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Sorry it's been so long but work has certainly kept me busy the last month!

So I have had several people ask me for "belly" pictures so here is my reply....no.  I am 15 weeks today and the books that I have been reading say that in your first pregnancy you might not "show" until around 20 weeks.

But what does that mean?  What exactly is showing?

Have I gained weight? Yes.  

Has it been mostly in my tummy?  Yes.

Does it look like I am cutely pregnant?  Not even a little bit.

You know those girls from high school or college who stopped working out and starting drinking beer with the boys and got that little pooch that was unflattering but wasn't going anywhere no matter how hard she sucked in?  That's where I am!!  I basically have a beer gut even though I haven't been able to drink in 15 weeks!

But I have been trying to decide what to do when I actually have a cute belly about these so called belly pictures.  I have seen friends take them and they turned out cute, but here's the kicker:  I have spent my entire life trying to take pictures in a way that no one looks at me and says "Look how BIG she's getting!"  I am gladly expanding my waste-line because the outcome is completely worth it, but do I really want that immortalized?

I have not made my final decision for the entire course of the pregnancy.  But I will promise this:  I will not take a single belly picture until I actually look pregnant and not just fat!