30 Weeks Maternity Photo Shoot

I'm 30 weeks now and overall I still feel good. My belly is in full effect though! hahha. I love that people notice and ask if it's my first or how far along I am. Before I looked pregnant but it still makes people nervous to ask if they arent 100% sure. It's hard for me to bend at the waist and I get short of breathe walking up stairs. I still have occasional heartburn but these last couple weeks my back has not been hurting like it did a few weeks ago. The thing I LOVE about this time is all the moving Micaela is doing! I feel her all the time. It feels like she rubs against my stomach walls and it sometimes makes laugh out loud. She is especially wild at night around 11pm then early morning. I've been pretty good about taking my vitamins and eating healthy...the one thing I swore I would always do is exercise. hahaha! Well its been 7months and I have not done a thing. I just don't really feel like it. For the first time in my life I would rather lie down or clean up. It's like my exercise hiatus...because I want to come back after she is born. My body has changed quite a bit though...My belly is obvious...my belly button is starting to pop out which is kinda hilarious until I try on clothes and its like an extra nipple...hahaha! My arms, and legs, and back have some good extra fat that I had never seen before. I dont have stretch marks on my belly but the side of my thighs have some red lines so I know those will be good baby battle wounds. My face is a bit rounder and although I feel like I look the same when I take a picture I look chunky. I have a pretty good muffin top and it shows when I wear tight clothes. The one thing I can say is my hubby is nothing but sweet to me about my body...he always tells me he loves my preggers and that I look beautiful. He rubs my belly and just makes me feel pretty. He always tells me to eat more..which is so funny! I'm a lucky girl!

My good friend Charla had told me she wanted to give me a maternity session as a gift and before I got this big I was so excited. I love her work and I know how expensive her sessions are so I was soo flattered. Well when time got closer I really wanted to back out...I mean who wants to look at pregnant pictures. Maybe just me and Dennis and someday Micaela but until then maybe just some point and shoot pictures with our canon would be fine. I told Dennis and he was not having it. He said that it was such an important time in our life and it only happens once or twice so why would I not want to capture it. Its true we take pictures of ourselves out at dinner or at a bar why would I not want to take some pics of our baby in my belly. The shopping was on and it was so hard to find something I liked! Finally I decided. Check out some of our pictures.

Thank you so much Charla for taking the time to capture this time in our lives!! I am so so happy with images. You made me feel so beautiful and always make it easy and fun. This is truly the best gift! I cant wait for my baby girl!!