I consider the form of a pregnant woman the most beautiful a woman can look. My sister M looked absolutely beautiful with each of her pregnancies. She had always been very thin in high school and especially college, in fact she didn’t weigh more than me (a sophomore in high school) until she was 8 months pregnant! Her face filled out, she had a glow, and her knees looked….I don't know....better somehow. She is still beautiful.
D will disagree (or at least he should), I didn’t look that great with my first pregnancy. By the third trimester I was swollen beyond belief…three times my normal size. My ankles were gross, my toes looked like huge grapes, and my face…I didn’t know that my chin could swell independently of the rest of my face. I suppose this wouldn’t have been so bad if it hadn’t been for my unfortunate decision to cut my hair really short. It looked cute at first, when my face was in proportion:
But then…
Frightening.
Now my second pregnancy was a little better. I didn’t have the debilitating heartburn (yes! It can be debilitating) or the massive swelling and high blood pressure.
All through both pregnancies I kept waiting for that magic 2nd trimester where I was supposed to feel great…..it never happened. I went from feeling nauseous with terrible heartburn to feeling swollen with terrible heartburn. Some women are cut out for pregnancies...I am not one of those women. I'm a whiner. Of course it was all worth it, they always are. When it was all said and done, I got the two most beautiful baby boys. Who despite their appearance do, in fact, have the same two parents.
What a gift it is to grow children inside of your body. I am a woman but I grew two boys…with all the appropriate parts, now tell me there is not a miracle in that! In hind-sight, I believe they have rendered my pregnancies beautiful despite what the pictures show.
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