Gametes In Love

Last week S and I had professional pictures taken with Augie Chang. They turned out simply amazing!!!

I didn’t want the traditional maternity “half-naked pics standing by a window, draped in a sheet” photos. Don’t get me wrong — I think those pictures are beautiful, but it’s not what I wanted for us. I wanted something outdoors… something fun. Augie did a great job, and I love the fact that S is in just about all of them. Augie called this his “bun in the oven” shoot. Love it!!!

You have to check out the slide-show at: http://augiechang.com/GALLERY/AvaShanePrego/, but here are a few of my faves (and I say “a few” because it hurt having to trim this down to just these):

Cool, huh?

Augie and I have known each other for years (I even had the pleasure of calling him “boss” for a whole month before he left to become a photographer full-time) and he does amazing work. He’s been documenting our life for years (starting with our engagement shots) and I hope he’ll be doing it for years to come.

Apparently they’re mandatory in later stages of pregnancy.

Why, you might ask? Because, quite frankly, your feet don’t fit into anything else 🙂

I don’t like flip-flops! Unless I’m going out somewhere nice in a high-heeled pair of sandals, I don’t even like wearing shoes without socks. I remember looking at pregnant ladies wearing their flip flops wondering “Why?”. Now I understand.

I just think it’s funny. 2 weeks ago, the OB checked my feet and they were fine. Now less than 14 days later I feel like I’m walking on slightly inflated pillows.

Although I haven’t 100% admitted defeat (aka de-feet) I am wearing my flip-flops more (good thing I actually own a pair). Luckily I work in a very casual environment, but I feel like I’m about to really push the limits with my modified foot-wear.

All this means is that now my toes have to look pretty all the time. Great! Has anyone else tried applying nail polish (on their own) while X number of inches of belly are hanging out? No? O.k., assignment: take hardest pillow you can find, or bowling ball, or melon and stick under your shirt. Now bend over forward reaching for your toes. Working? I didn’t think so.

This aside though, and it is very minor, and some of the other items creeping in here and there, I’m still loving being pregnant. I feel good… very good to be honest and G’s being the perfect baby.