Friday, August 26, 2011

THE question

I haven't written about we.ig.ht wa.tch.er's for awhile. It didn't take. I got derailed by vacation - who wants to be doing we.i.ght wa.tcher's when backpacking carrying 30 lbs at 8000 feet while climbing another 1000 feet? Who NEEDS to be doing we.i.ght wa.tcher's under those conditions??? Then when we got home, I was side tracked by other things. Despite the fact that I am running, it is less than normal because I am slowly coming back from my foot injury and cycling is just not the same. Not surprisingly lately my little belly has sprouted back into place.

The other day I got asked THE question for the first time in my life. One of the other daycare mom's looked VERY pointedly at my midsection and asked: "Are you expecting?". I was stunned. No one is supposed to ask that question... EVER... Doesn't she know the rule? UNLESS YOU ACTUALLY SEE THE HEAD EMERGING FROM BETWEEN HER LEGS - Don't ask a woman if she's pregnant!! ARE YOU CRAZY??? I sat there in stunned silence while she backtracked as much as possible - "oh, well, it's because you're normally thin and..."

But it's okay. It's all okay. One, because this woman is really goodness personified without a mean bone or bad intention in her body. Two, because, I am pregnant. 13 weeks. 13 weeks of secrecy. But I figured if an acquaintance was asking me then it was probably time to come out of the closet.

8 comments:

  1. that's super good news! Congratulations, and all the best for the 27 weeks to come (and the very very many weeks after that).

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  2. HURRAY! I am beyond excited for you. Congratulations!

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  3. Congrats! I knew you two were trying and it seemed a little weird to be on W.W. if you were; maybe now, if I go back through old posts, things might make more sense.

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  4. AH! I remember being asked that question when I was at a stage where I thought maybe it wasn't actually something anyone should/would notice... Totally caught me off guard! BUT the woman was a nurse so somehow she just knew. Anyway, congrats!!

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  5. I do not get it. So is your belly sprouting because you are pregnant, or because you have been slacking on that WW thing? :)

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  6. Am allowed to say I had a feeling? ;). Um, but that woman has a lot of guts to ask!! I remember the ONE time someone actually asked me straight out - I wasn't pregnant. So you're fortunate (in many ways! :)). I am so happy for you.

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  7. OMG!!! I read your post from beginning to end without peaking ahead in a skim-read so you got me by surprise - woohoo!!! Super-pleased for you (hey maybe I need to go backpack a toddler above 8000ft for a week and it'll work for me?? Can I borrow your son??) Ah, I love a happy start to my day. Great news.

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  8. um, I got home at 2.30am and am lacking sleep, failing to do the math. It's ok, keep your son, just give the other secret that worked. :)

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