"I’m thrilled to report that I gave birth to a healthy, beautiful baby boy at the beginning of March this year. Many were unaware of this fact because my husband and I made a conscious decision to keep the pregnancy private for a few reasons.
To us, pregnancy felt like a naturally concealed process. You know your baby is growing inside you, but you can’t really see exactly what’s happening. We took that as a cue from the universe to respect the mystery and secrecy innate in pregnancy. For that reason I chose to be very private during this time of my life. While this was mostly for the sake of the baby, it also suited me just fine as I found myself feeling incredibly vulnerable, shy, and self-conscious during my pregnancy.
For as long as I can remember, I had idealized the pregnant body. I had planned on a wardrobe of baby doll dresses and low-stacked Mary-Janes à la Mia Farrow in Rosemary’s baby (before the possession, of course). I felt like a frumpy version of my former self, a far cry from the glowing pregnant goddess I had hoped to be.
The universe has an amazing way of speaking to us, and just two days before my due date I went to a friend’s birthday party and ended up being seated next to Demi Moore! I had never met Demi before, but she had been on my mind that whole week as the ultimate pioneer and icon of the pregnant portrait. She spotted my ready-to-pop belly and with great conviction told me not to let the moment pass or I would regret it forever. So I decided this coincidence was too great to ignore and the next day I invited my friend Hellin over to shoot these candid portraits.
“[Motherhood is] truly the greatest gift. I wish that on this Mother’s Day all women and mothers everywhere receive the love and appreciation they so deserve and more importantly, love and appreciate themselves.”
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