Sometimes I'm like "pregnancy wasn't so bad"

[cville]

Then I find pictures like this. That's me in the back the Sunday before my son was born the following Wednesday.

Pdq

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I'm drinking water to try to stop the contractions I then endured at random 5-15 minute intervals the entire drive back to our house.

Yeah. I'm good.

[killercupcake]

CVILLE SIGHTING. BWOOP BWOOP!

[cville]

Feb 14, 2016 17:39:39 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

CVILLE SIGHTING. BWOOP BWOOP!

I figured the large glasses and cup in front of my face kept me safe. Perhaps not. Ha.

[ginger]

Girl, you're beautiful even here. and TINY.

I will always Love/Hate you.

[cereal K]

Without reading your post, I came in to answer "Yes, yes it was."

Also - Even with a cup in your face, you're beautiful!

[Deleted]

I don't get it, you look pretty damn good to me.

[cabbagecabbage]

Currently 16 weeks, so the "good part," but it sucks. The women who enjoy it baffle me.

[cville]

Just looking at this picture I feel the misery. I was so stressing about giving birth in a pumpkin patch in front of god and all of creation sweat was pooling in my boots. And I'd had so many preterm contractions with both pregnancies I could NOT get my husband to grasp that this was SRS BSSNSS. Like, it hurts. And please don't let a farmer use a grimy scythe to cut the umbilical cord.

[spellingbea]

You're ridiculously pretty with an adorable baby belly. I did not mind being pregnant, and even felt kinda cute at the time. Then I saw pictures. I had very high pregnant lady self esteem.

[DotAndBuzz]

1) you are so adorable pregnant. And in general. is that creepy? I hope not.

2) Law has the side eye absolutely perfected. Strong work mama. (ugh, I hate that phrase, especially "mama," but whatever)

3) I also find myself thinking I could totally handle a 3rd. A lot, recently. I have my shit mostly together these days, now that E is 5, and my kids are relatively independent. Of course, this is not because I'm amazing or anything, it's just because I don't have a baby/young kid around to monopolize my time and create a constant tsunami of toys/food/diapers/chaos anymore. This is also why H and I both agreed on him getting the V. We both knew my willpower to stop at 2 would fade, because BABIES!!!, and that 2 was a good spot for us.

[cville]

Feb 14, 2016 17:46:28 GMT -5 @32flavors said:

Feb 14, 2016 17:43:31 GMT -5 cville said:

Just looking at this picture I feel the misery. I was so stressing about giving birth in a pumpkin patch in front of god and all of creation sweat was pooling in my boots. And I'd had so many preterm contractions with both pregnancies I could NOT get my husband to grasp that this was SRS BSSNSS. Like, it hurts. And please don't let a farmer use a grimy scythe to cut the umbilical cord.

You just aren't hipster enough to appreciate the organic farm birth. 

Screw your willow bark tea, I want legal narcotics shot into my spine in a sterile environment.

[lovelyshoes]

You look really really good in that picture, but the end is hard no matter what.

[Jalapeñomel]

Why? You look beautiful.

[DotAndBuzz]

Feb 14, 2016 17:50:37 GMT -5 lovelyshoes said:

You look really really good in that picture, but the end next 18-40 years is hard no matter what.

[lovelyshoes]

Feb 14, 2016 17:52:12 GMT -5 DotAndBuzz said:

Feb 14, 2016 17:50:37 GMT -5 lovelyshoes said:

You look really really good in that picture, but the end next 18-40 years is hard no matter what.

Hahaha truth! But, they'll be big one day and so fun:).

[cuddlyevil]

You're pretty not matter what.

[textbookcase]

This is the best! You're so cute.

[slcjess]

Well you are an adorable pregnant but anytime you want, feel free to page me and I will tell you all about my 2 degree tear in both directions and the complicated and disgusting system I've had to devise in prefer to pee without sobbing.

[janegold]

Please, you look amazing for someone a million months pregnant (or for anyone really). I am 99% certain that zipping up knee high boots will not be an option for me past, like, month 3.

(I am also geeking out to see so many cville features in one photo!)

[TR]

Bragplaint

[rex]

you look amazing!

[underwaterrhymes]

You look fantastic.

But I hear you. Pregnancy and I do not mix well. But six months after giving birth the memory of just how bad it was starts to fade and around the year mark, I'm practically knitting baby booties.

[Deleted]

beautiful!

I'm apparently a freak who loves pregnancy. I'd do it 6 times if I didn't have to deal with two year olds. Just give me birth-12 months, then 3+.

[snipsnsnails]

Pregnancy hair almost makes it worth it!

[lovelyshoes]

Feb 14, 2016 18:28:43 GMT -5 snipsnsnails said:

Pregnancy hair almost makes it worth it!

That reminded me of the pp hairloss:(

[cville]

Feb 14, 2016 17:58:33 GMT -5 slcjess said:

Well you are an adorable pregnant but anytime you want, feel free to page me and I will tell you all about my 2 degree tear in both directions and the complicated and disgusting system I've had to devise in prefer to pee without sobbing.

Poor thing . It gets better! I promise!

[nahoku]

You look fab but I hear what you're saying! I sometimes think the same and then I come to senses.

[cville]

Feb 14, 2016 18:28:43 GMT -5 snipsnsnails said:

Pregnancy hair almost makes it worth it!

I lose all of my hair postpartum on either side of my forehead. Six months after giving birth I look like the Count from Sesame Street.

[curtains]

If I looked half that good pregnant my dd might have had a sibling.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Feb 14, 2016 18:33:53 GMT -5 lovelyshoes said:

Feb 14, 2016 18:28:43 GMT -5 snipsnsnails said:

Pregnancy hair almost makes it worth it!

That reminded me of the pp hairloss:(

I had to clear the drain out again last night hurl