It's finally kicking in

A few days after we found out our baby would be a boy I went shopping for baby clothes. As I pick out cute little outfits, I saw an outfit that I thought would be perfect to bring the baby home in. It came complete with a matching blanket. Some how, picking out the baby's coming home clothes finally made it real...that I'm having a baby. That in 4-5 months, I'll be a mom, and I'll have a son. Its such a weird thought, and it got me a bit emotional.

An old co-worker of mine once said that it takes exactly nine months for you to be emotionally ready to be a mom. I'm starting to think she might be right.

The opposite of anorexia...

I started buying maternity clothes relatively early because 1) I figured I'd need them sooner or later so I might as well get them now, and 2) my pants were already starting to get tight at 8 weeks, mainly because I never stopped being hungry. I first started with the belly band, which lasted for about 2-3 weeks. By week 12 I was wearing only maternity pants. After a few trips to Pea in a Pod and Motherhood, I figured out that I was a size XS (gone are the days of numbered sizes).

Today, after another expensive trip to Pea in a Pod, I thought that I'd try my old non-maternity work pants on. It wouldn't fit over my thighs. GASP! I quickly pulled it down because I didn't want to dwell over it too long. I then figured out that shopping in maternity stores made me think I only gained belly weight, but in reality, I've gained weight everywhere else as well.

Everything started to make sense now. When I would shop at regular clothing stores for tops, I would still grab my usual extra small or small, only to find that it wouldn't fit. Instead of thinking that I've grown out of my usual size, I thought "oh, it must run small." Now I know better.

And the baby is a...

(I love this card, by the way).

Amazing how most people who voted on Tummy Flutters got it right by more than 50%. Mike and I will be welcoming a baby boy to our home this October. Mike had originally thought it would be a boy since I didn't go through any morning sickness. From his experience, he's found this to be pretty accurate. I'm a bit curious to see how accurate it really is...so please share with me, fellow moms to be or current moms, did you have any morning sickness and did you end up with a boy or a girl?