{"id":56837,"date":"2019-04-09T07:56:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T14:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=56837"},"modified":"2019-04-07T17:01:52","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T00:01:52","slug":"tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=56837","title":{"rendered":"Tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I got a new tattoo!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s only been 15+ years. Maybe even longer. I tried to think back and I think my last tattoo was the lotus flower on my back shoulder that I got when I was 22? years old and went to San Francisco with my cousin Anna. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, I’ve wanted to get another tattoo for a long time, but never had the opportunity. Mostly because you have to take like a month off from swimming and I could never really do that. Actually, I had sort of planned on doing it after I had Logan. I mean, I had 12 weeks that I could swim postpartum, but yeah…that was a funny idea! I was a zombie and getting a tattoo was the last thing on my mind. Especially with breastfeeding and being tied to a newborn–I wasn’t really able to be away from him for more than two hours or so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyways. With my surgery, I had to take 4 weeks off from swimming so I decided to be proactive and plan it out this time. I talked to a friend who got a tattoo recently and she recommended Evolution Tattoo in Troutdale.<\/strong><\/a> It’s a cute place in downtown Troutdale. I contacted them and Heather, the tattoo artist, was great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My friend Robyn went with me and I appreciated having a buddy! I forgot how much it hurts. LOL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had a few design ideas in my mind. I knew I wanted to get a tribute to Yggdrasil<\/strong><\/a>. Not a day goes by that I don’t miss him, still. It’s been almost two years now. He was my baby. My first baby. It’s hard thinking about it, but he’s been gone a long time now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So I decided to get his tree, what he was named after, in tribute. I thought about getting his paw prints, too, but couldn’t figure out how to incorporate them into the design and so I decided to wait. I might get the paw prints later. I don’t know. It might be too upsetting to see them all the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’m really happy with how it turned out. I got it on my ankle. It’s healing nicely. It’s weird. Tattoos are supposed to be something fun and cool and in this case it’s bittersweet and kinda sad for me. I see it and I have mixed feelings. But I’m glad I got it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Miss you, Yggdrasil. <3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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