Welcome to my first post on my new blog! I wanted to start blog once I became pregnant because I think this is a great way to keep a journal of my experience of becoming a new mom. Eric (my husband) and I are expecting our first child coming in April, 2015. It’s a boy!

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My resting boys. I am already out-numbered, why not bring another boy into our little family?! He’ll fit right in.

So far, pregnancy has been an interesting experience and I have been learning a lot of things about myself. First, I would like to list the things about pregnancy that have been difficult a great learning opportunity for me:

  • Your body changes in ways that you may or may not be prepared for emotionally.
  • You are extremely emotional, period.
  • You might not have the energy to keep up with house cleaning, laundry, and self-image maintenance (shaving, waxing, nails, hair, etc.)

Then I find that I am constantly asking myself so many questions:

  • Am I going to be a good mom?
  • What if we can’t afford everything our baby needs?
  • Will he be healthy?
  • Will he like me?
  • Will I be able to lose all the pregnancy weight?

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Gym Selfie taken last week: 23 weeks pregnant

Though it has been easy to track the hard things and worry, I feel so blessed. I am about to become the one thing that I know is a part of my purpose on this earth: a mom. I can’t wait to learn and grow with Eric and figure out how to be the best parents we can to our new baby boy.

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…how I am tracking my progress. I have been trying to get to the gym at least 4 times a week. My goal is to reach 5 times a week.

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…what I eat almost every morning. 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup egg whites, 1 T honey, fresh fruit. It’s like heaven and fuels my body for hours! Thanks to my sister Holly for the idea. 

Right now, I am trying to focus my good and bad energy on being healthy, working out, and counting my blessings. Like this scripture (that happened to be one of my dad’s favorites) says:

Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness;

For the power is in them, wherein they are agents unto themselves. And inasmuch as men do good they shall in nowise lose their reward.

-Doctrine and Covenants 58:27-28.

Baby boy, I can’t wait to meet you. I will keep doing my best for the both of us.