I hope everyone who celebrates had a nice Thanksgiving! With just one month to go before my due date, I thought this would be a good day to do a quick update on how things are going. If you have no interest in pregnancy posts, feel free to skip this! Maybe you want to read about last week’s workouts or how to adjust to running in the cold.
So anyway, I’m due a month from today or four weeks from Sunday. That’s 30 days! And of course people like to tell me about how their first child came 3 or 4 weeks early. While I know that’s not very likely, it sure is possible. I’m going to be closely monitored starting Monday (because of my old age of 35..) so that will be reassuring to have things checked on twice a week. Here’s how things have been going lately.
Sleeping
My sleep has been all over the place. Some nights I sleep great. Other nights I wake up and can’t fall back to sleep. I’ve been using this body pillow for months now and usually it helps, but sometimes it just feels restricting. It doesn’t help that I’ve been warmer than usual so I tend to wake up hot. And I wake up to go to the bathroom at least twice a night.
Baby Prep
I feel like there is still SO much to do. We’ve taken some classes (childbirth, breastfeeding, and infant CPR) and have one more tomorrow (Infant care). So at least that will be done. The big stuff in the nursery is set up but we still need to hang stuff and get more decorations. We have a bunch of clothes, but not really enough stuff for the winter months. There’s also a bunch of stuff we need to buy that we’ve been putting off until it gets closer. I’ve started figuring out what I need to pack in a hospital bag, but it isn’t actually packed yet. We also need to install the car seat and get it inspected. Hoping that will happen this week. I’m starting to get the urge to nest (mostly because I feel like there is so much to get done) but I don’t really have the energy to do things! I don’t understand how people nest during the 3rd trimester.
Eating
My eating has been pretty much the same. People ask if I have cravings, and I really don’t. I’ve definitely been eating more but it’s just slightly bigger meals or an extra snack or two throughout the day. I thought it would be kind of fun to have cravings, so I guess we’ll see if I get any over these last few weeks!
Working
I’m planning to keep working for as long as I can, probably up until my due date. My actual due date is the first Sunday of the holiday break (December 23rd) so that last Friday before the break feels like a good stopping point. Obviously, I can’t control when the baby decides to come. I brought an exercise ball to work so I can alternate sitting on that during the day with sitting on my chair or using my standing desk. I find that sitting in the chair all day long bothers my hips.
Wearing
If I could I would wear sweatpants and a sweatshirt all day, every day. (But that’s not much different from pre-pregnancy.) I’ve slowly built up a maternity wardrobe with most items being for the fall/winter. I got most of my stuff from Motherhood Maternity. They always have sales and coupons so it hasn’t been that bad to buy new clothes. I also finally invested in maternity workout pants- 1 pair of capris and 1 pair of long tights. That should get me through the next month (and maybe my return to running whenever that is) if I don’t wash them every day. I also have 2 tops that I got along with the ones I’ve stolen from Rob:) All the maternity workout stuff I bought was from GapFit and Old Navy.
Working Out
I won’t say much about this because If you’ve been following my blog/Instagram you have probably seen my workouts lately. I’m still getting them done although it’s getting harder! I just know I feel better when I get in some sort of a workout. I also hope they will help me with labor and also coming back after the baby is born.
So that’s about it for now! The other thing I’m planning to do (if I have the time and energy) is make some meals to keep in the freezer. Hopefully when I get everything else done I’ll make some time for that.
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Lisa, you are doing GREAT! You look wonderful and you are still exercising. Your comeback is going to be easy. I think it will help with labor and delivery, too. I had 3 babies, and my labors were all very short and easy. I think it was because I kept pretty fit while I was pregnant, but I wasn’t running like you are (they didn’t allow it back in the day).
Thanks so much! It’s always nice to hear of others who exercised during pregnancy and had easy labors. You never know what will happen, but I do think there have been plenty of benefits to working out this long!
