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I can understand why my stomach is huge now.  The doctor told me that TBD is about 6 pounds at this stage.  What I don't understand is why my arms are the size of my thighs?????  As far as I know, babies grow in a women's uterus not any other body part!  Ugh.  I think at this point in every women's pregnancy there is a fear that maybe you will be this fat forever.  I have to remind myself that the weight does come off.  The only backfire to the weight coming off is the new meaning of gravity that I have.  Things just hang lower that never did before!  

I don't have time to get into the whole breastfeeding saga but last night I was thinking about it at 3am.  I am sooooooooo dreading the first few weeks!!  No one ever warned me about that.  To make a long story short I made Dolly Parton look flat!  I literally had boobs growing out of my arm pitts.  We have pictures that show my cleavage beginning at my collar bone.  It was crazy!  They give you an epidural for child birth and I think they should consider it for breastfeeding as well.  Thankfully, it does get better.  Double thankfully, you burn 500 extra calories!

What I am most looking forward to is the first time I see TBD.  I remember it perfectly with Luke.  His eyes were wide open and we just stared at each other.  It was one of the most amazing experiences in my life.  I swear he knew me.  I can not wait for that moment again.  I now understand what my mom meant when she would tell me that I have no idea what its like to love a child until you have one yourself.