tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-1154852898330495552006-08-06T04:28:00.000-04:002006-08-06T04:28:00.000-04:002006-08-06T04:28:00.000-04:00Thanks Mrs. H (and Tits McGee) for pointing out that site -- I passed it along to a bunch of moms I know.<BR/><BR/>The images surprised me, because I don't think I've ever seen honest post-pregnancy pictures before. Britney, Angelina, Julia, Kate, Katie -- still taut and perky a couple months later. So it's an eye-opener to see a filligree of stretchmarks, or the droop of an abdominal separation. I admire women comfortable enough with their bodies to post their pics online, especially those that are head-on, not anonymous.<BR/><BR/>I wish someone had told me about a couple of body changes when I was pregnant, not so much to scare or intimidate, but just to inform. Things that aren't in the books. Maybe I'll blog about this when I feel a little more comfortable. Right now Pugawug is 20 months, I've been done nursing for a little over 5 months, and I'm just starting to feel like a shadow of my old self again.<BR/><BR/>One way of accepting my altered body may be to adorn it with a tattoo. I've seen so many women walking around SF with colorful, beautiful work. I think it would be nice to celebrate motherhood, and my new body, by embellishing it my way. Unfortunately, my husband and sister think I'm nuts/having a mid-life crisis. We'll see ...The Big Pugawughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345750797815942789noreply@blogger.com