☆大切な写真…☆ / ☆Precious Pictures...☆

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Very soon, my daughter Noa will be turning one year and four months old...

I would like to take this opportunity to share with you guys some pictures of her from about two years ago

















Two years ago...











she wasn't even born yet!











...is what you're probably thinking, right?

















I imagine some of you have figured it out............















That's right!















Two years ago, Noa was already alive and growing inside my tummy

















And so, the pictures I would like to show you now are ultrasound photos from when I was pregnant

















It might be a little hard to interpret, but...















this picture...











is Noa before she was born


































This is from when I was only about two months pregnant, and I don't think you can really get much of anything out of it yet...















But,









all the moms out there, and those of you who are currently expecting, you understand what this picture is, don't you?

















Well then,











I'll show you what she looked like when she'd grown a bit more















Here~
































This picture is from when I was about three months pregnant















She's already mostly taken form...















and it's pretty easy to see where the baby is, right?















I remember that this point (about 3 or 4 months pregnant) was the most difficult part of the pregnancy for me, because I was getting really terrible morning sickness

















But, having morning sickness











is evidence that your baby is healthy, and so~















Having been told this, I was able to get through it

















And gradually my stomach grew larger and larger...

















They've got so many amazing things these days, y'know?

















There are these "3D" and "4D" ultrasounds

















I got one of the 3D ultrasound pictures taken















Here~~




























Isn't that incredible?











It's crazy realistic













And











my baby had almost fully matured













This picture













was from when I was about eight months pregnant















Around this time, she had started to move around a lot, so I was having a really hard time getting any sleep...















It was difficult, and it hurt, and I was crying all the time...













But I was able to push past the difficult periods, and experience so much,













and now, Noa is thriving, and growing up big and strong~













...is what I've realized















It's all new to me, so I'm sure that there will continue to be lots of difficult things that I'll be dealing with for the first time, but













I'm going to work really hard













and continue to really enjoy raising my daughter















And that is why I wanted to share











"My Precious Pictures"











with you today~















No matter how old Non gets,













no matter how old Noa gets,















these pictures will always be so precious to me