Love Yourself
- wiandem
- Jan 29, 2018
- 1 min read
Tuesday marked my 4 month postpartum date. Can’t believe this 8lb baby I carried for 9 months is already 4 months! The other day after exercising in my backyard with my girls, my oldest asked to take a picture of me. My first thought was, “No", because I was busy multitasking with Mommy duties as usual, but I quickly caught myself as I looked at my daughter smiling. She didn’t care that my once 8 pack abs no longer existed, or that my stretch marks or what my 5 year old calls, “Mommy’s zebra stripes”, are quite visible not just on my stomach, but my sides, or that I now have discoloration on my tummy, or that I’m not as toned as I would like to be right now. All she cared about that moment was taking my picture exactly like I was-my raw, unfiltered, stretch marked, 4 month postpartum self. After taking my picture she looked me in my eyes and told me,”I Love this Mommy! Look at you! You look so strong and beautiful.” In that moment, I felt real, proud not just because I took a moment to say yes to my 9 year old, but because I helped her as well as her younger siblings watching self-esteem. I helped them learn to embrace their whole self. As they get older, their bodies will begin to change, develop and when they become Mommies one day they will get a complete body makeover. In this moment, I couldn’t be happier. Love yourself. Embrace your entire, AMAZING self.
Wiande Everett
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