alyssa80ryan 22 weeks

Okay, here is my 22 week belly shot. It looks rounder than it really is in this top. In the u/s, it showed our son is laying horizontal instead of vertical. I think that makes my shape very odd. I guess we'll see if and when he moves what happens to my belly outside.

I will post bare belly shots as soon as my DH gets done with work and can take them for me. 3 weeks or so. :-)

Feeling him move all the time is now my favorite thing. I smile even when I'm tired, hungry, back hurting, and cranky because I feel my son and am in awe.

Sarah10022007 BELLY

Hi Ladies!!

Okay, so I'm pretty hesitant to post a naked belly picture, but I figured what the heck!! Here is the progress of my belly from week 6 to 21. My DH helped me put them together. I have to admit I don't have a true pre-pregnancy photo and was bloated at week 6, but I'm sure the water retention I did have wasn't too drastic. So here it is...me and my belly :) I'm actually shocked to see how much I've grown, because when I look at the picture I don't feel that big!! Now it's time for some other ladies to post their pictures! If I can do it, you can do it!!-Sarah

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I think this looks so great, Sarah! You can really see the changes. Your belly now is so cute! And so round! I really wish mine was rounder.

Thanks for being brave enough to post these. We'll see if anyone else takes the dive! :-)

CarrieB2007

My name is Carrie and I'm 30 years old (Babycenter name is CarrieB2007). My husband Rhys is 32, and we've been married for 2 years, together for 5. I'm a sales manager and also maintain an eBay business selling high-end baby/children's clothes. Needless to say, I had WAY too many baby clothes saved even before I got pregnant. :)

Rhys is a classically trained violinist ~ he's AMAZING, went to Juilliard and USC~ and we opened our own music studio together last October called Mosaic Music in Yorba Linda, CA. He teaches private violin & viola lessons to around 45 students of all ages. It is the most romantic thing being married to a violinist who is fantastic with kids. He's going to make an incredible daddy!

When we decided it was time to start a family, I knew I'd want to be a stay at home mom (or at least have the option). We kept going over our budget and decided that we would try to conceive starting January 2007. I figured we would have a few months before we got pregnant to get used to the idea... nope! Preggo, first try. We really wanted to have an October baby, so we felt very lucky... until I had the worst morning sickness EVER, for 8 solid weeks. I told Rhys that this may be an only child. :) Now I'm feeling much better and starting to enjoy my pregnancy more. We just found out we are having a boy, so designing the nursery is in our near future.
We are living in Orange County, CA because this is where our family is, but plan to move north by the time we have a second baby (Washington or Oregon~ we need rain and trees!). We just wanted to have the first grandchild close so that my mom can enjoy him every day(and I can enjoy the free babysitting!) It's also incredibly expensive to live in OC these days.

I'm so happy to have all my October Mommies to go through this with, I don't know what I would have done without you!

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Carrie~ my mom's whole family is in/from Orange! I love it there! We're there at least once a year visiting my grandparents. You just can't beat the weather. And the little neighborhood she is in is so cute; they have neighborhood parades and stuff. But being from WA, I have to say I love the trees and green, the fresh air, and the less stressful traffic. :-)
Thanks for the pics! Great belly shot!!!

Brooke.Moore

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to send some pics. A few people have asked if I am showing yet...so I thought I would let you all see! We are at 19 weeks today and growing! We are going to the doctor next Wednesday (May 23) to have our first ultrasound and find out what we are having! I am super excited but a bit nervous...I just hope everything is ok with the little one!

I hope you all are doing well and I will send out an announcement next week to let you know if it is a girl or a boy!

love-
Brooke

Brooke~ Like I said before, you have a quite a few sisters going in that week with you so we'll all be anxiously awaiting together. Good luck and enjoy your child's first home video!!! :-)

Lauren's 19 week belly shot

I still think it just looks kind of "fat" rather than "round pregnant" but I love it. I think I look more pregnant in my maternity clothes (which luckily, I've received a small pile from a friend since I'm not quite into full maternity but am definitely out of regular clothes with a bella band).
I'm finally starting to feel movement every day and it's amazing. Pregnancy is just such a unique experience and I thank God every day that I get to go through this!!

Love my babycenter mommies!