25-year-old Bethany Hamilton was attacked as a teenager by a shark causing her to lose her arm, but this didn’t stop her from achieving her dream of becoming a pro surfer. Now you can see her riding the waves on a Hawaii beach with her baby bump on board. The amazing Hamilton says she plans to keep surfing as long as possible and then switch to swimming until her baby will be born in June
Hamilton was relaxed and happy greeting fellow beach goers at the popular surfing spot
Bethany is married to Adam Dirks, they both revealed in an interview last month that they are expecting a baby and this will mean slowing down their sporty lifestyle. Last year they competed in season 25 of The Amazing Race and came in third place. The couple informed their fans about their baby boy in a pre-recorded interview from their Hawaii home
Hamilton said in the interview ” In baby terms I’m about 22 weeks, which is about half way there. It’s been a pretty crazy last four months finding out that we’re going to be parents. Life’s kind of going to be changing and kind of just started to prep for bringing a new being into the world.”
” It’s really exciting, I’ve been surfing throughout my whole pregnancy. I plan to surf as long as I can ”
Rasing a child with one arm is going to be difficult? ” I’ll figure it out and be creative. Motherhood with one arm, I kind of think about it, I kind of forget that I have one arm, a squirming baby and changing diapers and just me could be really challenging but I think I live life now I just adjust and adapt to different things and I’ll find my own ways to care for the baby”
Bethany’s story became an inspiration after publishing her book ” Soul Surfer : A true story of faith, family and fighting to get back on the board ” At age 13 Bethany lost her arm and almost died while surfing off the coast of Kauai when she was brutally attacked by a shark. She did not let this attack change or scare her from achieving her dream of becoming a pro surfer and she began competing professionally four years later in 2007
In 2010, she made it to the top 20 rank in women surfers, she is also a motivational speaker and tours the country telling her amazing story.
Video of the couple announcing their pregnancy:
Source: Dailymail
