I thought he was crazy when he suggested it, but last Valentine’s Day I bought these lacy underwear and felt so sexy in them then. I’m 15 pounds up, so I wasn’t sure they’d still fit...barely. He asked me to put them on and put my favorite bra on and just look in the mirror. He instructed me to ask myself why my body was changing... a beautiful baby boy. He encouraged me to repeat phrases like, “I am beautiful.” “I am enough.” “This body is growing our baby we waited so long for.”

I have to admit, I still don’t feel like a million bucks and still have some reservations, but man do I feel selfish for ever hating my body that IS growing that baby we waited so long for.