Sentences with phrase «pounds during her entire pregnancy»

My husband, Steve, had a family friend who was due around the same time I was, putting us in the awkward spot of being constantly compared to each other in every way, shape, and form (especially shape and form - this woman had gained only twenty pounds during her entire pregnancy and had taught aerobics up until her due date; I had packed on more than thirty - five pounds and sat on my couch writing and napping for most of the nine months).