Last week on Momversation this topic came up.
If you take a look at the title of this post, I put the word “baby” twice. Because I never really got rid of the baby weight of the 1st one. Now, I was skinny, Internet. I look at pictures of me of say, 5 years ago and I was thin. But in my stupid little mind I wasn’t. And now I want to sucker punch my old self in the face, and tell her: “You think you’re fat now? Why don’t you go ahead and wait just 5 years and see how fat can you get? This is heaven sweetheart, enjoy it while you can.”
So I watch that video and I couldn’t agree more with the panelists. With my first pregnancy I was so happy that I didn’t have those horrible stretch marks, until one day on my 3rd trimester, when I looked at my belly in a big mirror and they there were. And I discovered that it wasn’t that I never had them, it was that I couldn’t SEE them. That was a sad day for me.
With the 2nd one, the stretch marks got even worse, because they picked up right were the old ones ended and they became even BIGGER. I was horrified. But there is nothing I can do to make those dissapear, so now I look at them as little reminders of those 2 beautiful babies I once had inside me.
The weight is something I don’t understand. I mean, what is this? I give birth to an 8 lb. baby and the 22 lbs. stay? That’s not the deal! Kid, you brought the extra pillows with you, they go with you too!! Here’s my logic: I gain 30 lbs. in 9 months, I give birth to a 30 lb. baby. It would have made Page One of the National Enquirer, but dammitt, I stay thin!!
Sometimes life brings dissapointments with it. Sigh.
I blog about married life, motherhood, being a CNA, living in San Francisco, trying not to forget Castellano and living after child loss. 
Amy Alvord
March 12, 2009 at 7:04 am
Tsmi,
What a blog! I am very impressed. I know–I’m easily impressed, but take it anyway. I finally realized all I had to do to find lil’ ol’ Tami’s blog was click on some blue underlined thing in the comments of my blog. “My she’s a fast learner…..”
Hey, I just heard a noise. Oh yeah, that was my baby baby baby fat “hi-fiving” your baby baby fat.
Lose it or love it, baby! I LOVE it!
Can’t wait to high-five-it in person. See ya soon.
Love, Amy
Ana
March 12, 2009 at 5:37 pm
hahaha! you cracked me up! I love this entry, specially because I have an 8 month old and do think too that they it´s not fair how the little bundle of joy brings a not wanted bundle of fat, I too used to be skinny and didn´t think I was, now my body has changed dramatically (lol) but well, even though it´s not fair, being a mom really rocks my world.
Joy
March 16, 2009 at 6:58 am
I wrote about it too. It was probably the best subject they’ve come up with yet. I know there’s more important stuff in the world to worry about but I gained 70 pounds!!! I know shocking right? I didn’t even eat bad stuff. My doctor kept lecturing me but I craved nothing but grapes my entire pregnancy and I’m was an athletic tennis player to begin with and played till I was 35 weeks. I was waiting to find out if my daughter was going to be an elephant. No such luck. Only a little 7’3 baby. The rest was all….me. If you want to check out my story I’d love for you to read it. http://www.mommysjoy.com/2009/03/02/last-week-on-momversation-are-you-ok-with-your-post-baby-body/
Great blog by the way. I just discovered it tonight and am working my way through some of your past posts. Can’t wait to see more in the future!
Smiles!