Girls Weekend

So, I am really looking forward to a weekend with the girls.  Dustin had to go out-of-town for work this weekend so I will be spending my time with my friend Jayme (who so sweetly drove up from Tennessee to spend time with me) and Erin.  Perhaps even my baby sister if she's able to come up from Tennessee.  I always miss Dustin when he goes out-of-town and look forward to his return but this weekend I get to have a little girl time.  I'm looking forward to a trip to the movies, dinner, playing lots of board games, laughs, sleeping in, junk food and just some good ol fun! After the somewhat depressing week I had it is much needed.  Something also snapped in me yesterday.  I believe it has something to do with the prenatal massage I got.  I have had so much energy ever since I had it done.  We did about 4 hours of Christmas shopping yesterday and I still had energy left afterwards.  We attended our breastfeeding class last night and it has made me a "wee" bit more hopeful.  I'm not going to lie, I'm still terrified but I CAN DO THIS! It's such a huge dedication but I am going to give it 110 percent! Today I got up and started in on our filthy house.  I've sort of let it go this week due to the whole depressed attitude.  I probably shouldn't have vacuumed the house and bathed the DOGS, but I did and I felt good doing it.  I haven't given the dogs a bath since I found out I was pregnant.  They are big and heavy and just a pain to bathe and bending over the bathtub is not fun for a pregnant lady, but I pushed through and did it today and am so proud of myself! I finished getting the house straightened up because I'm hosting a Lia Sophia jewelry party tomorrow afternoon and didn't want people walking in to a dirty dog smelling house.  I feel so good today...maybe the nesting is slowly finding me :)

I'm so ready for a wonderful weekend, fun times with friends, meeting the 8th month mark in pregnancy and getting ready for Thanksgiving...MMM TURKEY oh and deviled eggs.  I'm craving my mother-in-law's deviled eggs so bad I can't stand it! I hope everyone has a happy weekend! Enjoy this beautiful fall weather!

28 Week Appointment

I realize I am two days late on this post and I have no real excuse.  Just laziness and not really wanting to take the time to write it.  You would think that I would want to seeing as though my appointment went so great!

• I only gained 2.6 pounds in a 4 week period! I WAS SO NERVOUS stepping on that scale.  I can definitely handle that kind of weight gain.  Much better than 9 pounds.  My doctor was so proud of me and I was pretty proud of myself.  I guess the exercise and watching what I eat paid off.


• Baby's heartbeat was a strong 150 bpm.  Lower than what it normally is but still perfect.


• I am measuring right at 28 weeks which is perfect.


• I start going every TWO weeks now! Where has time gone?


• At my next appointment we get to see Emma up close and personal.  We are getting a FREE 3D/4D ultrasound.  My doctor is the best :)


• I also realize that I'm in my third trimester now so I really need to keep up with my exercise routine and diet, regardless of being tired again.  I'm still holding on to my energy by a thread.  I just don't know how I'm going to continue exercise when I'm 9 months pregnant!


• When does nesting kick in? I definitely haven't found it yet.


• Overall, everything is perfect.  My doctor says that I'm having an amazing pregnancy and couldn't be happier with my progress.  Now if it just leads to an amazingly easy delivery :)

 

Productivity

Recently, I have really been struggling to find motivation.  I don't work so sitting at home all day has really been making me lonely and bored, yet I have no energy to get out and do anything.  The weather has been amazing recently and I haven't even been outside walking.  I haven't even wanted to clean my house which is totally unlike me.  Somewhere along the line in this pregnancy I forgot that I have to stay active and watch the weight I gain.  In the beginning I did so well and as time went on I decided I didn't care anymore.  I took the whole "I'm eating for two" attitude, which has added unwanted pounds and laziness.  At my last doctor's appointment I gained NINE pounds (GASP!).  I think my mouth hit the floor when I saw the numbers on the scale.  I hadn't even been keeping up with my weight at home because I didn't want to see the damage.  My doctor nicely told me that at this point in my pregnancy I will start gaining the most weight so I may want to watch it from here on out.  Especially my carbohydrates.  The only problem with that is carbs are my absolute favorite.  I am a potato anything, bread and pasta eating fool.  After the appointment I really started thinking about what I had been putting in my body and how lazy I have been.  In the last two weeks I have really been watching what food I put in my body.  Portion size is a huge problem for me and I'm measuring things out now.  I never realized how much cereal I put in my bowl until I started measuring out the serving size.  I'm also incorporating a lot of fresh fruit and veggies, as well as limiting my bread intake and fatty carbs.  I even started using our elliptical again after two years! It had about 5 inches of dust on it, but I just figured if I'm going to lose this baby weight after she arrives I need to start being active now.  Two days in a row I've done a mile on the elliptical (which isn't much but it's a start) and I feel so much better.  I really just hope that I can stick with it.  I'm not going to lie, it's extremely hard.  I wasn't even exercising or eating right before the pregnancy and now I'm starting a healthy life style...I sound crazy! Everyone tells me to eat what I want, that I have an excuse and I'm pregnant so it's ok, but in reality it's not ok.  Not at all.  I am 6 1/2 months pregnant and have to get in gear now or I'm going to be in trouble come January.  Just wish me luck that I can stick with it.  As my third trimester approached I'm afraid I'm going to lose all of my energy and all this hard work will be for nothing.  Crossing my fingers I stay motivated.

Today has been a great Friday so far.  I worked out (go me!), I cleaned the entire house and finished (as in washing, folding, putting away) all of our laundry, we got the pool closed up for winter, and I am going to dinner and a movie with one of my dearest friends tonight.  I'm so looking forward to a wonderful weekend with Dustin (since he's finally off work after 7 days straight).  Hope everyone else has a wonderful weekend as well!