pretty darn beautiful.

Listening to Name by the Goo Goo Dolls when I noticed the verse - "Scars are souvenirs you never lose," and I started thinking about my most recent physical scars. Let's be real. If you're a mom or soon-to-be-mom, you may notice your body doesn't look exactly like it used to. Unless of course you are the exception to the rule that every woman secretly envies and your body returned perfectly to it's original state - girl, you defy gravity (on more than one level!) But even if you're a woman thinking about future motherhood, you may realize your body could eventually change. This reality is like a large pill, difficult to swallow, especially when none of your clothes fit you the same and the image in the mirror isn't the reflection you're used to seeing, but it's not any less attractive, nor is it the end of the world. For real.

I'm not saying we shouldn't exercise or stay fit, but your mom body doesn't mean you are any less gorgeous than the you before any noticeable or less obvious changes. There are SO many products and surgeries aimed at getting moms back to their pre-mom self. Why? And please do not say "for my man." Because if he, at any point, makes you feel fat, or scarred, or less appealing, or not sexy, or boring - from the bottom of my heart, I'd like to punch him...hard. Just stop to think about the little person who has the most personal contact with you. They never knew your pre-mom self, in fact, the body with stretch marks and all the other fun motherhood side-effects is the ONLY body of yours they know and love. All I have to say is if we are capable of receiving little heart melting grins like these, then mama bodies must be pretty darn beautiful.

:: victoria marie