Gametes In Love

I did tease, therefore I shall deliver.

Here are some pics of my belly at 14 weeks.

Yeah, it’s not huge, but give it time — this is my starter belly after all.

Interesting things noted with said belly include:

1. my balance is starting to go. I pride myself on having excellent balance. Between gymnastics growing up and several years of dance, I enjoy being able to tie my shoes while standing on one leg. I’m not to a point where I’m toppling over myself, but my center of gravity is in need of some readjustment.
2. the belly isn’t where the baby is! The baby, for the time being, is located about an inch or so above my pelvic bones… riiight around my low-rise pants line. What’s growing above it could be all those burritos I mentioned prior, but is also all my internal organs being pushed up in my abdomen. Freaky, huh?
3. charlie horse cramps. Now I don’t mean the Charlie Horse cramps you have on your legs. Oh no — I’ve had the joys of experiencing this cramping around my belly. They suck! This phenomenon seems to happen if I’m either contracted or stretched out for a period of time. I don’t know what’s causing it, but I will be upping my water intake.
4. belly butter! Over the last week I’ve also discovered the joys of Belly Butter. Oh boy, does it smell yummy! Now pregnancy has made me forgetful, not stupid, so I know if I was to eat it, it would taste awful, but that smell is just tasty!
5. i am about 2 inches of growth away having to trade my last two pairs of jeans that still fit me for maternity wear (or in my terminology: preggie pants). S has been dying to have me go maternity shopping. He even got me my first maternity shirt, which I’m wearing in the pics above. I’m still living in denial of having to give up my pants, so let’s see how long we can keep them going.

That’s it for belly shot #1.