As I lay here this morning and hold this sweet angel, a ton of thoughts and emotions go through my head. I’ve often struggled with self image. Through high school, college and it was much harder after becoming a mom.

Cameron tells me all the time how pretty I am and that “I’m not a kid anymore” so that I understand I’ll never be the size I was when we met because I’ve had kiddos and formed into a woman’s body and not the body a tiny child sorority girl. And that’s ok!!

You know I always took what he said, but never truly accepted it. Of course it makes me feel good about myself, but I always second guessed the way I looked. But as I lay here with Peyton, one thing comes to mind and it honestly just changed how I feel. Of course I’d love to lose the love handles, giggly thighs and extra skin, but all of this doesn’t change who I am as a person. I birthed three beautiful babies with this body! One of which is a sweet baby girl. One thing I never want for her is to not feel good enough, pretty enough or not love something about how she looks. And that’s when it hit me. How can I want that for her, but not for myself as well?

I need to feel exactly how I’d want her to feel! I want her to always feel great about herself and know how beautiful she is. Appearance doesn’t matter. It’s what’s inside a person that makes you truly beautiful. I can’t wait to be able to show her just how beautiful she really is!

Here’s to accepting my not size 0 body!!