This is my third pregnancy and I swear I got a whole lot bigger a whole lot quicker this time...from the time I was about 8 weeks along, everyone has continually thought I was at least a month-3 months further along than I actually am. Now, at nearly 30 weeks, the growth seems to have slowed a little - I still get the "Gosh you're HUGE!" comments, but I am actually quite normal for this stage now. I say let it poke out and enjoy it