Just a Hormonal Pregnant Rant

Just a fair warning, if you think pregnancy thoughts and posts are boring, I’d skip reading this one. It’s a doozy, I’m super pregnant and hormonal, and it might just put you to sleep.

Anyways, I just thought I’d do a little documentation of my thoughts about this whole pregnancy. First, this picture below is right when I was finding out I was pregnant. (No judgment please. I do wear bikinis, and maybe in your mind I still need to lose a few L.B.S, but this is my blog so deal with it). This was around the time I’d been doing crossfit for 6+ months, and I was feeling the best about my body that I ever had. Just a side note/plug here for crossfit: This is the best I have ever felt about myself physically and not just by looks. I’m not looking for opinions on why crossfit is so bad for you (I know there are plenty of haters out there, so please keep it to yourself. I know my body, and my coaches are FABULOUS so please find a workout that works for you and let me love me some crossfit). Crossfit just gave me this empowerment that my body really could do hard things, and like it too. I looked forward to going to the gym, getting stronger, and I just love love loved it. I drank the Kool-Aid people, and as soon as I have clearance to go back to working out, I’ll be back.

Because I was so happy with my body at this point (yes I had a little ways to go still, but I was seeing changes that I’d never seen from spin, body pump, group fitness, etc.) I was a little nervous to see what would happen to my body during pregnancy. I know that sounds so vein, especially since this pregnancy has been such a blessing, but I’m a girl and that is how I was feeling.

All I can say about being pregnant is, I have absolutely loved every minute of it. Even the throwing up and nausea in the first 14 weeks. Don’t get me wrong, pregnancy is kind of hard sometimes, but it is an amazing thing. I still get the discomforts and stuff that everyone gets. I am a huge sufferer of the 3 H's: Heartburn, Hemorrhoids, and Having sex. But,this is one of the first times I’ve felt completely confident with my body (even though I’m getting bigger and all that fun stuff), and I am amazed that this is what our bodies are made for.

I know I’ve been lucky to have such an easy and fun pregnancy. I haven’t had any back pain or had to be on bed rest, so I really can’t complain. And some people do have the right to complain. But for the most part, I get so annoyed when I hear those complaints (unless they are validated by multiples, bed rest, getting super fatso, back pain, etc.). Getting to hold a baby in these bodies we’ve been given is such a sweet blessing, and not everyone gets that blessing. My struggle to get pregnant (and stay pregnant) is so minor compared to so many people that I know, and I feel so blessed to be able to have had such a healthy pregnancy with a healthy baby boy on the way. I am just soaking up every last minute of having this little one in my tummy; every kick, every weird look people give me at the gym, every craving that I HAVE to have. And maybe you think I’m crazy, and that’s fine. But I just wanted to write this down so I could remember how happy this baby has and will make me, because it truly is the sweetest and most fun time Dylan and I have had so far in our marriage. We are so excited for this little guy to get here, but not too soon because I don’t even have the nursery all put together (or his clothes all washed).