Updates and more updates!

I'm really bad with this blog thing, but we've had alot going on so what can I say? ;) First of all, I got the results of my 3-hour GMD test and my sugar levels were a little high, but not high enough to be diabetic. The nurses called it "borderline-diabetic". So I went to a class on eating healthy and how to cut back on sugars! For weeks, I had to change my diet...I actually felt like I was eating more, but ended up cutting down on sugars and carbs (my 2 favorite things). It was tough...but now I'm to the point that I'm eating whatever again but still not eating as much sugar (before, I was eating ice cream everyday) and everything is going good! My advice to all of you pregnant mommies out there...watch out for sugars and carbs! Eating too many of them is really bad for you and the baby...I had to learn the hard way!

We moved into a townhome a little over a month ago...so we've been really busy trying to unpack and get ready for Deegan! 4 more weeks to go from today!

As for exercise...I've cut down ALOT! With the move and with my stomach getting bigger, it's REALLY hard to be motivated! But I'm still doing yoga...did it today as a matter of fact!

As for my body...I've gained 30 lbs so far. And I'm completely happy about that because it's 100% healthy. I look at these moms that are underweight to begin with and only gain 15 lbs with their pregnancy and that is just not healthy...I don't understand how they could restrict their diet when they're carrying a life inside of them! Women that are underweight, are supposed to gain more than 35 lbs when they're pregnant...and if they complain about that and refuse to do it, then in my mind they have an eating disorder and shouldn't be allowed to have babies! It's a sad sad world out there! But I'm not afraid to share how much I've gained...I know it's healthy for my son and I know I'll lose it from breastfeeding :)

As for pain...I have felt great up to this point. I'm 9 months now, and I'm definitely feeling the extra weight! My knees hurt a little when I first wake up...I have to walk much slower or I get small pains in my lower stomach. I've also been getting shooting pains in my lower back and pelvic area, which I'm going to talk to the doc about tomorrow. They hurt so bad that I have to grab on to something and sometimes it takes my breath away, ouch! Update on that tomorrow!!

Everyone says "get sleep now"...YEAH RIGHT! Being 9 months...your stomach is bigger and heavier than ever...you can't really use your stomach muscles to pull yourself off of the couch and bed...it's very complicated! I pee about 3-5 times everynight and it takes me about 20 minutes to get comfy again...sleep is impossible at this point! However...my little body pillow is a life saver...it really does help! I just can't wait to be able to sleep on my stomach and back again...so tired of sleeping on my side!

Baby classes are a MUST! We've taken 3 so far and they're great! Filled up with so much info and free stuff...I recommend taking them!! We've been to classes on budgeting for the baby (REALLY helpful...they talked about wills and everything), breastfeeding (so excited to do this...), and abc's of having a navy baby (info about communicating with a baby, etc...it was great!). We're going to be taking a CPR class and also we have a hospital tour coming up, YAY!!!!

I feel like we have so much left to do! We still need to shop for little things...baby wipes, nursing bras, formula just in case breastfeeding goes way wrong, and so much other stuff! We're going to try to accomplish this today or tomorrow...lol. I want to update our wills, because ya never know! We need a changing pad cover...Ivy needs her shots...and much more stuff on the list! I really don't want to leave the house 2 weeks before my due date because I'm scared of going into labor while driving or something, ya never know!

xoxo Dez