So two BIG things happened to me recently. I had my 26 week appt. last week and I have now gained a total of 20lbs. I'm not even 7 months pregnant and I've gained 20lbs!!! Some women gain 20lbs throughout their entire pregnancy. I don't know what's going on. Unfortunately my appt. was not with my Doctor. I had to reschedule and the soonest available appt. was with another doctor. He didn't put me on a strict diet or anything but he did advise me to slow down. I really don't know why/how I am gaining so much weight. It's crazy. I definitely noticed a difference. A couple of non-maternity jeans that were fitting two weeks ago suddenly don't fit anymore. I'm totally okay with the weight gain. I don't think I look too bad. Sometimes I do feel huge but I'm always being told that I'm all belly. I definitely can tell that I am not all belly but I guess you'd have to see me naked or in underwear or a bathing suit to really see the difference and Lord knows I will not be putting on a bathing suit anytime soon. I haven't been great with exercising. I completely stopped when I found out I was pregnant because during my first trimester I didn't have the energy to do ANYTHING. I pretty much just walk now and I will occasionally pop in my pregnancy yoga DVD. After last weeks visit I have decided to hop on the treadmill again. I will of course take it easy and listen to my body but I think I need to step up my physical activity a tad bit. I refuse to "diet" while I'm pregnant. I don't think it's necessary. I'm not a horrible eater and I don't think I overindulge at all. I hoped to gain no more than 30lbs during this pregnancy but it looks like that's not going to happen :( I'm totally okay with the weight gain though. I lose weight pretty quickly and I'm fattening up for the most precious gift ever and that is totally fine by me.
Here I am at 26 weeks. I was in the middle of cleaning the bathroom so ignore the toilet paper roll and the frizzy hair. Next time I'm going to take a picture of my thighs so you can see the real weight gain ;)
In other news, I came home on Tuesday night to this lil' cutie. Meet the newest member of our family. Juicy! I am in l o v e with this precious pup. She's such a good puppy. She's a Lhasa Apso and she's 5 months old.
My bf's aunt purchased a male (his name is Lucky) from the same litter a little over a month ago and I wouldn't shut up about him. I really wanted a dog but wasn't too sure about the timing considering our daughter will be here in approximately 13 weeks but, I figure it would be harder to add a pup into the mix once she has made her arrival. We've only had two accidents so far and I think that's pretty good considering the fact that she is trying to adapt to an entirely different environment. She hasn't had her shots yet so the bf is taking care of that this afternoon and then lil' Miss Juicy will be heading straight to the groomers for a nice haircut and some pretty pink bows!
So, there's the big news. I'm getting fat and we got a puppy! lol. Seriously though, life has been great lately. I couldn't ask for anything more. I feel so blessed. I'm constantly thinking to myself "okay, something bad is going to happen, things have just been TOO good lately". I have got to stop it with that. I'm still looking for a church in OC. I haven't found one yet but I am determined to find a place that feels like home. Keep me in your prayers yall.
xoxo
