So I went Christmas shopping on Saturday...just me and the belly, Silas stayed home with Nathan (thanks, honey!). It cracks me up how comfortable strangers are with making comments to a pregnant lady. Especially when she's by herself.
Stranger #1: Whoa! When are you due, like tomorrow?!? You look like you're ready to pop.
Me: Actually, I'm not due until February 5th...(thinking to myself, I still have 9 weeks to get bigger, lady)
Stranger #1: Are you sure they have the right due date? There's no way you're going to make it that long.
Me: I think it's pretty accurate...and I was actually a week late with my first one.
Stranger #1: Well, bless your heart. I hope you can make it.
Stranger #2 tells me that I'm having a girl "because it's just all out there."
Stranger #3, a sweet older Hispanic lady, told me in Spanish through her translator (her daughter, maybe?) that I am having a boy.
Stranger #4 gives me a little tap tap on the shoulder. "Are you having a boy? Because you're carrying really low."
Stranger #5, a young employee of New York & Company: "Awwww look at you! You are just so precious! Oh my goodness! Ooooh, what are you having? When are you due?"
Pretty hilarious.
And there were several other generic comments/questions not worth mentioning here. No belly touching this time, surprisingly.
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You're good natured about it! Do you think you get more comments down here than you did in DC? I was so weary of being so big that when people said the same to me (in November, "You must be due this week!" when Rose came in January...) I was just so over it and annoyed!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite was always, "Are you sure you're not having twins?" lol.
Gotta love all the comments - I had to force myself to laugh some of the off! :)
ReplyDeleteSo maybe you should post a picture so we can see too! :)
ReplyDeleteI had 13 people ask me if I was carrying twins with Calvin!! The 13th being my nurse in triage(sp?). I think you look great:)
ReplyDeleteToo funny Jess! I can't believe the first lady! :-)
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