#Summerbody - 2

Well, #Summerbody is now a #preggobody soooo....yeah. Baby #6 is in the making :)
My focus has now switched to having a healthy pregnancy and taking care of myself and baby..

 To be honest...
I really thought that I was going to get fit and fabulous, regain my core strength, and be all energetic and whatnot this year...but I guess there were other plans for me. And you know what?...it has not been as easy of an adjustment for me.

When I first found out I was pregnant I was upset. I didn't want to be pregnant this year and I didn't feel like my body was ready again. I also didn't think I was mentally ready. The last delivery was quite traumatic and scary. I was also worried because I knew I was starting a new job and didn't want to start off with such low energy and feeling sick for the first few months. Then I got called to be Relief Society President and that just felt like a lot of responsibility to take on. All of this happened in consecutive weeks- first the job (yay), then the pregnancy (woah), and then the RS calling (hoooiiii).

Then after feeling overwhelmed and upset, the guilt kicked in. I felt guilty for not being grateful and not appreciating this beautiful gift we were blessed with; knowing very well that I'd be devastated if anything bad happened with this pregnancy. Guilty of not recognizing all the blessings that Heavenly Father was giving us. Guilty for being selfish and allowing fear to override my faith.

Luckily, I have Aljay. 
He really has been my rock and strength through all of this.
He was there cheering me on through my job interview and then celebrating with me when I got the job.
He held me and comforted me when I found out I was pregnant and was feeling anxious about it; simply saying "I got you babe" was all I needed.
He held my hand as I tearfully accepted the calling to be the Relief Society President, reassuring me that the Lord would qualify us in our abilities to carry out His work.
He assured me that he will have my back throughout everything-- and he has never let me down. 

I'm just grateful that we have each other, because this is a lot for a preggo lady to take in with all these hormones and emotions running on high sensitivity.

And because Aljay's been so good at taking care of me, the kids have caught on.  They tell me to have a great day when I go to work and mention me in their prayers. They are excited when I come home, but understand if I'm exhausted and unable to play with them or if I need to rest because I'm feeling nauseous. They really can be angels when they want to be lol.

So here I am now...almost 12 weeks pregnant. Cautious and more aware during this pregnancy. Excited to find out if we'll be welcoming a boy or girl. Grateful for the calling I have at church, even though half the time I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be doing. Confident in my abilities to be effective at my job outside of the home. And relying heavily on the Lord and my squad to get me through all the unknowns.

And yeah this summer body is going to look a little different from what I initially had in mind, but I'm grateful for it and will continue to nourish my body and stay healthy for this baby.

I didn't intend for this post to turn into this, I blame the pregnancy hormones. lol

Oh but look! Aljay and I took a picture together! LOL You can't really tell in the pic, but we were matchy matchy so I told Aljay we better take pics and stop waiting to be "skinny" hahahha
Photo credit: Viiga & Sefa








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Sui-Jean Fuimaono said…
Yay, loving the pic! And you can do it superwoman!!!! :D
July 7, 2019 at 8:47 PM
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