The African Fertility statue

So I'm at my cotillion yesterday, and one of my friends says to me, " You are all belly, you dont' even have breasts anymore!" LOL. I was like" I know right, you don't see boobs or booty anymore, and Lord knows I have alot of booty- all you see is belly". Which got me to thinking about earlier that day when I walked pass a mirror naked and said, I look like that African fertility chick. My belly is so big now that it made my booty look relatively small. Never in my almost 28 years of life did I ever think I would be saying that my butt looked flat! As my aunt likes to say, " That baby is just taking over yo body". And that he has...but what a blessing he is. And we are starting to gain weight as well...as of last Thursday, I am a whopping 184.4 lbs!!! That means that we gained 7 pounds over the last three weeks. I think I'm getting laxed because its all me...I eat just becuase now a days...even shortly after I've had a full meal. But, you know what they say, when in doubt, just say "I'm pregnant" and blame it on the baby, LOL.

It's Begun....

I've heard about it, I've read about it...but it hadn't happened to me so I didn't really think about it, and then last week it began. What you ask? The point in every woman's pregnancy when she loses her identity and it becomes all about the baby. Friends and family see you but they don't speak to you, they put their hands on your belly and start talking to your unborn child. And forbid if you have named the fetus, then that is all you hear! I went to a few gatherings last week where Donovan got ALL the attention. I know that it is not about me anymore. I know that a shift is about to occur...but dangit, he's not due for another two months! LOL! But seriously, it has begun. Baby Lopez is greeted before his mother is, even though he can't respond yet. Maybe I should start getting used to it...

They keep coming....

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They keep coming...what you ask? Those blasted stretch marks!!! I woke up today to find another dark one and a lighter one coming in...that brings my count to three!! My body and I are not in agreement right now (angry face). We have been doing so well these past 7 months, and now we are falling out of sync. I need to switch up my oil or something, my tummy has built up a resistance...

Last night, I saw the baby distinctly move across my stomach for the first time. It was all alien like...it was like a elbow or something that was moving/stretching from the middle of my stomach to the right side, craziness. And even crazier, that's just what it felt like..as if I took my finger and rubbed from one point to the next. More and more I'm like, "Wow...there really is something in there", lol.

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The final stretch

So a few weeks ago I was reading one of my baby books and it said 27 - 40 weeks is the final stretch...and they did not lie. On that Wednesday that marked my 27th week, Donovan began moving like no other...I had never felt so much movement. I also noticed my first stretch mark! (angry face) Which I am NOT happy about. I know its a part of childbirth, but we were doing so well I actually thought we would be able to pull off the whole 9 months smooth, I guess I was fooling myself :/ But yes, we are in the final stretch, and before we know it, he will be here :) I was telling Francis today about how last month I wasn't ready, but today I started thinking about how nice it will be to have the baby here...so maybe I am getting ready, gradually, for the arrival of my big boy :)