vegan pregnancy: 27 weeks

happy holiday monday everyone!  i hesitate to wish you a happy labour day because that only reminds me that i'm only a mere 3 months away from my own future labour day -- i'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that it's september and i'm 27 weeks along already!  seriously, where is the time going?

as you can see i am getting huge!  the little vegan bun in the oven is growing and becoming quite the little mover and shaker.  i love it though - my favourite time of day is right when i wake up in the morning and the babe seems to rise at the same time.  i love just lying there and feeling his or her morning stretches!  new this week is that the bun has taken to doing what feels like the worm across my belly.  hah, quite the visual, yes?
 
i don't think i've said so yet, but thank you all so much for the supportive words as to my eatings throughout my pregnancy - i felt a little "exposed" putting it out there, i'm not sure why i have such insecurities of being judged, but your support was so very welcomed.  there's not much new to report in the way of food things, although my sweet tooth is still hanging around in a big way.  i'm certainly indulging it here and there but am also trying to make my choices count and trying my best to reach for extra kale calories instead of cookie calories as sayward's guide encourages.  i'm also really thirsty these days and have been loving a cold-brewed dandelion tea that i've been gulping down like crazy.  i've been brewing a 1-litre mason jar overnight and chilling it in the fridge and then enjoying it sweetened just slightly with a touch of raw agave & some frozen berries thrown in for good measure.  yum.  i've got some dried nettle leaves too that i've been meaning to brew up and plan on getting around to that this week.  nettle tea is a great way to get some added iron and trace minerals in.

oh yeah, and this:  apparently i'm now more uncoordinated than ever {which isn't really saying much}.  i keep finding cracks in the sidewalk to trip over, i can't seem to finish a meal without dropping something on my shirt, and get this - m says i keep chewing with my mouth open!  i don't even know i'm doing it though - weird, right?
 
i really can't get over that it's september already.  although it's a gorgeous sunny day, yellowing leaves from the apple tree are falling around me from the little table where i sit writing this.  maybe it's time for an apple pie....