Green is not my color- June 22, 2010
So we have summer interns at work. I was looking at one of them today. She was so beautiful in her pencil skirt, blouse tucked in, with a trendy belt cinching her tiny waist.
With a sigh I adjusted my tightening pants around my expanding waist, and tugged my shirt down a little. That’s when the green hand of envy reached out shook my brain for awhile.
I decided she must be what, 21 or 22? It wasn’t that long ago I was a 21-year-old intern in little skirts. It wasn’t that long ago I was fresh off the proverbial university turnip truck. A skinny 22-year-old who had no idea she’d meet her husband at her first job and be engaged to him less than a year later.
Will I ever be able to cinch up pencil skirts again? Will I ever have clear skin without the pimply marks of out-of-control hormones?
The only person that could smack the green hand of envy was the little person hanging out with me for the next few months. She gave me a sweet little nudge, a nice reassuring flutter.
I looked at the intern again with new eyes. I wouldn’t go back to being in her stilettos. I decided I like the comfort mixed with excitement in my life right now. I don’t think I’ll trade the wisdom I’ve gained in my 7 years out of college. I know I won’t trade my life with Greyson and our little fluttering person.
So I’m embracing the bump at 21 1/2 weeks….
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you look beyond gorgeous & tiny & perfect.
Oh my gosh…I would give a toe to look like you lol. As we get older (and have babies, etc.) it's so easy to look around and wish we had someone else's figure, life, blog, etc. I too have to occasionally remind myself that I wouldn't trade the life I have now for anything in the world…including a smaller figure. Great way to put it in perspective and I will totally agree. Round is the new cinched. đŸ˜‰
You are TOTALLY adorable.
From someone who's always been tiny…yes, you can get your figure back.
I have two kids (2 & 4), and my stomach skin will never be as tight as it used to be, but I'm in better shape than I've ever been, and my abs look better than they did when I was 19. Because I've worked for it.
Kristen (Hands House and Heart Full) Tweeted a link to this post; glad I checked it out!
Good luck with the baby bean.
I just found your blog. Congratulations! Don't you worry about those itty bitty skirts. You look like the kind of girl who will bounce right back to being itty bitty
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Thanks ladies! You made me feel great! Kisses to all of you!
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Just found you, and I wish when I was 21 weeks along, I looked half as good as you, at 26ish weeks now I look like im about to give birth on my living room floor! So I am totally uber jealous, plus you live in Raleigh, and I used to, and miss it, so Im jealous X2 lol
Carlyn you should come back to Raleigh! Although, wait until October or something. It is so freaking hot right now!
Hi Andrea! Thanks for checking me out!
your going to be one sexy prego/mama!!!