Caught in the act

Since finding out I was pregnant, I've been taking bi-monthly belly pics. It seemed like fun 5 months ago when my belly was flat(ish). However, now that I'm practically whale sized, it's losing it's luster. I used to anticipate the morning photo and pour over the millimeters of growth I saw in my mid section every Monday. Now I take the pictures every-OTHER Monday and try not to spot the 4 week picture when uploading my newest plus-size-pic to the message board. Seriously, my gut is out of control!

I used to make The Husband take the photo, but that tradition has also gone by the wayside. Today I was at work when I realized I hadn't shot anything in a couple weeks. I don't know what got hold of me, but I decided to take matters into my own hands. There isn't anyone else in the warehouse of the sign company I work for this morning, just me and the cat. I also doubted we would have any walk-ins considering the down-pour that broke out.

I set up the camera's self timer, positioned myself in the classic pregnant pose (one hand on top, one on bottom), took 3 miss-shots and then finally geared up for a 4th. The little timer light blink, blink, blink, blinked... and then... A CUSTOMER WALKED IN. Right into the flash of my belly picture! I tried to jump out of the way and pretend I was photographing signs, but there were no signs anywhere in sight. Then I tried pretending nothing happened. This lasted an awkward minute or so with both of our eyes darting around the room in uncertainty. Finally I just gestured towards my obvious mid-section and stammered, "Belly" like a toddler just learning the names of body parts. Seriously, Belly? This is all I could think to say?!

The customer looked at me like I was in serious need of medical intervention and then chose to continue on professionally. I chose to run and hide under my desk. This last maneuver didn't really help my cause either, especially considering I no longer FIT under my desk. Now I'm just a wacky pregnant lady typing my pathetic blog from the floor adjacent to my desk because I can't get myself up off the ground. Please tell me this gets better soon....

And, in case you were wondering:

THEN AND NOW (3.5 - 22 weeks)