i love being pregnant. i love my changing body, my glowing skin, full ample breasts, hair shiny and voluminous, and my belly sticking out more and more every day, wiping off wrinkles of the skin that formed from thousands of hours of sitting in front of the computer, my dragon tattoo warping around the bump as if to support and protect it. the hidden 5-petal flower of my navel is arching outwards now, and looks so naive and vulnerable. i am grateful to my body for the easy pregnancy that i can enjoy.
i think i never felt prettier, healthier and happier. they say that pregnant women are hormonal and moody, but only now i realize that i was hormonal and moody all my life, and now, being pregnant, i am finally at peace with myself and the world – calm, confident, content.
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I have been reading your letters and they are so sweet and moving. Your labor and birth story was so touching it moved me to tears. As a mother of 5 I was instantly brought back to those precious moments when my babies were born. Leonardo is one loved and lucky little boy. Thanks so much for sharing your most emotional yet amazing journey with us all! Following Leo on instagram and reading here on this website, makes me feel like I know this little angel. I am already in love!!:) I am excited to watch him grow.
dear jessica! thank you so much for your warm words and support, it means the world to me. i admire you, as well as i can’t help but feel a little jealous – i only experienced motherhood once for now, and i can only imagine how is it to go through this 5 times (and i am sure that each time is so different!). incredible! my sincere applause to you as a woman! and warmest hugs to your little ones (no matter how big they are!)
Joy – Aw This is so sweet. I also have a little boy named Emmett. He’s as smiely as this one too! Must be something about the sweet name! Thank you for sharing these gorgeous and bubbly photos! you have talent!