23 Weeks, 5 Days

This is what 23 weeks, 5 days (or 5.3 months complete or early into 6 months) looks like for me.  Laila Ali or stick figure with a bump, I am not LOL.  I developed that line (linea nigra) very early on at about 7 weeks.  How come women in pregnancy magazines *never* have one of those?  Do they just airbrush them out?

It is amazing that even in pregnancy, you can find ways to have a poor body image.   I am definitely guilty of this at times.  Pregnancy is the one time people, including random strangers, feel absolutely free to comment on how your body looks.  No one has said anything ignorant to me yet, but I just know the day is coming. You can not look pregnant enough or people ask if you are carrying twins when you only have one baby.  Can’t women just live sometimes?  There is a standard even when a woman’s body is most out of her control?  Sigh.

The Mister and I went to a Casino Night surprise party on Friday and from the front I think I just look like I put on a lot some weight. The profile is a different story though LOL.  I love that I found this dress for $20.  It is a regular (non-maternity) dress but since it is just loose, drapey fabric under the bust line it works for me now. I hope it still fits in July because I have a wedding to attend.  Of course at that point, my stomach will be a lot larger and it will be short in the front and long in the back.  When I was young and wore skirts, they got “hiked up” in the back because I had a little junk in the trunk.  How times change!