Hi all! I’ve been MIA since I found out I was pregnant… almost 9 months ago… lol. So just want to hop back on here & give you all an update and summary of what my life pregnant has been like.
1st trimester – I felt great for an entire week after I found out I was pregnant. ha. I had big plans to eat extremely clean, workout consistently, and have a fit, healthy pregnant- yeah that went out the window when at 6 weeks pregnant I started feeling super nauseous and throwing up several times a day. This continued on for 10 weeks… until I was 16 weeks pregnant. Most days I couldn’t get off the couch and would throw up literally anything I ate. Might be TMI but sometimes I couldn’t make it to the garbage or bathroom and literally threw up across the entire living room carpet… without hesitation my husband would run for a wet towel and carpet cleaner and clean up after me. He’s amazing and I am so grateful for the way he loved and served me during that time. This is probably even more so TMI, but I would thr0w up from such a deep place in my stomach that made me unable to hold anything that was inside my bladder in. Had to shower and change my clothes literally 5+ times a day. So that about sums up the physical side of my first trimester – puked and peed myself through it… just keeping it real. hahaha. Mentally, I genuinely knew that it was all going to be worth it and just tried to wrap my head around the fact that there was a precious life growing inside of me. If it weren’t for me feeling so terrible, I would have questioned if I really was pregnant or not! I prayed for my child and constantly smiled, feeling so privileged to carry this baby.
Just seconds after I found out I was pregnant… at 6:30 in the morning haha. It was so surreal!
Most people wait until their second trimester to announce, but we couldn’t keep it in! Told the world we were pregnant at 5 weeks pregnant (:
Our first OB/GYN appointment
Our little Sprout when he was just 10 weeks growin’
2nd trimester – I spent the first couple weeks feeling super sick still, but thankfully around 16 weeks the nausea began to lift & I began to get some energy back. I started to eat cleaner (now that I could eat healthy foods without throwing up) and went back to playing basketball (my mom and I have been playing pick-up ball with a bunch of moms twice a week for the last couple years). My first time back playing bball I literally teared up- I just felt SO grateful to be feeling well enough to play again- it felt so good to run, sweat, and exercise again. I missed it so much. Around 22 weeks pregnant I started feeling slight cramping while playing, so I decided to turn in the towel for the rest of my pregnancy. I felt the same cramping while jogging, so I began walking. This was slightly discouraging to me because I had been feeling SO good mentally while running. But I didn’t want to take any risks- so not worth it! Besides not being able to run, I felt pretty good physically. I did have some severe hip flexor pain for a couple weeks, but after going to the chiropractor constantly that went away. Phew. I started feeling consistent little butterfly kicks around 14 weeks pregnant, and these were the BEST. I could cry thinking back to the first several kicks. So surreal and incredible. At 21 weeks, Ethan felt baby boy kick for the first time. So special <3 At this point, my husband and I were still living with my family so I was eager to get into our own place so I could set up a nursery and feel more prepared for baby K to come.
Found out we were having a boy! Woop!
My first official “bump” pic… just ate almost an entire pizza, so that helped. 14 weeks pregnant
22 weeks pregnant, with a little bit more of a bump 😉
3rd trimester- For the most part, I have been feeling great and sleeping really well! Been feeling super huge and heavy, but other than that pretty normal! Haha! I cant count how many times I have bumped my belly into the counter… totally misjudging the distance and forgetting that I have a watermelon strapped to my body! A couple weeks into my 3rdtri, my husband and I moved into our own place. God totally provided us our cute townhouse! The day we went to take a look at it, the owners ended up saying we could rent the place- without asking if we even have jobs or how much we make! Haha. They had so much inquiry on their property that they had ran out of applications when it came time for our showing. Yet God gave us incredible favor & we were chosen (without even applying)! The house was larger than expected, had more rooms and bathrooms, a 2 car garage, and little back patio- unlike anything else we had been looking at…. and it was cheaper than anywhere else! We love our sweet home:) And I have had so much fun putting Baby K’s nursery together! We went with a mountain/tree/outdoor theme.
I am currently one day away from my due date… Ahh. I am SO ready to meet him. And not be so huge anymore haha. I had been having quite a bit of contractions last week so things are happening! Unfortunately, yesterday and today i have had hardly any contractions… ummm labor pleaseeee come soon. Wanna meet my baby boy <3 Now I’m just playing the waiting game by walking around and swimming to hopefully help get things going. I am feeling excited and ready. I can honestly say that I don’t have a single ounce of fear pertaining to childbirth or caring for a baby. I 100% attribute this to God’s grace over my heart and His peace. So grateful 🙂
31 weeks pregnant and being pregnant just started to feel real haha
36 weeks! So grateful for the heat, sunshine, and pool! Spent at least 4 days a week at the pool my 3rd trimester
39 weeks- almost there! There is literally no one else I’d rather be stepping into parenthood with <3 Hands down, he is going to be the best dad the world has ever seen
Got my hospital bag all ready go! Is it go-time yet?!?!
Any day Baby Kastello will be joining us & I just know my life will forever be changed! Bring it on! <3 If you’d like to follow along my with my labor & the arrival of our sweet boy, check out my insta posts and stories – @samanthaalysse
I hope you all have an amazing week!
XOXO
Sammy Kastello
