When are you due?
I am due June 1st.
Is it a boy or girl?
Boy!!!
What do you have now?
Grace is almost 7, Michael is 5 and Matthew is 3.
How are you feeling?
I usually have pretty good pregnancies!! I do get tired but I usually fight through it because I don't have time to nap. I have only taken a few naps throughout the whole pregnancy because of time.
What do you eat?
I always start my day with a quality protein (my protein shake or eggs), my supplements, pomegranate tea, and a fruit. If I don't start with these things, I can feel a huge difference in my energy and mood by the afternoon. For lunch, I will eat a salad, another shake, cheese and crackers or something like like with fruit and a raw veggie like a cucumber or carrot sticks. For a snack, I mostly eat an apple or a snack bar in the van because we are always on the go. For dinner, I try to cook a healthy meal. I posted some examples here.
Do you exercise?
Yes and no! I have not been that great about working out during this pregnancy. I broke my foot at the beginning of my pregnancy and that really put a stamper on my exercise routine. I am not joking, my legs turned to mush after 3 weeks of laying around and not using them so that has been hard for me and not to mention, all the extra weight gain on my no muscles, lol! I do get tired easily now. :( I do walk on and off so that has been really good for me!
How much weight did you gain?
I think I have gained about 30 pounds. I try not to check. I gained 35 with Grace and 30 with all my boys.
What are you going to do to lose the baby weight?
I am going to do a modified version of the Cinch Inch Loss Plan and I will post about it so you all can see. I did that after Matthew and that really worked for me so I hope it melts away this time, ha!
Does your weight just fall off?
NO!!! I wish I was one of those people! I really need to work hard to get back to my pre pregnancy weight and I never feel really good until after I am completely done nursing and I nurse for 15 months.
How do you have energy to do it all?
I don't feel like I do it "all" but I do know that I have a lot on my plate. I am always driving the kids the to school, helping with homework, our laundry piles grow my the hour, my family is always hungry, we are in several sports and activities, I blog, I run a business that has tripled this past year and I date my hubby! I have become pretty good at prioritized my life and scheduling everything out. I had too! I reach out for help when I need it and know when to take a break (kinda, lol). We also finished our basement and my hubby was out of town for weeks at a time so I needed to get organized!!!
Do you think you will go early?
I kind of hope so at this point because I am getting really uncomfortable. LOL! Grace was 5 days early. Michael was induced 2 weeks late and Matthew was a week late.
Are you ready?
Haha, are you ever ready? I guess, if I went into labor today, I would be ready but I still have a major TO-DO list that I want to get done. I was really motivated a couple of weeks ago but now I am really dragging to even do the laundry. I still have major house and business plans but I will see what happens. My baby bag is packed and I bought diapers so that's good, right?
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Thanks for all your great questions! I hope that you all have a great week!!
Have a great day!
Thank you so much sharing. You are just the cutest thing ever. I am proud to say you are my sister! It was great to see you this week.
ReplyDeleteThat was fun to read. I wish you the best of everything with this new baby. Another beautiful blessing for you and your family. XO, Pinky
ReplyDeleteLove this! Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to see pics of your new little man!
ReplyDeleteI liked this post! Congratulations on your sweet boy. I am expecting at the end of July!
ReplyDeleteYou're doing great Bonnie! Two of mine were 10 days late so I know how that feels. I will keep you in my prayers this week as you get ready to meet your little one. :)
ReplyDelete-tamie