saying goodbye to the bump

"how can you ever say anything negative about your body after you have felt the dancing of life from inside your womb?"

i don't think it has hit me yet. 

my last bump. 

mind you, i did say all this in my "the night an olive was born" blog post. 

but this time is different. 

more than five babes & we have to rethink our means of transportation. more than five & we'll really be in a pickle when it comes to bedrooms & sleeping arrangements. although, i know that can all be worked out. but we've talked & this is it. 

it's hard to be sentimental about never doing this again when you're nine months pregnant & fairly miserable. i figure there will be a future blog post when all the feelings really hit. but today...today, i'm celebrating it. the bump. my six bumps. the five that i delivered. the one we will forever miss. 

i've gained more weight than i ever thought i would over the past 14 years of carrying my babes. i'm nowhere near the healthy, fit size i wish to be. but this body is just a vessel. a moldable, changeable, waxing & waning shape. it does not define me. motherhood is bigger than the size of my pants. 

anyway, i know i can't say anything that hasn't already been said about the amazing capabilities of the female body, so i'll just say this, Oohrah, to ma laaadiesss!

"everything grows rounder and wider and weirder, and i sit here in the middle of it all 

and wonder who in the world you will turn out to be." 

-carrie fisher

"don’t you see that children are God’s best gift?

the fruit of the womb his generous legacy?

like a warrior’s fistful of arrows

are the children of a vigorous youth.

oh, how blessed are you parents,

with your quivers full of children!

your enemies don’t stand a chance against you;

you’ll sweep them right off your doorstep." 

psalm 127

xo


you can check out our pregnancy journey this time around on instagram with the tag #littlenestof7.