Joy - I had the same thing during the early months of pregnancy - I didn't pop out and look remotely pregnant until I was well into the second trimester - I just looked like I'd eaten too many doughnuts - even when I was 8mths I think I just looked big, rather than having a cute baby belly.

Yes Motherhood is certainly challenging and rewarding and amazing and hard all rolled into one. I feel very blessed to be this fortunate and wish everyone else the same fortune.