Saige Says Stuff

I have misrepresented this pregnancy immensely. I have done an awesome job of documenting every time I really get ready.“You look great, Saige!” “Look how cute you are pregnant.” “You don’t even look pregnant from the back.” “I can’t see it in your face at all.” I will be honest. It is nice to hear. It is encouraging. But, it isn’t the truth. Pregnancy is so much more than gaining your baby weight and wearing maternity clothes. I can take pictures and post them. I can’t really take a mental picture and post that to show what my real pregnancy looks like. I write this with the most sensitivity that I can. I know that when it comes to fertility, miscarriage, stillborn birth, pregnancy, labor, child raising etc. there are a lot of different emotions flying this way and that. I do not mean to offend anyone in my attempts to be honest about my pregnancy. I want to be real. And, let people know it isn’t what it looks like, because we can’t take mental pictures to post on social media. ...