The bump is emerging!

Over the past week I seem to have popped. Suddenly I'm catching my reflection in the mirror and looking quite rounded through the middle. It's sort of caught me by surprise, as I just wasn't expecting to be showing in any kind of obvious way for many weeks. Certain clothes accentuate it, but I'm noticing more and more that there is a definite belly there. I picked a chair up to move it today, and holding the chair against my stomach I can tell there is much less 'give' with my tummy - it doesn't squish in like it usually would.

I don't know why I'm so surprised to be showing this early. It is my third pregnancy after all, and I am 30kg lighter than my previous two pregnancies, so there is less tummy fat to hide it, and less of that "Is she fat or pregnant" kind of questioning that you internally ask yourself when you see women in passing. A few girls in my mum's group commented on my growing bump last time I saw them (in a lovely way - they're all beautiful ladies), and another friend mentioned it too when she saw me today.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around it to be honest. I think, because I have been a bit mentally behind this pregnancy as previously mentioned - this bump has thrown me. I guess I'm trying to mentally catch up and realise that I am actually getting to be fairly pregnant now haha! Yes, most of my tummy is not baby - more all my organs being pushed upwards I suppose. But that tummy is there and reminding me of what is in store.

I am also starting to definitely feel that heaviness in my uterus, and I do get achey sometimes. I even get a bit of a sore back if I've been on my feet for a long time. I'm not even 14 weeks yet! Anyway, this pregnancy is certainly becoming more and more difficult to ignore!

And as a way of wrapping my head around it, I keep taking photos of the bump. Here are a few of them:

We are heading off for the long weekend tomorrow, so I won't be home to post my 14 weeks update, but I will not too long after we get home.