And what’s a proper baby shower without a game? Since Lindsay bared her belly (so to speak) and shared her uncool third trimester self with the world, I am going to ask you to do the same.
Your challenge: On your own blog, please post a picture of you (or your sig. other) in your most uncomfortable state of pregnancy. Write a little tale about it and let us know by sharing the link. I will keep track of them all so we can belly-hop. Misery loves company, right? I know I do…
Let the bellys begin!
Bellyroll, please…
MommaK’s Belly
Yes, that’s me. 9 months pregnant, 21 years old and scared out of my granny underpants - literally. We were so freaking poor. *Note crooked lamp for dramatic effect.* My husband was working 3 jobs - me 1. We lived in a tiny one bedroom apartment in a not-so-nice Maryland city…that was after we moved out of my mother’s basement. Oh yes, we had our shit together.
One night three weeks after this picture was taken and after eating a nonfat hotdog (don’t ever do it), my stomach began to feel like it was on fire. I, of course, thought it was the hotdog. It wasn’t.
16 excruciating hours later my beautiful daughter was born. 8 pounds even. A miracle.
That miracle is almost 12 years old now. I had another miracle too. She’s almost 8. That miracle was 8 pounds 14 ounces and had to be induced. No naked belly shots with that pregnancy even though I only gained 35 pounds. With my first (pictured above) I gained a whopping 70+ pounds!! I think I ate my worries away. How much weight did you gain with your pregnancy?
**Side note: Not only did I post a picture of myself in my 3rd trimester, but I posted a picture of myself in my 3rd trimester naked. Beat that. I win.
Practigal’s Belly
Practigal with “Button button, who’s got the button?”
Dawn’s Belly
Coming to a Nursery Near You with “Belly Hoppin”
MamaTulip’s Belly
Mama Tulip with “Assorted Tidbits”
Jen’s Belly
Letters About Eve with “Late Pregnancy”
Amanda’s Belly
The Wink with “Hit Me With Your Worst Shot”
Kristen’s Belly
The Mom Trap with “At Least it Was Tight With No Fat Rolls”
BethB’s Belly
BethB with “Comparing Ginormous Bellies with Surburban Turmoil”
Phoenix’s Belly
Phoenix with “Belly Rings”
Cinderella’s Belly
Ever After…My Way
Vicky’s Belly
The Mummy Chronicles with “Belly Hoppin’”
Jenny’s Belly
Jenny @ Mama Drama with “Preggers”
Heather’s Belly
It’s Twinsanity with “Belly Pictures”
Cinnamon Gurl’s Belly
Write About Here with “Hop To It”
Lena’s Belly
Cheeky Lotus with “When Mayonnaise Means Life Or Death”
HBM’s Belly
Her Bad Mother with “A Bellyful of Light”
Mamacita’s Belly
Mamacita @ Scheiss Weekly
Lady M’s Belly
The Nupboard with “A Little Shy Perhaps”
Sherry’s Belly
The Guest of Honor’s Belly
Lindsay with “Odds and Ends and One Great Big Belly”
Other Momma’s Belly Shots:
Ruby with “36 weeks and counting”
GingaJoy with “And Speaking of No Shame”
Your Belly Here
Gift Table
If you would like to contribute towards a gift for Lindsay’s little lad, please click here and push the button at the bottom of the page. (all done! we raised $200 for her to baby shop
) I will send a Babies R Us gift card including the names of all that contributed to the Proud Momma About To Burst.
If you have any questions, please let me know. And thank you!!
Here’s a link to my blog and the post I did about my 3rd trimester. Thank you for the opportunity to get more involved with this lovely mommy blogger community.
http://lettersabouteve.blogspot.com/2007/03/late-pregnancy.html :yahoo:
Well, this is very inspiring. Thank you all for baring your bellies for me! I guess this means I need to take a picture of my own belly and send it in… :giggle:
“9 months pregnant, 21 years old and scared out of my granny underpants”
You forgot, “Nekkid as a JayBird!” Tee-hee!
Oh, I see you added that in small print at the end. You do, indeed, win!
I gained exactly 43 pounds both times. I don’t have any pictures of me obviously pregnant.
