As the title implies, I am indeed pregnant. I found myself wanting to wait to share, both because I was enjoying knowing and only having my family know, but I am now willing to share with the world at large. At this point I am over halfway through my pregnancy and there have been tough times as well as fun ones, but as the title suggests and as I do on Thursdays today is my day to reflect on the things I am enjoying and loving about being pregnant. This will probably not be a theme forever, but for this Thursday I wanted to focus on all the things I have previously wanting to share but was waiting to feel comfortable to share. Baby MovementsI am loving the movements. I have noticed when I am walking or moving I do not feel the movements. In a way, feeling the movements is an art in meditating. I am forced to slow down and feel and shut out the outside thoughts or the outside world. I also just love the confirmation it provides, yes I am actually pregnant and there is a person living in my stomach. I am at the point where if I am watching closely and if the movements are big enough I can see them on the outside, which is just wild. Prenatal YogaI am a yoga lover and as I have been pregnant I have had to make adjustments to the parts of classes I participate in, but I have to say I do not mind. I am loving that with prenatal yoga, no adjustments are necessary and I can move my body in a way that feels good. SwimmingWe had a hot spell this past weekend and since it is the summer, the heat is not really going anywhere. I gave up running a few weeks ago because it was leading my hips to hurt when I slept so I have instead switched to swimming and I have to say I love it. I find it more tiring than I initially expected, but I am loving that I feel weightless and in a weird way not pregnant at all. Having a bumpThis is quite recent and I am pretty sure when I do not accentuate it no one really can tell. I like that I can tell and that I have some visible evidence of being pregnant. I am still mostly in the awkward burrito baby phase, where it looks like I had too much to eat, but I feel like now I can tell that I am growing in that area and I feel more confident, which makes a big difference. Intuitive EatingOne of the many books I have been reading to prepare for pregnancy is a book on Intuitive Eating. I realized when I found out I was pregnant that calorie restricting would not work. I am really enjoying how much I am learning from intuitive eating and that I am trusting my body. I am pretty sure this is a habit I will continue after I give birth because it is fairly easy to implement and I think it is what I have needed all along. The hardest part is trusting your body and listening to it, but I think that this is good practice for labor and birth and parenting in general. The only person who can do it is me and I need to trust my instincts and do what I see as right.
What are you thankful for this Thursday? Any parts of your pregnancy you were grateful for? If so please feel free to share below.
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