I am 35 weeks pregnant right now. Jake and I are so excited to welcome our first baby! Pregnancy has been pretty easy. The first trimester was hard because I spent about 5 weeks of it on the couch and nauseated constantly, but after that it's been smooth sailing for the most part. I mean, there have been a few nuisances along the way, but nothing major. My blood sugar was higher than my midwife liked, so I have been on a high-protein low-carb diet for the past 6 weeks. And she really encouraged healthy eating the whole pregnancy, so before the new diet, I was already eating well. Because of all that, I haven't gained much weight. Yes, baby is growing well and will probably be a big baby anyway, but thankfully I won't have a ton of extra weight to lose once baby gets here. I do have to keep reminding myself of that when I get tired of not having any sugar. :) One of the things that we want to do before the baby gets here is to find ...
A Texan momma to two little girls, one more kiddo on the way, and many fosters to come!