1.5 Month PO- hole stitched up pics to come - New Jersey

Hello, I'm 28 years old, 5'2" and weigh 150 lbs. I'm a mom of 2 beautiful kids. My daughter is 11 yrs old and my son is 9 yrs old. In my first pregnancy I was small and my baby was 7lbs 8 oz. and I gained 70 lbs. It was the first and I had no idea how to take care of my self. I started to loose weight with diet and exercise when I got pregnant again with my son. He was an 8lb baby. I only gained 30 lbs with him, but was already overweight so, it didn't really help. Both babies were c-sections from hip to hip. I have wanted a tummy tuck since I was 9 yrs old. I was big my whole life and hated my stomach. It hung and stuck out. I had a terrible childhood because of it, and even cry when I think of what I went through. I was every name in the book...free willy was my favorite. I was also beat up in school at a young age because of my weight. Finally before my eighth grade year in the summer i worked my but off my exercising and doing a grapefruit diet all on my own.. I lost 7 sizes before the eighth grade. I was sooo happy and it felt great to shop an feel comfortable in my own skin. I could finally hide my "hang" better. Then at 16 I mess up and get pregnant and gained all the weight back :( I was always a good student, so I did what I thought was right and got my GED before I had my baby. Then got to work after I had her. Fast forward to today, I have 2 great kids that are super sweet and smart. I have an associates degree and I have a great career. I worked really hard to get here and never gave up.

I have been through many ups and downs from being a single mom with 2 kids to living with a jerk. Now that my life is finally "stable" it's me time. My kids are old enough I don't have to worry about needing anyone to babysit when I have my surgery...better yet, they're gonna take care of me! lol.

I hate my stomach, during my pregnancies I developed a bigger "hang" and got a lot of stretch marks. Unfortunately, most of them are above the belly button, so they will still be there, but I don't care. All I've ever wanted since I was 9 was a flat tummy. I'm not a super model, I'm not gonna go bikini shopping. I just want to be able to wear a "short normal" shirt, a pretty dress that hugs my waist, even be able to tuck in my shirt without having to look at my "bubble hang".

I tried to do this 6 years ago, but I didn't have the support from my ex that I needed. I've been looking for a surgeon since June now. I just scheduled the procedure for March 14, 2013. I was going to schedule for sooner, but I'm going to be real busy with the kids this month in and out of the dentist and honor roll breakfasts, etc. I can wait...I've waited this long, what's another month?

I'm sooo nervous. I have butterflies in my stomach and I'm shaky. I can't believe I'm finally gonna be flat! OMG!!!!!! My beautiful sister will be there with me... she looks like a super model (really) and she's my number 1 supporter. She is just as happy as I am. I love her.

Well, now it's time to start counting down... 6 weeks to go...