Saturday, August 2, 2008

More third trimester fun stuff

The bloating and swelling and stretching have begun! My feet are chubby and my fingers look like sausages. The skin on them feels so tight. Although I hate to be without my precious wedding rings, I take them off at night to give my poor, fat finger a rest. That's also the name of my new band - the Poor Fat Fingers. Oh, and I have news - I am now the proud owner of an outie belly button. The skin on my stomach really seems to be testing its limits. It feels so stretched and itchy. Thankfully, my sister-in-law, Jen, suggested I rub Vitamin-E oil on it every morning and night and that's really helped.

It's such a weird feeling to look down at my feet and hands and not recognize them. I also still occasionally catch myself in the mirror when I'm naked am shocked at how large my belly is. It's huge and bizarre and I love it. I have a little booter in there! MY little booter! Makes all the bloating and swelling and stretching worth it. Grow, little booter! Develop those lungs!

2 comments:

Zee said...

I've given my wedding rings a rest for the past month... add the carpal tunnel to the bloating, and there's just no way! I also (laughably) tried some shoes on the other day... word to the wise: don't go show-shopping until you're not pregnant anymore!

Amy said...

I've been wearing nothing but flip flops for the past few months. I tried buying a pair of sandals a few weeks ago and they didn't fit on my feet. Chub!