8 Months...almost there!

This month was okay at the beginning; We had to do a 8 hours trip for some paperwork and I am glad I was able to manage it.
By the middle of the month I started to feel pretty tired and couldn't do much; I had trouble standing for even few minutes, this baby is pretty heavy and stretch my ligaments pretty hard!
So I am going very slow...and resting a lot. No more car trip for me!

Baby is still moving a lot and he is pushing my belly like I never experienced in my first pregnancies!

I am pretty happy because my first baby was born at 35 weeks, my second at 36 weeks and I feel that I can carry this one few more weeks (even if it's getting hard to move!) and without a cervical cerclage (stitches) as the doctor told me after my second pregnancy that I would need one!

This month I red few other books some where very technical and other more informative and helping to understand what's going on in our bodies when we are pregnant.
I really liked this one: Guide to childbirth from Ina May
I also red: Spiritual midwifery from Ina May
and Gentle Birth, Gentle mothering from Sarah Buckley

I also did few pretty cute crochet diaper cover, that you can check on my creative blog.

I am finishing to sew some bed sheets and then I will wash the baby's laundry to be ready!

On the food side, I mainly enjoy juices to get most of my nutriments as my stomach and digestive system feels compressed and smaller; but I still have some cravings that I try to listen, like I wanted some dairy products but more like unpasteurized cheese and eggs that I have some time to time in a small amount.
Here are some example of what I ate: Different kind of salads with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, Kale salad... Raw zucchini linguine with marinara sauce, steamed and saute veggies, tabbouleh, raw banana vanilla sorbet, fruits salads with sometimes chocolate sauce on top!

Lately I've been enjoying being in water a lot, so whenever I can (or need) I take a warm bath and it's really relaxing...

Thank you for stopping by....
The next update will certainly be with this new being!...

Month 6 : 27 weeks

Already 6 months!wow!

It's a very interesting journey!

And a challenging month with still lots of cramps, ligaments, contractions and now pain in my upper legs!; Plus a little cold that slowed me down even more.
I was wondering if vitamins supplements could help it? What do you think? (I have a prescription from the Doctor!).
I am very careful because I had to stay in bed for my 2 first pregnancy for the 3 last months and I really don't want it to happen again!
I cannot stand in the same place for too long; I even need to walk or sit as baby is pretty low already!
He is still very active.

I had a little visit with the doctor (another $30) to check my weight (2 pounds per month is perfect!), blood pressure, baby's heart beat and we even did a little ultra sound with some measurements and yes we saw the gender! : It's a Boy!
He even showed his thumbs up to show us that all was good! and then he opened his hand to wave!

This month I've started to read an interesting book that helps mothers to externalize their emotions through art and more about childbirth preparation..
I am planning to do some of the 'exercises'... but I already realized a lot on what happened in my first pregnancy. I am glad that I grew up my self-esteem and that this pregnancy is helping me to understand my feelings at that time and my feelings now!
So, here is the book!: 'Birthing From within' - from Pam England

I am also reading online articles about home and water birth and I really love this one:

http://birthintobeing.com/index.php/articles/conscious-birth/waterbirth by Elena Tonetti.

On the food side, I Love green juices and I feel that I need them 2 to 3 times a day to feel good.

My 2 basics are: apple, pineapple, lemon, cucumber, celery and green (spinach or kale) 

and just apple, carrots.... 

Smoothies are too heavy for me, I really prefer juices.

Beside that I like salads, veggie sticks (carrots, celery, cucumber) with hummus or nut pate, steam or roasted veggies (some time to time) and I really like spinach at this time.

I still have hard time eating bananas (I can eat them when sliced with raw cacao on top!) and fresh young coconut (that I loved before being pregnant!) won't go pass my throat! .

Avocados, only half of it and not on a daily basis!

I really feel what my body want to eat or need; Each day is different; Sometimes I try to plan what I will eat but at the last minutes, my body will send me a signal to eat something else!

Once in a while I will have a craving for a cooked food plate and I will allow it (this month was spinach raviolis!).

I just finished to crochet a baby cocoon (pretty cute!), it was a long project and a little assorted hat...
You can check it on my creative blog.

I feel that I am attracted by water a lot; showering and bath are very pleasant moments.

The river is also magical...

That's it for this month!

We gonna start looking at baby gears soon!...

Thank you for reading and feel free to comment below!...