Living Green

This past Sunday, Tom and I took a minute to snap some pregnancy photos(with help from our friends the tripod and the camera timer).  We figured there wouldn’t be many more bump photo ops and wanted to catch a few memories.  There is one diptych and one triptych that will look really small–just click on the photo and you’ll see the full size image(that applies to all the photos).

So without further ado, I present you “Man Woman and Child”:

Pregnant women can't jump

Where did this belly come from?

Tom's directions: "Alright Jasmine, now throw those letters like you mean it."

L-O-V-E

We took it outside for a bit.  It was FREEZING and a little muddy.  The neighbors kindly provided some Salsa music for our fashion shoot:-)  That explains this next series:

Tom's directions, "Dance! Dance! Dance!"

Cold

Hello belly

Surprise!

…the long awaited photos have arrived.  I’ve been procrastinating sharing any sort of ‘maternity’ photo for the following reasons:

1. I didn’t start showing for a long time.  Now this bump thing won’t go away.

2. Who wants to see a pregnant women in her man’s t-shirt and sweatpants?  Not me.

3. I hate posing for photos–I get overly uncomfortable and critical at the same time.

4. My personal photographer needed some practice…Tom fired me as a model and then I fired him as a photographer.  We’ve made up now, don’t worry.

5. I wanted to come up with something ridiculously artistic, unique, beautiful…the list goes on and on.

6. Not only have I not achieved number 5, but number 5 has also prevented any normal photo from being taken.

7. I like seeing naked bellies–they become the star in the photo and you don’t get distracted by my face.  HOWEVER, I will not be sharing a photo of my naked belly on a blog.  I can’t start embarrassing my unborn child…they’ll never forgive me.

8.  I keep trying to incorporate Tom in the picture…it hasn’t worked so far.

9. I can’t come up with any more reasons at this moment so without further ado here are some semi-action shots of me with a belly.  Staring my belly with me as an aside.  Featuring a different exposure in every photo.  I may have to fire my photographer again.

Action! Grooming in front of the mirror.

Action! You put on chapstick, even when you're pregnant.

Action! Getting a snack.

Action! Making french toast Christmas morning.

Action! Actively waiting to open more presents.

We’ve approached the final stretch.  With my due date around March 13th, we have about 10 wks. to go, give or take a few days.  Tom has captured a little video of an alien moving around in my stomach.  It provides a countless amount of entertainment for us.

Is it a boy or a girl?  That is the question.

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Why not refer to this Chinese gender chart?