Month:
September
Baby’s Size:
Weeks 24 – 27
Eggplant, Cabbage, Squash, bunch of Bananas
I’m feeling:
Confident but apprehensive (I know two very conflicting words & emotions) try feeling them at the same time! And when I say apprehensive I don’t mean that I am fearful that something bad is going to happen, I’m more just anxious from time to time about all the unknown to come. I feel so confident in my pregnancy and my body’s ability to keep Cash safe it’s hard to think that he will be living on the “outside” in just 13 short weeks or so!
Food I love:
Captain crunch was my all time favorite snack this month along with talenti Alphonso Mango and Roman Raspberry sorbetto and apples!
Steak is also still high on the list along with salads and watermelon.
Pros of September:
- We did our first healthy pregnancy class at the beginning of the month which was fun! It was based on the Bradley method of birthing which is a method we are both fond of. It was informative and was also a great opportunity to be around other couples on similar journeys!
- We spent Labor Day weekend in Oahu with my sister, Mike and my parents. It’s honestly so special and so important to us to be around family sharing all of these moments right now as much as we can. We also spent some time with Deni and Ameila which is always a huge highlight of my trip and this time even more so since Colt got to meet Amelia for the first time! It was so incredible to see him with her! We also went to Babies R Us which was a fun experience since we were able to use the gun to register for a bunch of stuff on our registry. My favorite part was watching how excited Colt was about everything! My sister (Tia) and Mom (MeMe) also got to feel Cash moving which was SO special since up until that point Colt & I were the only two who had felt him.
- We had our first official meeting with Kris our Doula and we started working on my birth plan. It’s so great and comforting to have her walking us through each and every single aspect of labor, delivery and postpartum. I feel SO empowered and excited after our meetings with her and I am so happy we made the decision to have her with us on this journey.
- I did my gestational diabetes test on Tuesday September 22nd I don’t know why but I was SO nervous about it. I had heard such horror stories about the drink being so bad and woman getting so sick afterwards so I am thankful that for me it wasn’t like that. I had the Orange flavor and it was cold. It tasted like Gatorade with extra sugar with a diet after taste and it didn’t make me sick. During the hour wait I called & talked to my grandmother and read my birthing books. Once the hour was up they called me back in to draw my blood and then told me to follow up with my doctor in a few days. By Monday I still hadn’t heard anything so I called my doctor and got the exciting news that I had passed and that my levels were great! I felt like I had won the pregnancy lottery — another test down!
- It’s seriously been like Christmas around here now that the baby shower invite(s) have gone out! We honestly come home every day to a package at the door! It’s so fun and so exciting and we feel so blessed to have so many amazing people in our lives that love and support us and that are making this time so so special for us! Cash is already the most spoiled and loved baby boy in the world! All of your thoughtfulness and kindness brings us so much happiness and joy. We will be sure to send lots of pictures after the shower(s) next weekend, however I did want to let you all know that the gifts are arriving (daily) and we are so appreciative.
- Our friends Leslie and Brian from Washington (who we met several years ago while they were on vacation here and just kept in touch) got married and had their wedding here in Maui! It was honestly such a blast and such a beautiful wedding for such a great couple! We danced our butts (and bump) off all night long! It was so fun to get out and get all dressed up and just spend time laughing with some great people! It’s these date nights that make me realize how much is about to really change once Cash is actually here and it makes me appreciate the one on one time with Colt that much more!
- We got to enjoy a magical dinner under the stars and moonlight at a private birthday celebration for our friend Charlie at the Four Seasons. It was truly one of the most surreal experiences we’ve ever had and we feel so lucky to have been apart of it!
Cons of September:
- My only real complaint with my pregnancy so far is the constant pelvic pressure which over the last two weeks has got much more noticeable and bothersome. The pressure is predominantly on my right side and most noticeable after a long day of work.
- My only other complaint constipation — self explanatory, yuck!
- Oh and calf / leg cramps! Talk about a 2 a.m. rude awakening! Ouchy!
Currently living in:
All different style dresses, I’ve officially outgrown my “normal” clothes, welp!
Looking forward to:
Spending time celebrating & sharing my pregnancy with our family & friends at Cash’s baby shower(s)!
Dreaming about:
Being a Mom…lately I stop and wonder who SHE is. I look at her, deep into her anxiously excited but often exhausted eyes and although she looks so familiar I whisper, who are you? She smiles, this half a smile, symbolically acknowledging who she was and who she is now. She’s raw, exhausted, exposed, sometimes overwhelmed but mostly happy. So freaking happy. She knows that even on the hardest of days her new self, this new body is creating a perfect life within her. A life in which she will give her whole life for. Her body, her mind, her soul, her heart, her self. Shy but confident I look at her one last time and without a doubt of hesitation I acknowledge my new reality…I am his mother. His mother I am.
Milestone:
I leaked colostrum from my right nipple at 24 weeks 6 days. It kind of freaked me out but also kind of made me feel like a bad ass [soon to be breastfeeding mama!]