52 fridays 18 | 52 water

this week's theme is water.  in the picture below, you may question my use of this image for the subject theme.

breast milk is 88 percent water.  water  is a critical resource that we need to grow and stay alive. 

here is my friend brandy and her little hannah when hannah was three months old. because hannah was born so early (26 wks gestation), brandy was limited in the number of feedings she could do at the breast.  at the same time, she was motivated by love and the knowledge of the benefits for her preemie baby. brandy was a pumping queen and managed to have an oversupply of milk for her baby girl before she even nursed her. not only that, i know it gave her a sense of accomplishment that she was doing what she could with her baby in the nicu.

i nursed all three of my girls and one of the things that i loved about it was the level of intimacy. i 100% believe that it was one of the greatest gifts i have given my girls.  i know it's not something that all moms can or want to do.  i totally get that.  but if there was any doubt at the level of initmacy that can still be obtained in bottlefeeding (breastmilk here...but even otherwise), i see it here.  i'm in love with this real moment (even though i chopped their heads). 


now keep the blog circle going and visit kristen | kms photography. 

missed past weeks themes?  see below for links to the first few!
self portrait - week 1
shades of red - week 2
warmth - week 3
motions - week 5
love - week 6