Well, I am officially 6 months pregnant. It is crazy to think how fast time has gone by. I only have 3 more months until this little baby boy blesses my life with his presence. He is just like his mommy and daddy.
Luckily, I haven't had many encounters with strangers involving touching my belly or giving unwanted advice. The only thing that has happened that tends to be a little strange is when they ask me about the name. It usually goes a little something like this:
"Do you have ideas for a name?"
"Yes we have a couple that we are choosing between."
"Oh, what are they?"
"My husband and I are actually keeping the name to ourselves until the baby is born."
"Oh."
A very awkward encounter. It makes me feel like we are being selfish for keeping the baby's name a secret. We are pretty open when it comes to talking about the baby. We decided we wanted one detail that we keep to ourselves. It makes it seem a little more special.
I am very adamant about people not touching my stomach unless I ask them to. I have never liked being touched by people, so it's no surprise that I don't want strangers to touch me. I have not run into this situation, but if I do, I will not be afraid to tell them no.
The one thing I have been hoping to avoid is the debate on circumcision. That was the first thing I thought of when I found out we were having a boy. I have avoided it so far, but I'm sure it will come up in the future. I am not opposed to people trying to be nice and sharing advice, but I think in the end, I am the one who is going to know what's best for my child.
This pregnancy has not been at all what I thought it would be like. I didn't have any morning sickness. I had a lot of fatigue and tiredness. I haven't had a burst of energy during this second trimester that all the articles and people say I should. My belly button has not popped out yet. I feel really small for being 6 months. People haven't come up and asked me about the baby. It might be because I look a lot younger than my age. Regardless, I have not had that magical pregnancy experience that everyone talks about. Maybe in these last 3 months I will have some magical moments, but until then, I will enjoy every little thing that happens with this little angel inside of me.