I would love to join the party, but cameras were strictly forbidden during mypregnancies. I gained 68 pounds with The Boy and 65 pounds with The Girl. Every moment was an uncomfortable moment there for quite awhile. I did save one of the giant bras I ended up needed with The Girl. I don’t suppose a picture of that would be quite the same, huh?
You did a naked belly shot?!? You’re a bigger ….I mean braver…more brave…woman than I.
You’re all so beautiful. I’m crying. I don’t have any pictures of my belly. I wish I did.
I love these pics! they just make me smile.
I am going to try to add mine in my comments:
apparently not lol
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l15/aftertheglassslipper/scan0005c-2.jpg
Okay, mine is up. Very cool idea. Thanks for inviting me!
http://blogs.chron.com/mamadrama/archives/2007/03/preggers.html
Oh my gosh, you guys are awesome! I’m really feelin’ the belly love now.
http://itstwinsanity.blogspot.com/2007/03/belly-roll.html
9 months pregnant with twins… Look at your own risk. LOL
I gained 50 lbs with my first (7lbs, 9oz)
50 lbs with second (11lbs, 1 oz)
80 lbs with twins (7lbs, 6 oz and 7lbs, 6 oz)
These are great! They make me smile!!
I can’t wait to read all the stories this weekend!
You’re awesome to coordinate this, MommaK!
Golly, some of those pictures look so painful. Bless all of the pictured who suffered for months to become a Mommy. I have 1 picture of myself during my first pregnancy (gained 27 lbs) and none from my second. I was not a pretty pregnant woman and I knew it.
Can’t wait to see a pic of Lindsay’s ginormous belly! So happy to Belly hop with the wonderful mama belly babes. javascript:moreSmiliesAappendSmiley(’
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I gained over 100 lbs with #1. I had my own gravitational field, thankyouverymuch. Hot fudge sundays and fetucchini alfredo were my best friends. I ate - I was hungry - I mean really hungry.
I gained less with LLB… I ate sherbet with her….
xo
LBC
This is one where I definately can’t mention a pregnancy!!
Momma K - thanks for stopping by our blog. But I commented back that your flower pose is my most favorite preggo pose of all. And ya can’t see what is behind the flower so all is safe. :giggle:
MommaK, DUDE. Gone all nekkid flower child! I feel positively conservative.
And, Lindsay? Where’s that pic?
I didn’t allow any cameras those last few weeks either. Here’s the the last picture I have before the big day.
http://nupboard.blogspot.com/2007/03/little-shy-perhaps.html
Oh, I love all the belly goodness! We’re all so amazing. Roar, dammit!
Okay, everyone. It’s up at my site. The Picture.
Awesome pictures! Nothing from me, sorry.
I still can’t believe you were so damn young when you had your first. You were practically a baby yourself!
These are awesome!!! And this is the theme of my photo tag for tomorrow!
Please join in on the fun if you’d like!! I’ll have a linky up … hope you’d like to play along and post your favorite pregnant belly pic!
Steph
I love these pictures too.
“I want to be pregnant again”…….I was never uncomfortable, but you sure can’t tell by the picture I am sending. I gained 22 1bs with my first and 28 lbs with my second. I felt the healthiest I ever felt. But of course I was a heck of a lot younger.
Just coming by to wish Lindsey a happy baby! Sorry so late.
No fair MommaK, posting a photo of your gorgeous 21 year old body. We did not do belly shots, for some reason. It didn’t occur to us.
Maybe, if we ever have a thrid…..
Those are some beautiful, but mega-big tummies up there. Since I’m so tall, I don’t think I ever shot out that far. I have a lot of room in my torso area.
Good God, I did not even allow pics of me when I was preggers. I was a miserable hag and I did not want to remember that feeling! Of course it was all worth it, but I have NO nekkid belly pics at all and maybe only 1 or 2 of me fully clothed while I was pregnant. I hated every second of it.
Great gob of belly, Ms. Momma. And Lucinda is still very cute, belly and all.
There is a belly in there that I’m related to! Some are so big my eyes are bugging out!
well BOY. my stomach is *nothing* compared to some of those other majestic creature’s. the twins one??? WHADDA WOMAN!
I like this game. It’s fun. (and kudos, MommaK. this take some serious work. you good friend).