Olympian hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone celebrated God’s timing, her daughter and pregnancy in a recent Instagram post.
“This past year of my life has been the most unusual I have ever experienced, and here is what I mean by that… I got to watch my body change right in front of my eyes. Bigger, yes. Slower?” she wrote. “Just a bit. More fragile? Of course. At the same time though, more purposeful than ever.”
Because she was pregnant, she chose not to compete — for the first time in a long time. This allowed her to be a fan of track and hurdling — instead of a participant. And it was an experience she relished.
“The sport I love so much looked different from this angle…it looked like art,” McLaughlin-Levrone wrote. “My view of time completely shifted. Though the competitor in me couldn’t wait to be cleared, the Mama in me wanted to freeze every little moment… the ones that go by way too fast. The ones I’ll miss one day.”
It made her realize that she has no control over her life. Things have to take their course.
“it be my healing, my daughter’s development, or whether anyone else awaits my return to the oval…those results aren’t mine to yield,” she wrote. “Yet I’m finding contentment in that. Gods plan always has a way of unfolding how it’s supposed to, when it’s supposed to. I just get to sit and watch it come to pass, and to that, there’s a hallelujah in my heart ❤️”
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McLaughlin-Levrone’s first child, Savannah, was born to her and her husband, former NFL wide receiver Andre Levrone Jr., in early July.
She wrote at the time, “Our blessing and our joy is finally here! So grateful for everyone who supported us through the pregnancy journey. Looking forward to seeing what God has in store for our little girl!! ✨”
In June, she shared more about her pregnancy with WWD. She wasn’t prepared for all of the physical changes that happen while a woman’s body grows another life.
“Some days you feel great and some days you sit on the couch. It’s not the time to push through. You need to back off and let your body do what it has to do,” she said.
Most of her life has been focused on track, so it was an eye-opener to be pregnant and realize that her body’s priority wasn’t strength and endurance anymore.
“That has shifted to a different place. I’m just enjoying this season for what it is,” she said.
It’s wonderful that McLaughlin-Levrone has leaned into God’s timing and is peaceful with where her life is now.
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