28 weeks
Yesterday, I was browsing through my Pinterest board of old outfits, and I came across a few images that made me really miss not being pregnant. I started to feel all those silly feelings you get when you see a skinnier version of yourself– less glamorous, less confident, less beautiful — and you guys, all of those feelings are ridiculous. So I decided I was going to do a glamorous maternity shoot with myself, to remind me why I love being pregnant.
But as I was getting ready, searching for an outfit to wear, trying out different hair and makeup, nothing really felt right. Every time I thought about what a beautiful maternity shoot looks like to me, it wasn’t about being super glamorous. It was about simplicity, focusing on the love between a mother and her growing child, with no fussy outfits, crazy jewelry, or heavy makeup to distract from that.
So I ended up with this. Me, the simplest clothes I have, and the woods.
I think every pregnant woman should have at least one shoot like this, where everything is pared down to just her and her child. It’s fun to do beauty shoots, and you should definitely do those as well, but there’s something special about these types of pictures. Looking at them, I feel more beautiful than if I had been all done up with fancy hair and makeup, a perfect outfit, and heels.
It reminds me of what a beautiful blessing pregnancy is. What an amazing miracle of life God has created. Conception and pregnancy seem so insanely impossible if you know the details, how incredibly precise and perfect everything has to be to create a baby. From the very beginning, there are so many things that can go wrong, so many little tiny orchestrations that have to perform exactly right, whether it be in the body or the mind or God’s timing, everything has to be… perfect.
Yet here I am, blessed beyond compare with a pregnancy that has been exceptionally wonderful, and nothing has gone wrong. It’s such an amazing thing. 
I hope you all have a beautiful Friday!
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10 Comments
Jamie Rose
Yay! I love this simple photo shoot. You’re so pretty and I’m very happy for you. You can tell you’re overjoyed about having a baby.
Marla Rogers
These are amazing pictures. You are so beautiful! And really, I think maternity shoots are better without the glam, just like you said. Pregnancy is beautiful as it is…nothing needs to be added.
Desarae
Most lovely! 🙂 Thank you for sharing with us!
Myranda Walno
Pregnancy and childbirth are two amazingly wonderful blessings. It baffles me that someone can go through both and not believe in the intelligent design of our Creator. Your little baby is very blessed to have you as his mama. Your pictures show he is loved immensely…
Maria Elena Pulido
these photos are amazing. And bravo to you I think part of the reason today feel those things is because the media makes it seem like you have to be a size zero when you pop this kid out and for some people it just works that way for so many others not so much. We have lost sight of the small things in life that make it possible and worth it all. enjoy this time down to the last minute it is a blessing and a miracle all wrapped into a little person that is half you half mr.owl and freaking awesome is that. As someone who knows you only by your blog I look forward to meeting the little one 😉
Becca Lee
You are one gorgeous lady. I love that you kept things simple on this one!
-Becca
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Jo - Lost in the Haze
You are seriously gorgeous!!
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Amia
You look absolutely stunning, I love the simplicity!
Amia
kelsey bang
love that you choose to go simplistic with the outfit. you look fantastic! such fun photos!
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