It doesn’t look like much from the side – I’ve always been very narrow front to back – but it feels ginormous. The weirdest part is how much it DOESN’T just feel like being fat or having a food baby. Fat sits on top of your stomach and hangs over your jeans. This bump starts all the way down at my hip bones and slopes out.

Like I said, from the front I’m definitely pregnant! This is my fancy new pregnancy belly button ring, thanks to whoever suggested them in the comments. The bar is flexible medical-grade plastic and I have a longer one for when my belly gets bigger.

I also need to say thank you to random extra-nice Walmart cashier who looked at my paint rollers and said “Oh painting the nursery is so much fun! My husband and I ended up covered in paint but it was such a special time preparing for the baby.” I love you, Walmart cashier, for recognizing I was pregnant and sharing the happiness with me. You win the first person to do that award!

Apparently my baby is an amazing bowler. Last night I beat five people – including my uber-competitive-better-at-everything-doesn’t-know-the-meaning-of-the-word-lose husband – at bowling. I have never in my life been that good. The last time I went actual bowling was years ago and I really don’t think playing Wii gives you that much real life ability. So I’m going to give Tiny Evan the credit for my new skills. For a kid that hasn’t even been born yet, my baby is AWESOME.

And thanks to everyone for the heads up on the soy issue. I did an online search and couldn’t find anything concrete, so I’ll be sure to ask my doctor on Thursday.