It was a good decision, 12 years ago.

12 years ago, during beach week after high school graduation, my friend and I took a late night ride, outside of Myrtle Beach and got our first body piercing (aside from ears of course). We got our belly buttons pierced. My dad thought it was cool, my mom was a little angry, but all she said was, "Well there's nothing I can do about it now." Haha. As far as I know, my friend doesn't have her piercing any more, but I've stood strong with mine. Through loads of softball and adventures, my ring stands strong. The last time I changed it out was 9 years ago. So what do I do now?

I knew that when I got pregnant, I would need to take it out. I can only be young for so long, right? I feel like it's getting to the point, the point of no return. My belly hasn't expanded too much right now for it to be a problem, but soon it will be, I'm sure. So I want to keep it in as long as possible, since once it's out, it's most likely out for good. But I also want to make sure that I take it out before it gets painful. I've even heard stories that the hole can tear during the stretching, which obviously would be terribly painful, and kinda gross. I've been applying cocoa butter lotion 2x a day to try and be prepared but who knows.

My friend told me about pregnancy belly button rings, but it kinda creeps me out.



So what if I take it out, and the hole doesn't close. Then I just have a weird hole at my belly button? Who knows. And as I write this, Bruno showed me some facebook pics of a friend of his from high school. His friend had maternity pictures taken with his wife, one showing her with this very same pregnancy belly button ring. My decision has definitely been made - no ring. It just looks painful, even with the stretching of the ring.

Question is, when do I take it out? When do I let it go? And do I save my ring? Haha. I will not hoard, I will not hoard.