Being Average

I recently started following on instagram two beautiful new moms on their fitness journeys. These are  first time moms who had babies fairly close together and are wanting to motivate others to being fit after baby. While they are amazing and are only meaning to motivate I couldn't help but feel discouraged looking at their "39 weeks preggo to 4 and 6 weeks after baby" photos.  They were both very cute pregnant women that only grew where baby was during pregnancy. Their 4 and 6 weeks after baby pictures look like they never had a baby at all. This is so great for them and I am in no way discounting any work they have done. I feel so happy for them.

Heres the deal, I do not have that body type, and this is what has prompted me to start this blog. I feel like there are so many women who are a little more like me than those women we long to look like. 

When I get pregnant, aside from my first, my body decides to show the world right away and I automatically puff up EVERYWHERE.  After baby, it takes me a good 6 to 8 months to get the body back that I had before I was pregnant. Even then I will never have the body I had before I had kids. Im a little sad about this but mostly I have accepted it and know that my beautiful babies are worth it and mean so much more to me. 

Currently I am 25 weeks pregnant with my 4th baby. I have been asked if i'm having twins, and if i'm due next week. I get pretty large through all of my pregnancies. I'm sure I can make healthier choices more often, however, I am not eating everything in sight either. I am drinking tons of water and doing crossfit 3 times a week. I have come to terms with how my body handles pregnancy and realize others just have higher metabolisms. Being pregnant isn't fun for me. Everything is uncomfortable and I am not really that happy of a person sometimes. 

The reason I wanted to start this blog is to share MY fitness journey after I have this baby. I will post pictures that will be embarrassing for me but I want to try and motivate the women that are a little more average like I am. Until then, I will try to post updates on my pregnancy and life with 3 girls under 7.