Kristi Bonney took Vienna's Birth Announcment photos. We absolutly loved them and are so excited to now have her Birth Announcment created!
We didn't get them ordered until she was three months old. (Oops) Better late than never!
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To read about preparing for photos visit my post | Family Photos
To read her birth story visit my post | Vienna Christine
On the grand spectrum of pregnancies I feel like my pregnancy with Vienna was "easy" . I didn't get morning sickness, I wasn't extreamly moody, I was able to keep exercising to just about my seventh month.
With that being said, every pregnancy is hard at some point. I've never been the skiniest girl, I averaged about 130 lbs pre pregnancy. It wasn't until my third trimester that I really started gaining weight. Trimester one I lost 5 lbs. Trimester two I gained the 5 lbs back that I had lost + 7 lbs more so I was 137 lbs. Towards the end of my pregnancy I weighed 152 lbs. I had gained 15 lbs in the third trimester and 22 pounds total. I felt huge. I loved my baby. I did not love my body. I would look in the mirror and feel so unattractive. I would cry. I would eat dessert some nights then be mad at myself later as I laid in bed and thought about it. I'd weigh myself every day, I couldn't help it. I wondered if I didn't find myself attractive then if my husband still did?
My photographer Kristi and I had talked about doing a Maternity Boudiar shoot when I had first told her I was pregnant. At that point, still ski I and self confident I TOTALLY wanted to! By the time my third trimester hit my self confidence was at an all time low and I wasn't too hot in the idea anymore. But, decided to go for it anyways. I owed it to myself to get gussied up and prove to myself once and for all that pregnancy could still be sexy, and that my belly was beautiful.
I wouldn't dare share these photos with you while I was pregnant. But now, I look back on them and am so glad I had the courage to do them. The point in my life where I have never felt more self conscious I can now look back on and see a beauty that I could not see before.
Here are a hand full of my winter favorites!!
