Kate Olson is a mother of 2 toddlers and lives in rural Wisconsin. She balances motherhood & working from home in a semi-functional fashion - you can read more about Kate on our contributors page. She blogs about education and lots of business/tech stuff at Kate Says . Want more? Read all of Kate’s posts!

Me at 40 weeks pregnant with Baby #1 2.5 years ago

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Pushing 60 pounds of children up and down a mile-long hill once/day this summer

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The most pitiful dog EVER if not taken for a walk

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Not sitting down for approximately 1 year straight because I’m just too stinkin’ busy

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Somehow weighing almost 20 pounds LESS than I did before kids.

When I ran marathons and worked out ALL the time.

I know.

It makes no sense to me either.

But who’s gonna complain about weighing LESS, right?

Wait, why did I show the pregnancy pic?

Well, I just LOVE that picture! Wasn’t I GIANT? I love to look at it and think of how special I felt because there was a real, live PERSON in me - silly as it may seem, that was honestly the best I’ve ever felt about my body - at 205. Now, at 137, I’m working on achieving that same level of satisfaction. It’s amazing what a feeling of purpose can do for body image, isn’t it?

Anyone else? 40 weeks pregnant pictures? Anyone?