So unless you're blind, you can tell I'm pregnant. I've discovered that once people know you're pregnant, they can't help talking to you about it. Some of it is sweet. Some of it is dreadful. Here are some of my favorite quotes from the last few weeks.
A Home Depot Lady:"Let me look at your butt. Having girls always makes your butt big." After she looked at my butt...seriously, she checked me out. "You're good so far, but I'd watch out."
On a cruise to the Bahamas:The server:
"Good morning baby!" And then she waved at my belly. She said nothing to me, just the belly.
From a random Paula Dean look-a-like in the elevator:
"When are you due?" "June," I said. "Oh dear, you're going to be HUGE." Calling anyone huge is always a confidence booster, right?!
From a casino waiter:"How's your baby boy doing?" "It's a girl," I said. "No, they're wrong, that's a boy. It looks like you've stuffed a basketball under your shirt. They're wrong all the time." Expert medical advice from a cruise ship casino worker.
In Coco Cay, Bahamas:"Let me guess, it's a boy." "Nope, it's a girl," I said, again. "Well, I'm 90% right." I guess I was the 10% they got wrong. It's amazing how people tell you what you're having even if you know.
From the persistent hair braiding population: "You want your hair braided? Braiding be good for 'de baby." Not sure how it would be good for anybody ;)
A woman in line at Publix: "Look at you! You look like you swallowed a watermelon!"
The important lesson to learn is- if you don't know the pregnant person in question, don't talk to them about being pregnant. Weather always makes for great conversation :)
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