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A little late in sharing but our son, Charles George, was born on May 9th at 5:17am. 6lbs, 10oz of pure perfection. My heart has never been so full ❤️

You are beautiful inside and out!! I’m so proud of you for sticking to recovery even with all of the challenges of pregnancy. I wish you luck with the rest of the pregnancy and I’m so excited for you to be a mom. You’ll make such a good mother 😊 Thanks for keeping us updated ❤️

Aw you are the sweetest! Thank you so much. I know I don’t post much on here anymore but I appreciate all of the love!

As someone who struggled with anorexia for years, weight gain has always been a challenging concept for me. However, I always imagined that I would never have an issue with it during pregnancy. I’m not going to lie and say it’s always been easy for me to watch my body change so quickly in these last few months though. There have been times that I have cried at doctor’s appointments when they’ve weighed me (now I just politely ask to turn around on the scale so I don’t see it) and I have sobbed to my loving husband (“Do you still think I’m beautiful?”). The comments I’ve received from other (well-meaning) people hasn’t always been the most beneficial either (they range anywhere from “Wow you’re carrying so small!” to “You’re getting bigger everyday!”). I’ve stayed very physically active throughout this pregnancy not only for the physical benefits it provides but truly for the mental and emotional peace it provides me too. Everyday of this pregnancy has brought up different emotions but in these last few weeks, I swear I have never felt more beautiful or at peace with this body of mine. Lately, I have felt such a strong sense of femininity, empowerment, love, and strength surging within me. In my moments of insecurity, I am reminded of how miraculous it is to be able to carry, grow, and nourish a little human being within my own body. Every single time my sweet baby wiggles beneath my skin, I am completely overwhelmed with love for him and for this body that houses him - and the insecurities are soon replaced by pure awe, connection, and love. There is so much beauty and love within me and surrounding me and there is so much to celebrate and rejoice in - and this body is one of them ❤️ Reminding myself daily to hold onto these truths for these last few weeks of pregnancy as he grows even more, but especially afterwards when my postpartum body arrives. Basking in gratitude for this entire experience and reveling in all that it holds - weight gain and all. To all of my fellow mama friends - this is for you. ❤️ #pregnancy #35weeks4days

3/4 of the way through carrying this angel baby 👶🏼 I’ve been very blessed and have felt amazing this entire pregnancy. I continue to be very physically active and eating pretty healthy as usual. Sometimes I forget that I’m pregnant because I’m doing a lot of the same things I did prior to getting pregnant (with obvious modifications of course). Lately I’ve been loving (and obsessing over) Barre classes and my pregnant body is thanking me. I have so much energy and my butt is looking 🍑👌🏼😂. I’m hoping these next 10 weeks continue along the same path but no matter what I’m handed, I know there is no greater gift than this right here ❤️ #30weekspregnant #thirdtrimester #pregnancy

It’s a BOY!! A beautiful, healthy little baby boy will be joining our family in May! We are beyond excited and ready for this handsome boy 👶🏼💙 Our hearts are overflowing with love already.

Vancouver for the week!

S U R P R I S E !! Baby Ardito coming May 2018. We can’t wait to meet you, little one. You are so loved already ❤️🐻 #babyardito #12weeks #mamatobe #thebestgiftever

My handsome husband and I 🤗

A rare portrait of myself 🌷

Wow, I haven’t been on here in forever. If you didn’t know - I’m now a married woman as of August 5th, 2017! Here are some of my favorite photos from the best day of my life. All photos by @darienmaginn (on IG).

#wedding #wedding photography

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What made me love Christ wasn’t that all of a sudden I figured out how to do life. What made me love Christ is that when I was at my worst, when I was at my lowest point, when I absolutely could not clean myself up and there was nothing anybody could do with me, right at that moment, Christ said, “I’ll take that one. That’s the one I want.” You know the Bible calls the church Christ’s bride. So it’s like standing before Jesus, completely exposed, all of our flaws and insecurities and— worse than that— our sins are right there in front of his face, and against all reason and rationale, the song of grace becomes startlingly, exhilaratingly true because the Groom looks at us and declares us beautiful. Spotless. Righteous. Justified. This is the gospel. It is important to admit, believers in Jesus, that Christians are not more moral than anyone else. The essence of the gospel and what we celebrate is not that “we can” but that Christ did.

Matt Chandler, The Mingling of Souls (via laurenarlene)

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Brian called me on his lunch break and I answered the phone saying “Hello Mr Ardito” and he responded, “Hello Future Mrs Ardito”.

Yes. I like this.

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This post was from two years ago... in 19 days, I officially become Alexa Rae Ardito 😭🤗

so I just started my 4th week of BBG (not the food guide - just the exercises) and I feel so good and 💪🏼. I've been eating more well balanced meals (with dessert at night - always😉) and I just feel so much better physically and mentally clearer. Our wedding is in 109 days 🙀 and we're trying to get pregnant over the summer 🙀🙀 so this is the best time for me to be getting in the best mental, emotional, and physical state of my life 🙌🏻