From Stretch Marks and Beyond

Although my pregnancy is only half way over, my stomach continues to grow to a size that I have never seen while looking down. As a woman who will eventually not be pregnant, I am trying all of the little things, fact or fiction, that will help me to fit back into my old clothes at some point after this little girl has been delivered. All of this reminds me of a story that Heather told me while being pregnant with Jack.
Heather, much like myself, was attempting some of the “tricks” that would keep others from knowing she was a mom just by her physique. Heather was so proud of herself from somehow keeping those pesky stretch marks from appearing on her stomach. She was excited to know that she was one of the lucky ones. Then one day, while unloading the dishwasher, Heather came upon a large pan on the bottom rack. As she unloaded the pan she saw a reflection. In that pan, Heather saw what she could not have seen without the aid of a mirror. She saw the underside of her belly & the stretch marks that she thought she had beaten.
Even though I only knew Heather a short time, I believe that she would say that each & every stretch mark was well worth it. She was a tremendous mom & I only hope that Aunt Heather will continue to guide me from stretch marks and beyond.

Christa