiful strong heartbeat & everything is looking wonderful. It is SUCH a relief! Now just praying she stays strong. LOVING the nausea.. so reassuring!

I want to note that the "weeks" of pregnancy do not apply to me. My last pregnancy ran 42 weeks and 3 days - but my girl was only 7lbs 4oz! Peanut might be 7 weeks, but I cook 'em low & slowwwww! Still got about 35 weeks to go!

[ivymae]

You want some bloat, I'll give you some bloat.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivymae/3795536899/

[finn'smama]

good one ivymae!

[CamoShades]

Originally Posted by ivymae

You want some bloat, I'll give you some bloat.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivymae/3795536899/

That's about what I look like come evening. I'm lucky enough to start the day with a rather flat stomach, but it just balloons out as the day goes on. Sexy.

[Carley]

Oh I LOVE it!!! Allright - I'm taking a new one tonight so I can post BOTH pictures, one from the morning, one from the afternoon. Hillarity will surely ensue!

Love to all my bloated ladies

[Riverbeauty]

I am such a fluffy mamma that you wont be able to tell I AM pregnant till at least 5 months... *SIGH*

[Kaiface]

Oh my goodness!! I am sooooooooo glad I am not alone here! For the past few days I've been looking down at my stomach and thinking to myself "Uhmmm, wth?" I thought I was the only one that was experiencing bloating.

[Carley]

This, ladies, is why I'm in maternity jeans:

9 weeks at 11am

9 weeks after 5pm

The Biggest Most WTF Bloatastic 9 Week Belly Ever




/edit I'm "9 weeks" today so I had to change it to make myself feel better... you know, because it makes SO much of a difference

[ann_of_loxley]

I am pretty bloated myself lol! - I do look already a few months pregnant and I am only 4+4 today. I like it though, it makes me feel more pregnant than I am and I am looking forward to that!

[CherryBomb]

Oh boy Carley! That is some pretty powerful bloating!