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We did the first on Saturday when we relaxed at the beach with family. The northeast U.S. Atlantic Ocean coast might not be the prettiest but I still feel lucky to live near the ocean. 

Then, on Sunday we decided to chance it (with me being 39 weeks pregnant and all…) and head to Philly for my cousin’s wedding. Yes, I wore heels. Who said pregnancy fashion has to be boring?

We also received all of our maternity photos. I am in love with them–big ‘ol bump, double chins and all. Here’s another sneak peek:

I’ll share some more later on this week 🙂 

Now, back to work I go. Luckily, I work from home this week and then maternity leave kicks in. This all still feels surreal to me!

When we learned we were expecting, I automatically thought about a maternity shoot because I love photos. At the same time, however, we’ve had our fair share of shoots and we recently bought a nice Nikon to take more photos ourselves. Plus, saving money by not doing a shoot couldn’t hurt. 

I brought up the idea of a maternity shoot with our anniversary photographer, Jennifer Larsen, to Mr. L one day and he said to email her just to inquire. I was a little worried she’d say no because she mainly does engagement and wedding photography. It couldn’t hurt to ask though, right? Right! Jen is so sweet and gave us a great deal. Plus, she was so excited and that got me excited! 

So we picked a date in May. Lo and behold as I was in the salon getting a blow out, it began to rain. We rescheduled for this past weekend and the shoot was so fun. 

I’ve got to admit, though, that since I’m bigger (and much more swollen) than I was a month ago, I was a little lot more self-conscious. As someone who’s been in relatively good shape all her life, gaining all this weight has certainly induced constant self-critique. I was almost wishing the shoot would be rained out again … not because I didn’t want the photos but because I didn’t feel 100% confident being photographed in my current physical form. I’m rather ashamed to even admit that. 

All in all, we’re so excited to get the photos back. This is the most important time of our lives and I didn’t want to overshadow that with my body issues. Plus, most of the pregnancy, I have loved my body. As I’ve alluded to before, I hate the scale, though, so stepping on it every week and knowing that number is annoying. 

My advice to currently and future pregnant mamas would be to embrace your beautiful body that’s doing an amazing and miraculous thing–growing a human. If in doubt, go for the maternity shoot! 

This is a time to celebrate ourselves, not put ourselves down. 

Location: Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY

Soooooo… We’re renting. The NYC market to buy is a bit ridiculous and stressful right now so we have decided to wait another year.

I plan to pack my hospital bag, wash all of Baby L’s clothes and set his nursery up. For now, he will sleep in his bassinet next to us. His room is a bit far away from ours so I’m still not sure whether his crib will start off in our room or his. It’s so exciting that he could make his big arrival this month! 

We have lots of fun celebrations coming up: a wedding shower, a bridal shower, and an engagement party! I just love celebrating family and friends and dressing my bump up so I’m looking forward to it all 🙂

As you know we took our at-home photos (see above) ourselves so we could display some photos at my baby shower. The shoot with our amazing photographer (Jen Larsen) was originally planned for May but the weather didn’t cooperate. The shoot is now scheduled for mid-June and I’m excited. Fingers crossed the forecast is better this time around.

Cue the beginning of summer and I couldn’t be happier. To be alive. To be healthy. To be carrying our baby. To have the support we do. Life is just beautiful.