Rounding up to 5

The fourth month has felt like it has gone on for freaking ever. I'm now rounding up, saying I'm around 5 months. I don't know why, but it feels like I've been 4 1/2 months pregnant for about a year. I guess that Tuesday officially marks 5 months, since on Tuesday I officially have 4 months remaining until my due date. Still, it's just easier to count in weeks. I wish I could tell people I'm 21 weeks and have them actually understand that in weeks without asking how many months that is. (though in fairness, I've never measured my life in weeks before either, and I was one of those people who asked all my pregnant friends how many months they were).

So now that I'm around 5 months pregnant, I feel like I'm allowed to look as pregnant as I do - and I actually feel pretty cute. I have a little round belly and I love it :) And I'm addicted to maternity dresses. I feel super duper cute in them.

Yesterday, I was over at my Sister- and Brother-in-Law's house, and my BIL earned himself some serious brownie points. I hadn't seen him in a few weeks and he looked down at my belly, smiled and was surprised by how it all of a sudden looks pregnant, not just round.

He asked how far along I am now, and I said "about 5 months". He said, "Wow! You look great!" I could have kissed him. He went on to say, "You know how a lot of pregnant women put on weight all over - through their face and arms and stuff - well, you haven't at all! You look exactly the same!" honestly, that made my day more than the hotdog I had at the movie theatre, or the 2 hours of mindless entertainment of robots turning into vehicles that was the new Transformers movie. That was exactly what I wanted to hear. I did put on weight in my face (and boobs!), but that happened right at the very beginning, so for the last 3 1/2 - 4 months, I haven't really noticed a big change except in my belly.