The Belly

I recently realized that though I had promised to put up a post that showcases the ever growing belly that I had yet to do it.  Though today's 27 week picture will not be part of this post, I thought I should do it before I had another "baby brain" attack and forgot. 

Week 12 

At this point I am just looking a little chubby, though I still was so excited about this little "bump"

Week 13

At this point I am wearing maternity clothes, COMPLETELY unnecessary I realize now but I do admit I was much more comfortable in these than my regular clothes

Week 14

At this point I really thought I was starting to show and look pregnant.  Looking back on them now I realize it looks like I just had a big burrito for lunch. 

Week 15

Not a huge fan of this picture of me.  But here it is definitely starting to become more apparent there MAY just be something other than a large burrito in there.

Week 16

Four months!! I think is the week were I had the most growth week over week, even to today. I remember how much relief I felt this week getting to the 4 month mark.  Made it seem like this was actually going to "happen" after all.

Week 17

This is babies first vacation, and Mom and Dad's last one just the two of us.  This was at our cabin at the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee.  Such a super fun trip, even if we didn't get to go on all the trails we wanted to because we had Lilly with us.  Turns out, for those of you who don't know, the black bears in TN will attack dogs so you can only take them on one "trail" in all of TN.

Week 18

This one looks like there has been a bunch of growth but I think it is more due to the fact I am standing closer to the mirror than I have in all the rest of my shots. 

Week 19

At this point I think there is really no more denying there is a baby in that belly of mine.  

Week 20

5 months!!  At this point I am starting to feel "pregnant", but man I am really enjoying it so much.  I am also feeling the butterflies, and popcorn popping on a fairly regular basis as well. 

Week 21

It was around this point that people started to openly ask me when I was due, vs. just staring at the belly and not daring to ask me.

Week 22

It's officially Halloween time at the Collura household, as you can tell from the vampire teeth and blood drops in the top left of the picture. 

Week 23

WOAH!!!  Who is that creeper with the beer in this picture?  Oh wait...that's just the baby daddy. I literally had no idea he was going to do this, and he jumped into the picture right before I took it.  I was laughing really hard in this picture, hence the red face.  haha.  You also get more of a look at the Halloween decorations that take over our house during this time of year. 

Week 24

6 months!!!  At this point I am definitely feeling pregnant but at the same time I feel so good that I find myself overdoing it a few times while working around the house.  Turns out that it's physically impossible to do the same level of work when you're also making a baby simultaneously.  It's a concept I have yet to fully grasp.  Really started to feel actual punches and kicks at this point, in the pregnancy.  They progressed so much that this was the week we could even start to SEE them as well.

Week 25

It was this night that I had a little bit of a "moment" when I realized just how big the belly was already, and how much time I still had left to go before Baby C's arrival.  I have since accepted the fact that I am just going to be huge, and there just isn't a whole lot I can do about it.  I am just still SO happy that I get the opportunity to get huge that it doesn't matter to me. 

Week 26

This is my last picture, as I haven't taken my 27 week picture yet today.  The belly is doing well and growing so much.  Yesterday I was snuggling down into the covers after the snooze button I quickly realized that sleep was no longer going to happen, as I was getting kicked and punched simultaneously for the first time.  It's amazing that even though I was exhausted at that moment, I would much rather feel those little kicks and punches than get another moment of sleep. 

Well there it is as promised, it's the evolution of the belly week over week.  It has come a long way, but I am sure it's going to go even farther over the next 91 days.  I can't wait to see what each week brings, and promise to do another update before the baby gets here.