Well, these past 33 weeks have been quite the journey; with so many amazing adventures & changes I can’t even count. All, mostly wonderful. LOL, but…..I’ve loved every moment of it, even the trying ones. I wouldn’t change a thing because MY body is letting ME do something incredible. I’m blessed for that because there was a time not too long ago when I didn’t know if I’d be here. I realized some weeks back that the time was flying & I needed to acknowledge I was never going to get it back. So, I’ve tried to freeze- frame every exciting & mundane memory & capture every second. Now, I’m at the point where I just can’t wait to meet & hold my little man in a few weeks.

As a dancer, the physical changes have most certainly made an impact as well. Definitely with it’s challenges in recent weeks, I’ve felt great through most of this pregnancy & stayed extremely active. For me, that’s helped my mind, body & spirit. But, physical transformation is inevitable; remembering there is a life growing inside you! Like, a whole person!!!!

Now that I’m in the home stretch, I continue to try & openly accept ALL of the changes within my new self.  So, with some loving persuasion from hubby, I’m posting some photos from our baby bump shoot with our amazingly talented and beautiful friend Jenny Calivas. This is scary & certainly going “balls out” for me to post these pictures, but as this blog was created as a way for me to “bare all,” I choose to embrace every part of this journey & show women you are beautiful, no matter your size or shape. What you have created & are doing is a miracle. Never lose sight of that. I hope you too can love yourself & all the changes that occur during  this magical time, not just the physical ones. It’s not easy some days when you see yourself not as you’re used to, but I keep my eye on the big picture….& it helps to have a partner who thinks & always tells me I’m beautiful too……;))

Love yourself. Love your bump. xxx, Jessie