The Littlest Avenger

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Words written by my husband:⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

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Hayley asked me to write something about her postpartum body.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

I figured it’d be easy but then I started thinking—what is there to even write about?⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

Sure, things look and feel slightly different--but in the grand scheme of things, nothing changed.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

The reasons I fell in love with her had nothing to do with any of the body parts affected by her postpartum.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

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She still has the same beautiful smile, determined mind, banging body, and strong work ethic as the girl I fell in love with over 15 years ago.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

She still has the same sense of humor.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

She still smells great and tastes great too.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

Her postpartum body does look and feel slightly different, but why should that be a factor in my life at all?⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

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The soft pillowy skin around her belly button held my three best friends for 18 months.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

The marks show the strength it took to carry the weight of two beautiful girls that will be raised by this bad ass mom.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

Nothing has changed or altered my love for my wife.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

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I get praised for being a ‘great husband’, but that’s nonsense.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

I’m literally doing the bare minimum by loving my wife for who she is, “imperfections” and all. ⁣⁣⁣⁣

Imperfections make the world fun.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

If everything was Barbie doll perfect, wouldn’t we all get bored?⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

How else would we show what life has put us through?⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

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So whether it’s regrettable tattoos, scars, surgeries, dumb facial hair, or a postpartum tummy, honestly...who gives a shit?⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

Be good to each other. Learn from mistakes-yours and others. Help those in need and let’s stop dwelling on who looks like what.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

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My wife isn’t perfect and that’s what makes me love her.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

That’s why you are all reading this. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

If she was perfect, not a one of you would be able to relate to her. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

And to the husbands out there that don’t do their fair share of diaper duty, cooking, cleaning, and telling your wife how beautiful she is—step up your game bro.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

You’re a team.⁣⁣⁣⁣

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So yeah, I was supposed to write about a belly.... but honestly, it affects me so little I rambled about everything else.

Www.instagram.com/Th3littlestavenger to read more!

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“Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth”. —Marcus Aurelius⁣

What if today you took this to heart, once and for all? ⁣

What if today you looked at yourself, I mean really zoomed in—determined to ignore the urge to pick out every slight “flaw” that you see?⁣

What if today you put your hand to your skin and just let yourself notice? ⁣

Notice how soft and pillowy that “excess” skin is. How silky and smooth it feels pressed between your fingertips. ⁣

Notice the natural diversity of the marks that dance across your surface.⁣

The shallow, delicate patterns that adorn your skin contrasted with the boldly raised streaks that resemble twine from a spool.⁣

Notice the evidence of your growth.⁣

Your perspective is your truth, guys. ⁣

If you have thought it once, you can think it again. ⁣

If you have loved it once, you can love it again. ⁣

Whether you forced the thought or not. ⁣

Appreciate your bodies in ways that you don’t usually appreciate them. ⁣

Your mind & heart will thank you 💜.

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Mama, you are BRAVE!

Click to read why 💜

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx0HfLOnVHS/?igshid=12zip6x4y6l2y

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29 weeks pregnant with twin girls !

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My dude loves to kiss his sisters !

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An open note to my best friend and three year old son -- life is about to change for you little one , and currently I'm petrified - a mess about it . Our dynamic, our rhythm , it's all going to evolve as we become a family of five . Sometimes I find myself thinking I've made the biggest mistake because I can't imagine it being anything other than you and me . I know everyone says that they felt this way and that it passed and they can't imagine their life without any of their children . But I can't feel that just yet. Im so torn up about it, and maybe that's because I'm an only child myself and never shared my parents love with anyone else . I just hope you know that an upside to two sisters is that you are forever my only boy, my only son, and that's so, so special . You're my first born and you taught me to be a mama, to be selfless and how to love absolutely unconditionally. So thank you for that and I hope I never make you feel any less special and loved than you truly are . I'm a blubbering mess now 😭.

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21 weeks with twins, feeling like 35 😅😅!

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Cruddy photo but this was 21 weeks with twin girls !

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Holding my baby boy and the two little ladies in my belly!

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My 20 week pregnant silhouette ! You can see that my bump has gotten slightly bigger, yet my booty and chin have grown the most haha ! My pregnancy is officially uncomfortable and sort of difficult ! I get regular cramps that feel like menstrual cramps as well as back to having nausea and random vomiting . It feels so different this time around . Could be twins factor, could be that I'm having girls and not boys? I'm not sure but it's hard work!

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19 weeks with twins vs 30 weeks with my son. Yowza.

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A portrait of my son and I: Age 28 and Age 3 years + 4 Months ❤️.

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This was 18 weeks. Super crappy photo but at least I documented !

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It’s hard to tell by this photo but our gender reveal was to smash cupcakes onto daddy’s face ! Surprise we are having TWIN GIRLS! I’m so out of my league here, as I’ve been outnumbered for three years! Any girl mom advice ??

EDIT: I feel it's important to mention that I don't plan on raising them a specific way, I'll do the same things I do with my son. But from personal experience, as girls age the world feels like a crazy place and that's what I'm scared of . Gosh I went through about ten different friend groups between middle school to high school. I'm just nervous for that sort of thing, because although it's not all girls, some do have a really tough time during those puberty years (me included 😅).

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Hotel bump shots ! 16+ and 16+2 with twins !

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I was almost 16 weeks at this point . My body is changing so much more quickly growing twins ! It's been hard mentally. I'm gaining weight all over- my legs and butt especially. It's hard to go from in shape to multiple sizes bigger in just 8ish short weeks! I'm trying to love my body, I really am. I think once I start feeling more consistent movement and such it will feel more real and more necessary . How do you feel?

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A side view of my little 13 week bump!