Alexis Krauss Instagram – today is my birthday aka bird day 🪶
and now some musings on this past year.
i’ve realized that never before have 365 days of life challenged my body in the ways this year did. and what i’ve realized is that my body (and all bodies) are amazing and resilient and imperfect and beautiful and i’m just in awe of them.
✨i started my 37th year at my peak physical strength. fresh off tour and stronger than ever i accomplished my most significant goals as a rock climber and a climbing guide. i was pushing hard and it was feeling really good.
✨then in january i began my pregnancy journey. my body started to change, my pace slowed slightly but i still felt very much like myself.
✨during the 2nd week of my second trimester i fractured my shoulder and was thrown completely off track. everything haulted and i was broken. but after injury comes recovery, quite possibly the most challenging but beautiful process i’ve ever experienced. after a few months of busting my ass with PT my mobility returned but my belly had grown and suddenly there was no forgetting that my body was very much hosting a tiny human.
✨despite the challenges of my third trimester i was able to rediscover my body and revel in the joy of once again feeling my strength and my power. i climbed, i hiked, i swam, i guided, I taught. i recorded vocals for an entire album. i was me again.
✨here i am 39 weeks pregnant and 50lbs heavier than i was 9 months ago. my body feels WILD but i’m thriving in my weird pregnant way and actually finally feeling fully ready to labor and give birth. if my body can make a human, it can birth one.
✨today was the sweetest way to step into my 38th year. thank you to my partner for supporting me in still climbing this far along. it still feels right for my body and at this point i’m just trying to trust my instincts and really listen to what my body needs to get through this final stretch of pregnancy.
✨thank you to the stranger who left flowers in the parking lot. thank you to my beautiful mama for birthing me. thank you to my friends and family for nourishing me. thank you to the birds for singing. thank you to the moon for shining. | Posted on 28/Sep/2023 06:40:53
