life from life

these final weeks are so bittersweet. it's such a wondrous gift creating life from life. so far i've gained about forty pounds which is a little less than i did with my first. knowing that every nutrient is being funneled to my little baby makes me ok with all of the weight gain, although i am getting a bit swollen these past few days. i feel a bit like tweedle dee trying to get out of bed and can't help but laugh at myself. i'm SO pregnant!

i have been walking, taking prenatal yoga with some amazing local teachers, and try to swim two times a week. i cannot emphasize how important swimming has been this pregnancy and urge mamas to try to find a local place to swim while pregnant. i've increasingly become more absent minded - staring off into space and forgetting why i came into a room. the baby's movements are getting more intense each day and we've been singing the same songs to her over and over again. 

i didn't take a load of pictures while pregnant with elodie so wanted to make sure i captured this pregnancy. i asked the gorgeous and talented annie mcelwain if she would come over and take some shots that were a little more intimate than what i've been doing up until now after seeing justina's pregnancy photos. although they maybe would have been more flattering around 7 months, i wanted to remember this transformative time and the transition from one to two. big belly, bottom, and all! so here we are...37 weeks.

top to bottom: the brilliant loup charmant, vintage, kiki de montparnasse