Um, how is it that I only have ~9 weeks to go! Part of me wants to stop the clock but part of me also wants it to just be December already. I can’t wait to meet my little girl!
WEIGHT GAIN:
At my last appointment, I accidentally saw the scale and lets just say it made me laugh in disbelief. I don’t want to get into numbers because this is not what I am about and I never want any other woman out there to read and compare. What I will say is that I am exactly where I should be at this point in pregnancy. Definitely very new to see such a high number on the scale but at this point, I will welcome it because now my baby is adding on much needed fat and growing big and healthy.
FOOD:
No new cravings here for me. The last few weeks my hunger levels have been lower than usual because I was sick with a nasty cold. However, now that I am pretty much over it, I am getting EXTREMELY hungry. It is even to the point where I am waking up in the middle of night with a stomach that is growling at me. I am trying to space out and break up my meals into little bites throughout the day to help but no matter what Im still waking with hunger pains.
WORKOUTS:
As I mentioned, the past 10 days I was pretty sick and laid up on the couch with a nasty cold/cough. With being so congested from that and then having the baby up high and pressing on my lungs, workouts felt near impossible so I just didn’t even bother. In the past, I usually would try and push through but since I didn’t want my cold to turn into anything worse, I decided to take much needed rest and give myself the week off.
Now that I am getting back at it and feeling MUCH better, I have been slowly incorporating workouts that focus on the full body. Being that I am getting more tired and feeling more pregnant each week, these full body circuits help me get more bang for my buck and let me get more accomplished in a shorter period of time. You can check out some of my most recent workouts on my Instagram here.
SYMPTOMS:
Nothing new has really come up, other than getting sick. I’ll consider that a symptom only because when you are pregnant, your immune system pretty much doesn’t care about you anymore. Instead, it is protecting the baby and leaving mama to defend for her self and an open target to germs. Knowing this made being sick a little more bearable but I’ll be honest, still was NOT fun.
Aside from this, my hips have been feeling better but there has still been days where they ache and my S.I joint pain acts up, making it hard to do the littlest things like walking. Sleep has luckily been really good too so I am keeping my fingers crossed that stays. However, vivid dreams have returned and those tend to wake me up at times. For example I had a dream I was in Disney world with Janet Jackson….No idea where that came from but you see what I mean 🙂
BABY:
Baby girl is growing big and strong and moving around like a nut case as I am typing this. She should be around 3.5 pounds now and will gain should start gaining .5lbs every week now. Here is a little video to show you exactly what Im feeling on the daily. It is probably one of the most strange and wonderful feelings in this world.
OTHER NEWS:
This coming weekend is my baby shower and I can’t wait. My sister and sister-in-law are both flying in to NJ for the weekend so to say Im excited would be an understatement. I can’t wait to see other friends and family as well and just celebrate my little babe. Gotta admit though that I will probably be an emotional mess though (which is a norm now for me). It just melts my heart to see how loved my girl is already.
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