I had been waiting to share these until we had the final shot, and luckily I took a quick snapshot the Friday afternoon before I had our little Z.  It’s so strange to look back now at the “before” photo… makes me a little weepy to think how far I have to go to get back.

Original starting point photo from pregnancy 1 (I was too nervous to take one this time around). 8-12 Weeks

This pregnancy progression is really going to start at just about 20 weeks. So, here goes:

20 Weeks!

24 Weeks! (6 Months Pregnant)

7 months!

8 Months!

9 months!

And finally, this was taken at 39 weeks. I gave birth to our beautiful daughter at 39 weeks and 2 days.

The day before Ziva arrived!

It was a long haul, but worth every minute. I can’t believe little Z has already been here 3 months! Time just doesn’t slow down at all, seems to just keep spinning faster. Before we know it she’ll be toddling around like her big cousin Stella. As hard as it was at moments, with the hip pain, the back aches and the waddling, I can’t wait to (hopefully) do it all again someday. Until then, we’ll snuggle this little bugger.

Z and Daddy, Mother’s Day 2015