Believe it or not but I can’t think of an entire post of things I want for this Wednesday so I figured I’d give the people what they want – bump pictures!

I can’t believe that by the end of this week I will be halfway through this pregnancy! Thank god it has flown by because I am otherwise pretty unimpressed with pregnancy. I don’t feel like a goddess experiencing the growth of life within. I feel like my body is a vessel being held hostage to procreate and carry on the human race.

The good news is that my belly finally “popped” so I look legit pregnant. Before, it really was just a beer belly and when I would bend over I would just have rolls on rolls on rolls but now it’s just a big bubble. One big bubble of boys bending over, lying down, trying to function as a normal human being. Luke is obsessed with tracking the disappearance of my belly button and he’s happy to report that it’s almost gone. I am glad one of us is getting a kick out of all of this. I am still horrible at taking pictures but here are the few that I have.

16 Weeks: This picture is a repeat but surprise surprise I didn’t take any solo bump pics during the gender reveal party. At the gender reveal is the first time I really felt I looked pregnant and that dress really emphasized the bump!

 

17 weeks: I almost actually like how I look in this picture. Like, the bags under my eyes have almost subsided which means I must be close to obtaining that second trimester glow? I won’t mention that those pants used to be boyfriend style slouchy pants but are now my skinny jeans, but at least they’re not maternity pants! They’re my last pair of non-maternity jeans that fit! I finally found a benefit to my lack of energy – fewer showers! When I used to work out 4-5 times a week I had to shower AND wash my hair almost everyday, but now that my workouts consist of sometimes walking to the end of the street and back my showers have drastically reduced and I only have to wash my hair once a week as it’s not getting sweaty and greasy. Finally an upside to pregnancy!

 

18 weeks: Poor Luke, as simple as this picture is this it’s the 10,000,000th variation of it. I think we notice different things when it comes to pictures of me. I focus on the number of chins I have (it should only be one), shadows on my face, and how my body looks while I think he focuses on the background and lighting. I don’t really care about the background and lighting if I look like a gremlin. We are working through our creative differences and I think we’ll have a good model / photographer relationship soon!

19 Weeks: This is a perfect example of a self timed portrait gone wrong, but it’s the best picture we have of the two of us on valentines and the only picture we have during week 19 so I opted to share. Luke was so sweet to me on valentines day! He knew I was struggling with buying maternity clothes so he bought me a whole bunch of casual tops and comfy stuff to wear around the house. He even bought all of it before my What I Want Wednesday Post on maternity clothes, what a guy. Our day  was perfect, we had coffee in bed while scouring pinterest for nursery ideas, opened our presents, took our furry children for a long walk, I made him a waffle breakfast fit for a king and then we worked on a project for the boys all day outside in the sun. That night Luke took me out for Italian because he knows I’m a carbaholic and we ended the night sharing a nice bottle of wine with my parents who came into town to say their goodbyes before flying out to the islands that following Monday. I loved that we did all of the things we love doing together on Valentines as it was our last valentines before parenthood and next year we’ll have two chunky nuggets tagging along.

20 weeks: Yes, I realize there is a baby in the way of my bump, however, he is the cutest baby ever so I have to constantly work him into my blog. All you need to know is that at 20 weeks my bump is the size of real life 3 month old hoe-tie named Harrison. I got some quality time with HBomb and his parents this weekend and I enjoyed every minute of it. Kiel and Sydney were excited to be able to get ready at the same time on Sunday before breakfast so I was on full time Harrison duty. He was quite the fussy mess when Kiel handed him over and the only thing that would keep him quiet was me walking up and down Kiel’s street. After the first lap,  I noticed the kid was cold so I went inside to wrap him up. He screamed his head off the entire time so I only managed to get pants on him and skipped the socks and jacket. The minute we stepped back outside he was quiet. On the fourth lap, a neighbor said to me “your baby is cold.” Thank you captain obvious child expert! I said “yeah but is he asleep?” and the neighbor replied, “well yeah, he’s completely out.” Score! I managed to get Harrison asleep! At the same time Kiel came out of the house looking for his kid wondering if his psycho sister had run off with his baby. I was so proud of myself I had Kiel take the above picture. Kiel also taught me how to change a diaper and give a bath this weekend which means I am an expert now!

So that’s where I am at on the bump progress. I wish being the size of a normal 7 month pregnant lady would equate to me giving birth in 2 months rather than 4 but I think I’ll have to wait it out and give birth in the middle of a beautiful Arizona summer!