a pretty belly for your weekend

Photo via Pintrest

Have a wonderful, restful, happy weekend, everyone!

XOXO,

Leigh

four years ago

This was me, about to pop!

I can't believe that on Saturday it will have been four years

since I became a mom.

Where did the time go?

Happy Mother's Day!

Photo sources, top to bottom:

*1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25.

*I cannot for the life of me figure out where I first saw photo number 1! If anyone knows the source, please let me know.

UPDATE: Thanks to a tip from reader Christina, I now know that the first photo originated here.

Eva Herzigova rocks her bump

Love these photos of 7-months-pregnant Eva Herzigova in the April, 2011 issue of Harper's Bazaar UK. The model is quoted in the accompanying article that she is planning a natural birth with this, her second child.

Photos by Michaelangelo di Battista, via Fashion Gone Rogue.

Bumpalicious

I'm loving the pregnancy flair of so many of my favorite bloggers right now! They're making me crave having my own bun in the oven -- eeps!

Photos, from top-bottom: Celia of Hank and Lucy, Stacy of Heart + Sew, Aura of Aura Joon, Melissa of Dear Baby, Ashley of Hither and Thither, Jamie of Hank and Lucy, Carolee Beckham of Carolee Beckham: The Blog, Jodi of Ché and Fidel.

Congratulations, all you lovely mamas!

Bump + Fruit

I LOVE this series of self-portraits that photographer Carolee Beckham is making to document her pregnant belly. In each installment, she features the piece of fruit that is comparable to the size of her growing baby. Above are weeks 14 (baby's the size of a lemon), 15 (baby's the size of an apple), and 16 (baby's the size of an avocado). What a simple yet inventive twist on the typical bump update concept! I look forward to following along through the coming months.

Also, she has such cute style, don't you think?

Wonderful Clara

I am in awe of the fashion stylings of mama-to-be, Clara Lidström, of the delightful and inspiring Swedish blog, Underbara Clara (which translates to Wonderful Clara in English). It has been fun to watch her bump grow as the seasons change around her, ever since Joanna tipped me off back in October. You just have to check out Clara's blog to see all of her darling ensembles for yourself ;)

PS: That reminds me...speaking of pregnant belly loveliness, I wanted to let you know that Samantha Hahn's Full Bloom print that I blogged about last month is now available for sale! I have one and it is now officially one of my favorite things.

Miranda Kerr Images and Quotes

"On the 6th of January I gave birth to our beautiful little son Flynn. He weighed 9lb 12 ounces (a very healthy and big baby boy). I gave birth to him naturally; without any pain medication and it was a long, arduous and difficult labour, but Orlando was with me the whole time supporting and guiding me through it. I could not have done it without him."

--Quote and photo posted this week on Kerr's blog

(Photo by Orlando Bloom, Kerr's husband).

“For me, family is life....The decision to start one wasn’t complex at all....My career has been wonderful, but it’s not my life. I don’t feel pressure to get back to work....My goal involves a hammock, a vegetable patch, and a solar-powered house. And I hope to eventually get there.”

--Quoted in W Magazine, December 2010

Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier

"It's been a great experience modeling while pregnant because I'm really proud of my belly and I'm really happy about this moment in my life and I feel extremely blessed."

--Quoted in a video extra for Australian Vogue,

accompanying the cover story of the January 2011 issue of the magazine.

Photographed by Carlotta Moye