Helen and I went to a fundraising dinner the other night where we ran into a friend who is also due around the same time as Helen. Amazingly, even though the woman was also eight months pregnant the mom didn't look it in the least bit.
It was striking how different her belly looked compared to Helen's. My wife surmised that this woman didn't even have to wear maternity clothes!
We chatted for a while and found out she didn't really gain much weight for her first child either (this is #2 for her) so perhaps she is just a freak of nature. While I think Helen might have felt a slight bit of envy that the other mom looked so skinny, I also believe my wife enjoys being able to proudly display her roundness for the world to see and likes putting her hands on her belly to feel Norby kick. I mean, with all due respect to the other mother, isn't this what being pregnant is all about? Showing off the bump and being the center of attention?
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