The Phenomenon

My nose, early September

Current nose, today.

It happens every time. By the time I enter my 4th month, my nose starts to spread. My face takes on a different ethnicity. By the end of my pregnancy, my face is almost unrecognizeable. I thought I had a few more weeks before it started. This morning on the way to church I asked Matt if he thought my nose was spreading, and he said "a little bit." Months ago I had told my friend Jen to tell me when she thought my nose was starting to change. Today at Sylvie's birthday party she told me that the process had begun, without me even asking her. The proofs in the picture. The joys of pregnancy...