I have never slept w a body pillow. What about freezing soups? I think all your activity you are still doing will definitely help when the baby is ready to come:)
Soup is a really good idea! And I do hope this will all help with labor and delivery, but either way I think it’s made for a better pregnancy!
Lisa, you look awesome! Good for you to keep running as long as you can. Obviously your doctor approves as well, which is great! When I had my kids, we had a 4 week check-up after the baby was born, as opposed to a 6 week check-up. I was so glad to get back to running after 4 weeks. Your holidays will be so much fun!
Thanks! I guess it will all depend on how things go and how I recover with when I can start running again. At least it will be the middle of winter so I won’t really be missing out on nice running weather!
I’m glad things are going well! Do you make lists of all the things you need to get done? Freezer meals… how about soup!? So easy to make.
Yes I have SOOO many lists! I think I am driving Rob a little crazy because I make lists for him too. Soup is a really good idea, especially because it will be the middle of winter!
I am so excited for you! It’s been great to follow along with your pregnancy and wonderful to see how well you are feeling. I do agree that all of your exercise will definitely be a bonus during labor and afterwards. Will be waiting for the big news!
I’ve really appreciated all your support along the way! I can’t believe it’s really the homestretch now.
It amazes me that women can still exercise with a baby numb! But my mom did right to the end with my sister and I and she swears it’s why she had easy delivery’s!
It’s always nice to hear about others who were able to work out while pregnant and had easy deliveries! I do think it’s helped so far with my pregnancy, so either way I’m really glad I could keep working out for this long.
I don’t have kids so no advice there. But I bet staying active will help tremendously (even if it probably won’t feel like it does).
Thanks! That’s what I’ve heard so hopefully it’s true!
I got that same pillow a few weeks ago! That thing is amazing, not sure I’ll give it up after the baby is born (much to my husband’s dismay, lol). Awesome job on your workouts, your posts are so inspiring!
Haha it took my husband a while to get used to the body pillow. I hope you are feeling good!!
I had my first baby at 35 yrs old too! That’s exciting. I have slept with a body pillow for most of my life. LOVE IT. I did have a PT that thought it was causing some of my hamstring issues, so I weaned myself off of it. But it really wasn’t a problem, so I do end up pulling it into my bed sometime during the night – even though I fall asleep without it.
They really make you feel old having a baby at 35! In some ways its good though because I don’t mind the extra tests and stuff. The body pillow is really comfortable and I can see myself using it even after the pregnancy!
I’ve been super impressed by you throughout your whole pregnancy. I can’t believe you’re in the home stretch – yay!
Thanks! I can’t believe it either. I have a feeling these last few weeks will fly by!
How Sweet Eats has a huge selection of freezer meals: https://www.howsweeteats.com/2014/12/that-one-time-that-i-made-ten-million-freezer-meals/
It sounds like you’ve had a great pregnancy! I hope your final month goes well. What an exciting time to have a baby during the holidays!
Thank you for sharing that link! I will need to explore and pin some recipes to start making!
Wooo! Just about crunch time and I couldn’t be more excited for you! Yeah my first was 2 weeks early so one never knows. I just read an article about “older moms” (I was 38 and 42 when mine were born) and the article went on and on about how “low energy” and “set in our ways” we are. All I can say to that is EFF THAT! Old is not one size fits all and neither is motherhood. OMG I SWORE by my body pillow in those final weeks!
Its pretty annoying how 35 seems to be the cut-off with becoming an “older mom” when so many people have children when they are older than that. The body pillow really helps me get through most nights these days!
I can’t believe you have only one month to go… the time flies by so fast. I didn’t realize that your due date was so close to Christmas. Are you excited about this or do you wish it wasn’t? Nothing you can do either way LOL hope the last weeks go smoothly!
I just feel kind of bad because I know sometimes kids feel like their bdays get overlooked when they are close to the holidays. So I hope to make it a big deal or maybe celebrate early or something.