It turns out that this post was nominated for Best Motivational Post for the Best of the 'Betes Blogs. Isn't that sweet. Thanks for the nomination, whoever-you-are!
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Speaking of Motivation, check out this post about feeling too fat to be photographed. It's really wonderful.
What I regret the most about the last 8 years is how few photos there are of me with my girls. I really have no decent newborn photos with my girls or photos of me pregnant {they're blurry or it's me turned at a funny angle, not looking at the camera because the person taking the photo was sneaking it}. I have very few photos of me with my babies/toddlers/preschoolers. It wasn't until these pictures that I started letting myself be captured on film. I still struggle to have actual photos taken of us as a family even though I regularly click through the FB pages of photographers I follow and know, wishing I didn't feel like taking photos now would be a waste of money. Struggling with weight is such a yucky thing...and I've done it my whole life. It's such a struggle to love yourself the way you are, but I think that blog post really captures why it's important to let yourself be captured on film no matter how you look or feel.
I found one of those pregnancy, odd-angled photos...
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Steve's cousin just posted a photo on Facebook, and Abigail hasn't laughed so hard in a long time.
It's...in...a...BANANA...PEEL!!!!
Guys, it's a freakin Sharkbanana.
And the reviews are really great.
And if you aren't familiar with the The Mountain Three Wolf Tee
that one of the reviewers mentioned...
read those reviews too.
Steve and I wasted a night of our life doing that once.
We highly recommend having a little to drink beforehand
to enhance the experience.
**That has nothing to do with motivation, but it is funny.**
So thrilled for you and the nomination...you so deserve it! That post about not being photographed is pretty wonderful. I was just thinking the same thing the other day about no photos of me with my little guy while pregnant or at the hospital. I guess I am the one always behind the camera and everyone has gotten use to me taking the pictures. I have definitely been trying to make up for that and probably take way too many photos now...maybe that is why my little guy has started covering his face when I get the camera out! That Sharkbanana is pretty funny! xoxo
ReplyDeleteToo bad we can't go back and slap our selves back then, right? I can't believe I hid from the camera during the pregnant/postpartum days!
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