Dear Body,
You’ve been so good to me and I just want to say thank you for having housed 3 babies over the past 5 years. You went from 100 to 140 pounds that first time around and delivered a healthy baby boy with some help from an epidural. You bounced back, helped me to go back to work full-time soon after and then housed yet another little one. You helped me welcome another healthy baby, a girl that time! And the big surprise you gave me with baby girl’s delivery was how strong you were. You helped me deliver our girl with no epidural and what a dreamy and wonderful experience that was. I mean, painful for sure, but swift and remarkable. And then dear body, you and I were quite surprised when we found out about this 3rd pregnancy. How can I not be in utter gratitude for another 3rd extremely healthy pregnancy? If I dare say so, this was the smoothest 9 month series we’ve had together yet. We made a pact to eat clean, workout and actually took body and self care seriously. So I want to thank you…you have been so good to me, so good to my babies and I can’t wait for a 3rd delivery with you my dear friend. Here’s to hoping for another swift, epidural-free labor with you!
xoxo,
Eunice
Thank you to my dear friends over at Meraki Narrative for having invited me to model for ThirdLove. And thank you ThirdLove for showcasing all bodies — including ones that house babies, stretchmarks and all.