The Traveling Belly

Just a week or two pregnant here (& didn't know it yet!)

visiting friends in Greenville, SC

tree-huggin' in Biloxi, MS

at the hurricane Katrina memorial in Biloxi
Our childless getaway to New Orleans Joe's High School Reunion - 10 years!

The last pre-baby mural

Labor Day with friends on Siesta Key

Halloween fun

Disney World!

Efest - 2 days before my due date

My Least Favorite Part of Pregnancy

I thought I'd throw some not-so-fun pregnancy photos into the mix...

My feet started swelling after I began my 3rd trimester.

I woke up with fat feet, and they only grew as the day went on.

Of course, I had a hard time staying "off" my feet... which may have helped.

Anyway, here are the lovely piggies.

a couple of weeks before baby arrived...

and a couple of weeks after...
I am SO GLAD these things go back to normal!!

Celebrating the Baby Bump

Making a plaster mold so I will never forget that belly :)

& showing it off... Freshly applied henna mud from my sister - this was at 40 weeks
And the beautiful stain it left!
40 weeks, 4 days. Thanksgiving Day, to be exact!

And what does the shrunken-up henna look like?

Here I am showing it off, 1 week after birth... faded, but still there :)

Our First Glimpses From the Outside

We had our one & only ultrasound done at 19 wks.

Here's our baby's profile.

Another profile... but a bit blurred.

And this photo. This picture confirmed what mommy knew all along... that she was carrying a girl! I didn't want to find out the sex, but it was so close to Father's Day & daddy wanted to know so bad! (Such a nice present from mommy, huh?)

This is our 37 week visit with our midwife, Harmony.

She felt around a bit and drew us a picture of our little one. So cute :)

The Transformation

The epic journey of the belly begins...

3 mos 5 days

15 weeks

17 weeks 2 days

20 weeks

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26 weeks

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39 weeks

40 weeks