I took this photo on my due date last year, a little less than one day before I would start labor. It isn’t a great photo by any means, but it documents the last hours of my pregnancy journey — a journey that I never thought I would travel, and yet the best one that I have. I’m sentimental about my girl celebrating her first birthday on Saturday, but I’m also filled with so much joy for the person she has become and how much she has enriched our lives. I look forward to her growth in every stage of development, and hope that someday soon I will again be able to experience pregnancy & the overwhelming joy of giving birth to new life.