Belly Pics - The After Edition

I've seen so many belly pics.  I've taken so many belly pics.  And it's always amazed me to see how beautiful a full pregnant belly is.  To think that a life (or two or more) is growing beneath that skin!  Absolutely amazingly beautiful!

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But how many after shots have you seen?  Sure, we've almost all seen the "jowls of the dog" that a certain Mom of 8 sported before her tummy tuck, but did you know she didn't show it all?  She still had belly tucked in.

I finally got the nerve (after losing over 60 pounds) to take a few shots.  It's amazing how much your body can stretch to accommodate two babies.  It's also pretty disgusting what it can look like afterward*.

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I have 13+ pounds left to lose, but as you can see it will only make the situation ickier.  Notice the flap hanging over in the front?  It will continue around to my sides once I've lost the rest of the belly fat.  See how the skin hangs over the belly button (I only wear the navel ring because the hole gets funky if I take it out)?  Yeah, it's not pretty.  But I never knew what a twin pregnancy would do to my body!

Well, I'm not really complaining, I just wanted to share.  I was always curious what a pregnancy would do my body.  Guess now I know! ;-)

*for the record, I would have done anything it took to get my little boys.  my body can be repaired, but my heart never would have been if I didn't have them.