So this past weekend my engagement and wedding ring came off. It’s official: my ring finger is no longer a size 4. I found the whole experience rather crushing — not so much over my fingers being larger, but the idea that I had to take the rings for the first time since we got married with the understanding that I couldn’t wear them for at least three more months. I like having David not just in my heart, but on my finger, thank you very much. I’m just too sentimental.
Today I felt a little bit better when I noticed that about half of the pregnant women at my yoga class were without their rings as well. Now I feel like the whole thing is more of a pregnant woman right of passage, than just another addition to the crappy pregnancy symptoms checklist. Big sigh of relief.
My belly is getting big! Trust me, these pictures don’t really show just how gigantic my tummy is right now.
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Carrie – Hello! I just stumbled onto your site a few days ago – how thrilling for you and David to be expecting a little bean! My friend Michelle just had a baby a few weeks ago and she also felt really sad removing her rings. She and her husband actually went out and bought something for her to wear during the end of her pregnancy – nothing fancy, I think probably a low-end or fake stone, but something to make her feel like she had part of her husband with her, on her finger AND in her belly!
Anyway, it sounds like things are going wonderfully. Congratulations!
Emily (from Kenyon)
hey carrie! wow look at you! how abundant! lovely! maybe you could put the rings on a nice chain and wear them as a necklace, near your heart? i’m so happy for you that you’re having such a beautiful experience!!! yay!
aviva
ps – i am loving massage school! they are so holistic and “in tune” – we do meditation and yoga regularly! also they have side classes you can take, im thinking of taking the doula (sp?) training – at the very least it could help me with my own pregnancy that I will (hopefully) have someday when the time comes.
you must be SO excited! i am excited for you! mazel tov again :)
Maybe you could wear them on a chain around your neck until your fingers are smaller again?