Milestones

I think I have reached a few turning points in my pregnancy.  It seems to be more obvious now a days that I'm not sporting a new ice cream belly and there's actually life growing inside of me.  A regular at my Pilates class called me out today and said she has noticed my stomach and knows I attend class and my stomach shouldn't be growing like that.  Yes, I agree you NEVER ask a woman if she's pregnant until it looks like she's ready to walk into the delivery room.  But I think she was safe saying something since she has seen me about twice a week in Pilates class for the last few years.

I have been avoiding any sort of maternity clothes (even though I am stockpiling them for later) and wearing dress pants that stretch or ones that were a little too big for me before.  But today I decided to give the "Belly Band" a try.

(not my belly)

I just wore it over my pants and no one knew they weren't hooked!  But then I had someone tell me they had a piece of advice for me because they also had their baby in October.  She said just start wearing maternity shorts right now because they are so comfortable.  She said no one will ever know I'm wearing them.  So that made me wonder if I'm missing out on great comfort by being hesitant to take that first step and wear maternity clothes.  I know it's nothing to be ashamed of but this is a whole new world for me and surprisingly I'm having a hard time adjusting to a few things.

Here's the 18 weeks picture (weight gain-8 pounds).