As I always say its about self-care, celebrate your mommy body and the new curves that come with it, just because you are a mom doesn't mean you stop being a woman, sexy, desirable, or loose yourself in the world of motherhood. Once you have kids, trust you are going to be a mom for life no matter how old your children are, so along the journey make sure you take stock in and invest in yourself so you can continue to invest in the love ones in your life. Following a regular routine of getting nails done, wellness services, spa, massage, acupuncture, staying up with waxing and/or shaving can really make the difference in how you feel. You will be surprised, its the small things that add up to the whole. I know I was really pleased with myself because I was completely prepared by being waxed and shaved in all the right places because I took the time weeks prior to just get it done and it felt great, gave me a little extra pep in my step. You never know when your next photo shoot, girls trip to the beach, pool day play-date with the kids, etc and you don't want to be caught out there. Accepting yourself for who you are doesn't mean you can't take care of yourself, when mama is ok everyone is ok.



Even though I did these photos for my husband, I really did them for myself, letting go of the fear and giving my version of what sexy is and what it means to me. Here is a sneak peek! remember mamas, take care of you so you can continue to take care of others. Until next Monday..........

BELLY WRAPPING/BINDING

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SPECIALTY EXERCISES
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If you have been reading and keeping up with the recent #MCM post, I am sure its become pretty obvious by the tone that I am working something out internally, on a quest to better health, and sustaining inner peace. I might have even stated actually that it in one of the prior post? Although I have put it out there, I haven't been as forthcoming as to exactly why I am on this journey to clean, detoxify, and emotionally purge.......About two months ago, I paid a visit to a very popular well-known women's health clinic in Jersey to a: have a general women well visit and b: have a fertility work up to see and make sure my internal women parts were "working properly". What made me schedule the visit in the first place is that my husband and I at some point would like another child however given our busy schedules, they don't always sync up to make that a reality. Being a busy working mom and student with my own business and my husband being an entrepreneur as well, sometimes we are burning the midnight oil, grinding, and unfortunately that doesn't leave too much husband and wife time.  Not to mention we are both very active parents in our 4yr old daughters life and trust me, one hour with her and you will be pooped! I hadn't seen my OB since my daughter was born (she turns 5 in Feb) I figured since I already had a baby and successful pregnancy prior, getting pregnant shouldn't be an issue, so why not just go and get checked out to see where I stand.  Boy am I glad I did just that......



One of the most eye opening and revealing visits I have had in a while and I am so grateful that I finally got off my butt and went, otherwise I would have been a sitting duck given the news I received that day.  I get checked out and some blood work done that is sent off to the lab. When the results come back and my midwife goes over the chart with me and basically tells me that my numbers indicate that I am "pre-diabetic" I almost fell off the exam table. I was like what did you say? So of course my mind is racing and due to my slight bit of hypochondria, I am already thinking the worst. "pre-diabetic" what does that even mean? I am thin and have been naturally slim my entire life, how is this possible? This is affecting my ability to have another child? But I already had a baby, a huge 9'2 healthy baby all natural, no problem, no complications, 100% bill of health. Why all of a sudden out of the blue a random medical issue has manifested? These were all of the questions I immediately fired off to my midwife and in laments term she basically told me that there was an excess of insulin within my body that had nowhere to go and that my ovaries were absorbing the remaining of it which was blocking my 'lady hormones" (LH) every month, which also made sense why I had an early miscarriage a few months back.  At this point I am no longer concerned with having a baby, I am more concerned with my overall health and if I was starring down the barrel into the dreaded "D" word.....Diabetes, also I wanted immediate answers to the questions of why/how did this happen and what does this mean for the future of me being able to conceive?

• Lastly every night I take a moment of peace and speak to my higher power and in the morning after I wake, I remain still and quiet even if it's for 2 min, so far so good. Do I feel a shift?...... a little something, put it this way I am hopeful and have nothing to loose but a lot to gain. To see any real change, one has to stay consistent, this is not only for me but for my family.

Remember mamas, INVEST in yourselves so that you have something left to invest in others. Until next Monday.