I never do this. I’m super introverted and have always had a poor perception of my body. But after having my daughter, it hit me that I never want her to see herself in a negative light as she is perfect just as she is!

In this photo, I was 11 months postpartum, 4 weeks off of a miscarriage, and I had just found out the day before that I’m pregnant with our rainbow baby (I am now about 8 weeks pregnant).

I am in the bath fighting nausea and exhaustion, but I was scrolling back at last month’s photos of my daughter and I came across this selfie I took and I just thought, “wow, you have been through a lot, and you should be proud of yourself. Love yourself as you are, Mariah.”

Sending lots of love to anyone who sees this! You are special and perfect just as you are ❤️