What is THAT?!

   It's a sad day when I say to my husband, "I noticed these weird new marks on my chest." And he says, "Sweetie, those are stretch marks."  Ahhhh!  They say it's no use crying over spilled milk, but you better believe I almost cried over these blasted stretch marks.  This was maybe a week ago or so...and this morning I noticed a new streak that runs along the left side of my belly and another that slashes from my left side to about belly button.  And you know what, it's because Baby Holm likes to lounge off-center with either head or tusher protruding out of the left side of my belly.  You can definitely see that my belly is lopsided.  Sad face to the max! :-(  I guess I shouldn't be surprised because all the books (and real life ladies who have had babies) have said that lotion or no lotion, the marks can appear- oh and I DO put lotion on the belly, the good stuff too.  I'm not sad about them appearing, just sad that they won't go away.  I suppose I should just smile and say to myself, "Oh the many wonders of pregnancy...."

Stretch Marks

    Maybe too much information, but I already had some faint stretch marks on my hips and thighs, but NOW the ends of the marks are beginning to turn red.  So SAD!  I put lotion on my tummy after every shower and I'm still getting the darkening of those nasty buggers.  I HOPE that I can manage the ones that are already existent and avoid gaining any new strech marks.   My mom said she used lotion every day on her belly when she was pregnant and she never got stretch marks....so I still have hope of exstinguishing the chances of any new appearances (no matter what those books say).  What a lovely way to endure swimsuit season, eh?