pregnanter and pregnanter.

let me just preface this by saying i really debated about posting these. i mean come on, who is CRAZY enough to post pictures of themselves 23 weeks pregnant in a bathing suit??! especially when you're not exactly one of those super model types that looks like twiggy + a baby bump.

but then, i thought, why not? i spent way to much time in my college days (easily the most fit i will ever be in my life- thank you USU gymnastics) feeling like i wasn't good enough. looking back, i wish i would have appreciated myself for what i was! i would seriously KILL to look like that again! and now, even though i have a big belly, even bigger boobs, and a round face (that part just gets worse. oh boy.), i want to appreciate this time in my life and embrace this fuller version of myself. i don't want to look back and wish i could have seen the beauty of my round pregnant body. and you know what? i like these photos. i felt special and proud of my body and proud of being a mother. preggy pics in hawaii was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and i am so glad i did it! so here's to feeling pregnant AND beautiful. and we always thought it was an oxymoron. =)

oh, and the photographer? none other than my beautiful, talented mother. thanks mom!!

i love this one- good shot mom! my flower fell out and she caught me legitimately putting it back in. just so you don't think i am the biggest dorkiest poser ever.

on a second note. i have for yeeeears loved red lipstick, but usually i don't have the guts to just WEAR it. my goal in Hawaii was to wear it a lot and get used to it! Officially consider me a red lipstick wearer. HA!

oh man. am i really clicking publish? i think i am. here goes nothin'.