Many women have always dreamt of what it would be like to have their very own baby growing inside of them. These women usually close their eyes hold their bellies and smile as they imagine the sensation. That was not the case for me. I remember the first time I saw a pregnant belly. One of my friend's cousin lifted up her shirt. I could barely look for more than a second. I quickly looked away. All I could see was how stretched out she was. She looked like her skin had mutated and she would soon explode.
Every time I think of pregnancy I think of that scene in Aliens when the alien bursts through Sigourney Weavers stomach. There was nothing beautiful or dreamy about that. To imagine having an entire human being inside of me. Yuk! Another set of legs and arms. This was pretty gross.
I will admit that having a real life baby inside of me was pretty cool, but scary at the same time. My biggest fear was that my belly button would pop out. Thinking of this really grossed me out. I did my best to eat right and stay on target for my weight to avoid this as much as I could. I imagined that if my belly button would pop out, then the alien hand wasn't far behind and all of my intestines would just pour out onto the floor.
Since I kept my size pretty small all of the babies movements were clearly visible. Around the sixth month, when he moved my entire belly moved. There were many times that I though for sure he would kick his way out. It was quite the sight. Thank God he never burst through, but he is an exceptional kicker to this day.
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