Today Was Mabel’s Due Date

Today was Mabel’s due date! I think only a small percentage of babies are actually born on their estimated due dates, and Mabel obviously decided to come early (which is also slightly unusual for first time moms).  It’s pretty mind-blowing to think she could still be inside of me…but I have to admit, I’m thankful she’s not…not sure my belly or my back could have handled that, lol!  If you’re overdue, I feel your pain.  I have no idea how women do it, being that I felt like I was going to explode at 38 weeks!

As of right now, I’ve lost about 22 pounds…and I had gained 40 (sounds insane but my midwife said it was fine).  So I’m over halfway back to losing what I need to get back to where I started.  When I start getting caught up on my vlogs tomorrow, I will do a postpartum video discussing my weight gain and my plan of attack for getting back to normal.  As of right now, I’ll admit I have a little Buddha belly.  If you’ve been pregnant before, you’ll appreciate this:  yesterday I thought I had tightened my abs and when I went to go poke them…they were no where to be found!  Ha!  Surprisingly I’m okay with it…Baby Mabel was the prize…and I can workout in about 4 more weeks to get back to normal (maybe even a little better than before I was pregnant).  Yay for optimism!