So yesterday N. and I to the Missionary Training Center (MTC) to see N.’s parents be set apart by a leader of our church and officially begin their mission to Korea. While we waited for the meeting to begin we stood in the hall and chatted with one of the secretaries. Miranda and I had both brought the babies and I was holding E. The secretary asked N.’s mom how many grandchildren she had and N.’s mom said that she had six but was expecting one more any day now. And then the secretary turned to me and asked me when my due date was!
I was SO embarrassed. And because of the situation, I couldn’t say something snarky. I just had to politely murmur that it was their daughter in Oregon that was expecting. To be fair to the secretary (who was a tiny size-2 Filipino woman), I was wearing an empire-waisted dress that I wore when I was pregnant because I’m in sad need of new clothes. But still. I didn’t think I look pregnant in it. Lame!
Except for a little setback from while we were on vacation, the weight watching has been going fairly well. I’ve been feeling pretty positive about the whole thing. But her comment kind of shattered the self-confidence I’ve been gaining. *Sigh.* I guess I just need to regroup.
Because I’m a huge spreadsheet nerd I started tracking my progress on a chart.
I gained 3.8 lbs. while we were on vacation, but yesterday morning I weighed in and I had lost almost all of the weight I had gained. So yesterday I was feeling pretty good about everything until the incident. I guess I just need to stop whining and work out some more.
And maybe buy a new dress
I wouldn’t worry too much about it! You wouldn’t believe how many times I have those comments when I’m not pregnant. And there a bunch of those when I was working at Certiport. Don’t let it bother you too much. I’ve especially noticed that foreigners have NO tact when it comes to asking if you’re pregnant. It must not be taboo for everyone out there.
Faith-
I too was humiliated in this way. It was one of the things that pushed me to Weight Watchers. Your weight watching success so far has been phenomenal so put that comment aside and be really proud of yourself! I think you look great!
Dude, I wouldn’t worry about it. Half the world looks preggo in empire waist dresses. My brother always told me I looked preggo when I wore one at 16 years old, and 20 lbs lighter than I am now! It looks like you’re making GREAT progress! Go fight win!!!
Let’s go shopping!
Eve’s comment was, “Aunt Faith doesn’t look like she has a baby in her tummy!” She was very idignant on your behalf. As am I! As someone who VERY much look likes I’m expecting (and not all of it is baby, sadly) I think your WW progress is very inspiring. I’m so impressed you already dropped your vacation gain! And your graph is awesome – I love the totally noticeable spike from our trip to the Coast. It must have been the someone who made the delicious butter-filled, pecan smothered french toast… those were the days! 🙂
I hope the setting apart went well, all rude comments aside. Wish we could have been there.