A couple weeks ago my wonderful friend, Mandy, took some maternity portraits of me. It was a really fun time. Although I look completely comfortable in the picture, I wasn't. It was a really hilarious set up, but the results are stunning. I especially love this picture, and when I get more images, I hope to post them.
Looking at the photos that Mandy took, I thought about how beautiful pregnancy is. How Heavenly Father made us so perfectly that we could grow little miracles in our wombs. I love being a mother and despite all the nausea heartburn, aches and pains, the frustration and as I call it, "pregnant brain," pregnancy is so worth every moment. The other day I texted, my dear sweet husband about how tired I am, at 34 weeks pregnant, and trying to kick an infection. I told him, "I'm ready to be done, I'm ready to feel like me again." While this is true, I can't wait to have more energy, and be able to bend and move without the restrictions of a belly in the way, I know I will miss my belly. Feeling the baby move in my belly, the little joys, like being able to hear the baby's heartbeat through a Doppler when I see my midwife and see the baby on an ultrasound. are the things that make all of this become real, before we actually get to meet our little one.
I am so excited for this baby's birth, to meet her, cuddle her, and smell her. She is so loved already, and her sisters are all ready to be amazing helpers.
