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26 weeks (6 months preggers!!)...the home stretch!

My 3 loves!
So, I am officially 6 months pregnant! Woohoo! Thank God for the journey so far. (technically at this moment, I am 27 weeks, took me a week just to get this blog out, don't judge me lol)

 At this point, we have had our baby shower. Because of a previously planned trip to California, we decided to take full advantage. Thanks to my mom, Courtney and Coco, the baby shower was exactly what I needed. We are so grateful to everyo
ne that came out and contributed to the welcoming of Baby Bam.  It was also very funny for people just trippin' out on Raven being pregnant. Good times. 


 Well, I am definitely noticeably pregnant at this point. Its no hiding that. During this period, I am mostly focused on getting exercise apart of my routine. This is not easy. When you work full time and get home; honestly, all I want to do is eat and sleep. But, I have been pushing through at least 3 times a week with doing a pregnancy workout video or taking a long walk. What I do know is that labor is something more than a workout lol. I understand that my body is shifting and moving and opening unlike it ever has before. I want to prepare my body as much as possible. I do not want my joints to be stiff. I want to feel loose and strong. 
6 months along!
My last doctor visit sucked! My doctor wanted to point out my weight gain and say to me that I only needed to gain another 5-10 pounds before the end of my pregnancy. I laughed at her. Just because I felt like I was doing the best I could in terms of monitoring my diet. During pregnancy, sometimes the body want things and sometimes it doesn't. What I also know is that she is going off of medical recommendations and sometimes those things just aren't realistic to every woman and their experience. She made silly suggestions to me in terms of food such as "bean soup" and eating my cassava leaves without "rice." Okay, the last one wasn't too bad, but bean soup!! LOL, I am going to tell you this, my little pikin (thats child in Krio, my fiance home language in Sierra Leone) does not want bean soup and neither does his mom!! LOL. Okay, well her feedback did make me more conscious, so I have been more aware of trying to insert more vegetables when I can. And also cutting back on sweets. I swear, I have never ate so much sweet stuff in my life. lol

 At this point, I can definitely feel baby moving. Its a very funny feeling actually. It doesn't disturb me at this point, and sometimes you can see his movements from the outside. It just feels very foreign. Its quite strange knowing I have another human being literally growing inside of me. Like how fascinating. I feel like a kangaroo with her joey. Duh, Raven..really you are just woman! lol
Baby side under construction!
Are you having a natural birth? Okay, this question kills me. When did birth become unnatural. Like seriously. This is a very natural experience, so the question itself sounds ridiculous. Okay, I understand what folks mean. Am I having a vaginal birth without medication? Honestly, I had never consider medication for having birth. I just feel like "let's do this!" Even the unknown of what the experience will feel like doesn't scare me. I trust that God has given me the tools I need to be prepared for this. I have realized that our society has created a lot of fear about this new role of being a mother. Fear starts with labor, then with breastfeeding, then with raising a child. I understand that this is all new. And sometimes I feel like, geez how am I gonna handle it. But in some sense I can only prepare myself as much as possible, and the other I have to trust God. 

 I also want to take a moment and #shoutout the daddy for getting all the new furniture up three flights of stairs and then putting it all together by himself. He is a superdad!! Love him always...

 Final anecdotal story, what's up with men hitting on pregnant women? This just shows how visual men are. I'm guessing all they are paying attention to is the new weight on my behind and these heavy boobies. I think they literally skip over this poked out stomach. Anyways, I am actually NOT flattered, its very creepy!! 
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  1. RaeOctober 6, 2018 at 8:01 AM

    I remember when I was pregnant the first time my doctor told me to stop eating my bagels with cream cheese. He nearly got himself fired with that suggestion.

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  2. ~RaVenBaBie~October 6, 2018 at 3:22 PM

    My mom said “don’t see that doctor again” lol

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  3. UnknownOctober 9, 2018 at 1:22 AM

    "When did birth become unnatural." Lol, tell em girl. Love this blog post!! You look beautiful Raven, I am so excited for you <3 <3 <3

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