Mid-life crisis…at 24

After several weeks of being called "fat" by friends and
relatives, I decided to grow thick skin and simply ignore people. I’ve been
dieting constantly and trying to exercise a bit and yet the results showed the
contrary. Frustrated and tired, I began noticing my own paunch was growing
to my dismay, to my frayed ego and to my clothing budget. One lazy Saturday,
I raided my closet to rearrange, reorganize and reorder my closet. About 80%
of my pants ended up in a box I marked "Thin Clothes." You know, clothes
that you hope to wear someday, if and when you lose weight. On the upside,
i was able to sell those clothes on eBay.ph, mostly
jeans that would fit beyond my expanding hips.

Surveying my rounding out figure in the mirror - I felt disgusted at what I
saw. Blobby hips, a rounded belly and love handles galore. Was this normal?
I think not. Why was I gaining weight so rapidly? Was I …. dare say
it…pregnant?

I rushed to my trusty Starbucks planner to check the day since my last period.February 14 .
Oh boy…I was on the pill so long (I quit in December), I simply forgot to keep
track of my cycles. That meant that I was….1…2…3..uh 4 weeks late. It
was about time for a trip to the doctor.

Being the cheapskate I am, I went to insurance doctor but still ended up
coughing up P200 for the pregnancy test. Examining it, it looked one of
those over the counter deals, with a white strip that showed a pink line.
One line for negative. Two lines for positive. Mine had two lines!
Ultrasound followed to determine the baby’s age. The Ultrasound sonologist
looked at me, asked if it was my first baby. I nodded numbly, uncomfortable
at having an instrument stuck in my you-know-where. She smiled slightly,
turned the TV monitor to me and said, "Here’s your baby!". I squinted hard
until she pointed out this black dot on the screen. My baby’s a 4-week-old
black dot!

I broke the news to Sonny later that afternoon. Not wanting to disturb him
at work - I resisted all temptation to text him and waited patiently for his
arrival that afternoon. He’s happy…we’ve been wanting to start a family. I
just didn’t realize that it would easier that I thought.

So.

Spread the news!

I’m not fat. I’m pregnant!