We are just about a month away from meeting our sweet little baby so I thought I’d take a minute and write up a little third trimester update! I really can’t believe that we will have three sweet kiddos sooo SOON. We are so ready to meet this little one + I can’t wait to finally know who I’ve been carrying around all this time. Boy or girl, you are already so loved, Baby!

Third Trimester Update

Baby is still measuring good and is healthy + active. I always joke that this one LOVES to party at night because as soon as I get in bed every night, baby starts going crazy. It’s so fun and one of my favorite parts of pregnancy! Just soaking in those tender moments dreaming about who this little one is. It is quite remarkable and I am so very excited to meet him/her. Also.. ummm, what is sleep at this point? HAHA! Between being super uncomfortable and baby kicking me all night, I rarely get a great nights sleep nowadays. I guess I better get used to this for a while, right?

We are slowly starting to pull out all of our baby gear in preparation + will be packing our hospital bags soon. I will be sharing my list on what you really need (third time around and I finally think I reallllly have it down, haha!) I like to call it “The No Nonsense Hospital Bag, On The Real” 😉

We also got our van all ready this week.

We moved our middle seat from the middle row to make captains chairs and did a really fun reveal with Truman getting promoted to the backseat to watch over his little siblings 🙂 He said it was the “best day ever” and it was so cute to see him so excited. I was nervous to see how he would respond, so we tried making it special with a little trip to pick out a treat + slurpee. He is easily impressed, I guess! We donated our carseat before our move along with a lot of other baby items to some mama’s who lost a lot in Harvey, so we ordered the same one and it should arrive this week. We’ll also share our baby essentials list this month!

We have been enjoying being home and cooking lots of good + healthy meals together!

I still crave cereal just about every night (this week is a serious craving for cinnamon life, haha). I get asked a lot about pregnancy diet, but I honestly don’t follow anything specific. Also, I listen to my body and just eat what sounds + feels good. I don’t worry about weight gain in pregnancy and know that’s just part of growing a human! Everyone carries differently and for me, I know I just typically gain 30-40 lbs each time. Don’t stress, try to nourish your body with foods the baby needs, and enjoy the process! I think that is what’s most important.

I’m so thankful and feel so fortunate for my sweet baby growing inside me and my own health during this pregnancy.

I am one of those girls who usually loves pregnancy! The last few weeks have been really hard, though. I hate to feel as if I am complaining, because I truly am not. But it doesn’t take away from what I’ve been currently feeling and I am trying to accept it and think its important to share. I hadn’t been feeling all that great lately and was suffering from extreme pressure and pain any time I walked. It just wasn’t the normal pressure you tend to get towards the end of your pregnancy, so it was concerning, and quite painful, as well.

I went to the dr for a check-up and found out that I have Symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD) and it’s pretty severe. My dr wants me getting as much rest as possible + I am supposed to stay off my feet (modified bed rest)… BUT as a busy mom of two small children that is really hard. Throw in a husband who travels a ton for work and it’s basically impossible.

I have been really down about this the last couple of weeks.

I am a busy body by nature and love staying active in the gym + with my kids. Also, I don’t love to ask for help and have felt pretty helpless, which doesn’t feel good. I decided to switch my attitude towards the whole thing and just roll with it. I’m alllll about positivity, if you haven’t noticed, and tend to always look at the glass half full, versus half empty & if you’ve been following me throughout the years, you may have noticed that I am a little more private and that I believe in always looking for the blessings in our lives and never focusing on the harder times. So I feel weird even sharing little details of life like this, but I also think a few of you may have noticed I have been a little more MIA from the blog and instagram.

Those just aren’t priorities right now, and that’s okay. We can always choose to smile and stand tall and move forward with the knowledge that we have a Heavenly Father who gives us trials (big and small) to help us grow. Instead of feeling sad or down, I have decided this is probably Heavenly Father’s way of telling me to slowwww down and enjoy this time with my kids and husband. It has been so so nice to just focus my time with them before things change a bit around here 😉

With being told to rest, I haven’t been able to workout much, either.

I have, however, found a few things that do work! I sit my bum on a chair and do light arm weights for exercise! Also, I can sit on a bike for a few miles before I start to hurt. I was way bummed about this because I truly love working out, it is my stress reliever and “feel good for me” time. But I know this modified bed rest is just temporary and that it is a blessing I didn’t have to endure it the majority of this pregnancy.

So, I’m good and feeling extremely blessed. If you also have SPD, this belly band + this belt (truly looks ridiculous, but helps so much) have been amazing! I am choosing to stay motivated and happy and the best example to myself. Thank you guys for always being so sweet and supportive. I truly have the best friends in all of you! XO