beware the belleh

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We've been up to our ears in all things baby.  Between sorting through piles of clothes and other assorted goodies (thanks, Sarah!), meetings with a new midwife and childbirth classes, I'm feeling positively maternal. If that wasn't enough, Murloc Baby has taken up a correspondence course in kickboxing. I'm not sure where she's learning her new moves, but they're effective... although it's a bit unnerving to look down at my lap and see my stomach moving by itself.

Which leads me to... my first belly shot! Yay! I know, I know, I'm light years behind the times and over halfway through this pregnancy, but let's face it--I had a pretty significant belly to begin with, and until recently it pretty much obscured the more subtle changes. The last couple weeks made for a belly growth spurt, though. My belly button is begging for its life, and I see maternity jeans in my near future. Which reminds me, if you're a plus-size mom and you have recommendations, please send them my way. I'm clueless when it comes to clothing, and so far the thrift shops and mainstream clothing stores in the area have turned up nothing short of a mumu and an old potato sack.

Oh, and bonus pic: I now have glasses. This probably doesn't mean much to you, dear Internets, but if you could have seen me in the first five minutes after leaving the optometrist's with my new prescription, you'd understand the impact. It went something like this:

Me: "OH MY GOD LOOK OVER THERE!"

Tim: "What?!? What!?!"

Me:"That sign! See that sign!?!? I CAN READ IT! It says 'Welcome back students!' WOW!"

Tim: "... Uhh... yes, glasses are great like that."

Me: "OH! And look over there! See that one?!? It says 'Bennoch Road!' And there! That guy's license plate! It says..."

Tim: "... so, uhh, how long are you going to do this?"

Me: "Man! The world... it has edges."