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Battle Scars [Not a Happy Trail]

While on our babymoon, I noticed a slight line extending up from my public bone. "I think I'm starting to get my linea nigra," I told J. "What's that?" "A dark vertical line — usually extending from the belly button and the pubic area — that appears in most pregnancies." "You mean a happy trail?" "No, it's discoloration of the skin. It's not hair." "But it looks like a happy trail!" "It's not a happy trail. It's a LINEA NIGRA." "Haha! You have a happy trail!!!" Yes, my husband is very mature, wouldn't you say? I fully expected my linea nigra to grow darker in the 7 weeks since I first noticed it, but it hasn't. Before pregnancy, I frankly found the linea nigra to be...

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Already Feeling Like a Bad Mom

All the mommy/pregnancy blogs I read post tons of nursery inspiration photos, show off all the lovely DIY goodies they have crafted for their child(ren), and seem genuinely excited about filling their homes with baby clothes, toys, and accessories. Me? Not so much. Beautiful nurseries are nice, to be sure, but I'm too cheap and lazy to go all out. I would be perfectly happy to add a crib to the (already-bare) guest room and call it a day. J and I have joked about painting a Transformers mural à la Scrubs, but I doubt we will get around to even painting the walls a different color. As for DIY projects, you can forget about it. As adept as I may be with a pencil/paintbrush/mousepad,...

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