Capture the Moment: Pregnancy Photography

Pregnancy doesn't last forever, but your photos will. (Laura Dye/Flickr)

There are moments during pregnancy (probably when you’re doubled over with morning sickness or lower back pain) when you think, “Oh geez, seven more months of this?” In the throws of the moment, you feel like it’s going to last forever; however, hindsight eventually comes along and makes us think differently.

Pregnancy photography is a great way for us to slow down and savor the experience of growing another being inside our bellies. Whether its your first or your fifth, it’s a life changing experience. Hell, we’re sure even Michelle Dugger felt her 19th pregnancy was special.

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The Gender Guessing Game

Before the days of ultrasounds, expectant parents relied on old-school superstitions to help them guess the gender of their babes. Even now, curious parents spend the first 18 weeks of their pregnancy with one question on their minds: he or she? he or she? boy or girl?

Are you having a boy or girl? Photo by Flickr user Surly Girl.
Are you having a boy or girl? Photo by Flickr user Surly Girl.

Being 14 weeks along, we have at least another month before we know the answer to this nagging question. So for those who are playing the waiting game with us, here are some fun “tests” to determine the gender of your little one.

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