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I never got a tattoo... but I have considered it many times! My problem is, I can't think of anything I would still like a few years down the road. DH has a bunch, though. He even has 2 that I designed. He is currently planning one that will incorporate all the kids' names. I told him he has t wait until #4 is born so we can add all the names at once. :)
I have 1 under my hip, it is an A with a + over the top and a C over the top again, so it looks like a cross with a moon and rays coming down. I designed it as a family symbol as me and my mum have names that start with C, and my dad and brother have names that start with A. I was lucky enough to meet my DP who also has an A name, we called our first DD an A name and our second child will have a C name, so it is quite fitting for me. A+C
My design is at the tatt studio ready to go but I've put it off until we finish having babies. It's called gothic lace and it just a gorgeous arty design perfect for lower back.
I don't have one, mainly because of what out of the blue and glittergal say...I would get tired of it!
My husband has one on his chest he got when he was in the Marines back in 1999. It's a yin-ying. The baby is always trying to "grab" it off his chest!
I've got a big ol' collage on my back -- celtic knots, sparrows, lyrics to my favorite hymn (it's actually just two celtic tattoos from years ago and then a third tattoo done around the two, but it is always so hard to explain it so I say collage). I also have celtic knot work on top of both feet. I'm a BIG FAN of tattoos, probably going to get more next year.
My DH and I just got matching ones on our left wrists that are our initials wrapped together.
Tats aren't for everyone....but if you get one, for sure get something that is meaningful. You can't go wrong with anything devoted to your babies.
Katie, your back collage sounds awesome!
It took some searching, but I found a picture. I knew I had one!
I've got my claddagh, top center. It was my first tattoo.
Then I have my motherhood knot directly below. I got it after I got my feet done. My feet are knots as well, but I don't think I have a picture of them.
Then you have the rest of it. It took two different two hour sessions to do. I got it in memory of my great-grandmother who passed away 5 years ago. Her name was Birdella, but everyone called her Birdie... and when she passed we sang the hymn "His eye is on the sparrow" at her funeral. I got the birds and lyrics because of that hymn and her name. She was the greatest woman on Earth, and if I am ever blessed with a daughter I will name her after my great-grandmother. The tattoo artist also added a little bit of yellow shading behind the original knot tattoos, and if you look carefully you can see it is like an angel.
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AH-MAZING!!!!!! Love your story, too! Here's to a little Birdie coming into your life soon!
Thank you :happy:Quote:
Originally Posted by LolaInLove
Wow, very pretty! Tattoos do not tickle!! I got one in a very weak moment very low, near pubic bone, not noticible in a bikini. It's a pink flower with blue green leaves and the Chinese symbol for strength. It's really small. Every time I have a baby the nurses all comment how they love it. I tell them I was not of sound mind, but truthfully it's kinda cool. It hurt like a.......well you know what!