For those of you who think this pregnancy thing is a food-fest, BEWARE!
For that is not always the case.
Here are a run down of the foods I have survived on (read: managed to choke down and keep down) for the last 6 weeks.
Week 6: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches and Peanut Butter Crackers
Week 7: Crackers made me gag. Now ONLY Peanut Butter and jelly sandwiches or toast with jelly will stay down. Eating hourly. Sometimes more. It was RIDICULOUS.
Week 8: The smell of peanut butter (along with everything else) began to do wicked things to me. I was surviving off of cheerios, applesauce and bean burritoes and the eating NEVER STOPPED.
Week 9: Now that peanut butter is out of my diet, I have moved on to other sources of protein. Bagels with cream cheese are pleasing, even if they don't last long. Jolly ranchers and cold pizza are my best friends.
Week 10: Still enjoying Jolly Ranchers and cold pizza thankfully, but I have discovered that Lucky Charms are still magically delicious and turkey and cheese sandwiches will buy me a good 2 hour stretch of non-eating time.
Week 11: Have finally narrowed things down to a someone regular eating schedule -
Breakfast: 2 bowls of cereal
Morning Snack: 2 Turkey & Cheese Sandwiches and a can of Slim Fast (9 grams of protein - YAY!!!)
Morning Snack 2: String Cheese & Apple
Lunch: Can of soup, an apple, string cheese, and a bag of pretzels.
Afternoon Snack: 2 Turkey & Cheese Sandwiches and a can of Slim Fast
Dinner: 2 Turkey & Cheese Sandwiches and a can of Slim Fast.
Week 12: Sugar (with the exception of slim fasts and lucky charms) suddenly gives me headaches and makes me very sick. But on the upside, I can still eat the same things I could eat last week and the frequency of meals has definitely tapered off a bit.
In other preggo-health-related-news:
As of Sunday, I weighed in at 148.4 lbs., which is right at 10 lbs. gained so far.
Doesn't sound great. 10 lbs in 3 months? But heck, at this point last time I was already sitting at like 15 or 20.
And if I maintain this rate of gain, by the time everything is said and done, I will have gained at least 20 lbs. less than last time.
I was doing GREAT with my workouts until vacation hit.
And then everything changed. VERY QUICKLY.
Currently, although the sickness is finally fading a bit, our schedules have picked up ALOT leaving me with absolutely no workout time for the next few weeks.
You can imagine how that makes me feel...the OCD-I-NEED-to-workout-side...it's terrifying.
But that's life.
And at least I have pregnancy to blame it on!
Aren't you jealous?
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Grow Your Family Series: An Ethiopian Adventure
This post was contributed by Jackie, a long-time friend (and former babysitter - LOL!) who blogs about their family adventure over at The Mullis Life.
Important things you should know about her family? Her family of 5, started this process almost 2 years ago, and her {first} 3 children were extremely involved in the process.
You can follow their journey from start to finish over at Our Ethiopian Adventure.
But before I steal anymore of her thunder, here's Jackie:
"Two years ago this month our family began to pray about and to discuss adoption. At the time, we decided that what was best for our family was one baby boy and that was specifically what we were looking for.
Looking back now, I have to laugh at how little control we had over our circumstances and how God was using everything that happened, from the agency we chose to the people we met to direct us to the two children He had for us.
Yes, I said two.
And no, not the baby boy we were planning, but a strong, handsome 10 year old boy and a beautiful baby girl.
God is funny that way.
He takes our plans, turns them inside out and show us that what we wanted might not be the exact best thing for us, and what HE has is so much better.
One month after our paperwork was in Ethiopia, we received word, through another family in our agency, America World Adoption Agency, about a 9 year old boy in Ethiopia who was what they called a double orphan - both of his parents were dead. His sister had been adopted through another family and he was completely alone in Ethiopia. So much loss in one short life.
We printed his photo and put it on our fridge. As a family, we began to pray for him on a daily basis.
It only took a few weeks of looking into his eyes and praying for him by name for our 10 year old son speak the words that our whole family was feeling. This boy did not need a family to step forward to adopted him. He needed our family to be his family. So we asked our agency to look for him and then we waited. For 3 long months. Finally, he was found on October 14, 2010 he was referred to us.
Within a few months, we were given the referral of a precious baby girl as well. And no baby boy.
But we were thrilled! On January 17th, 2011, we left for Ethiopia. We were on our way to meet our children for the first time. It was a wonderful week of getting to know them and loving on them.
At the end of our visit, we gave our consent to the Ethiopian courts that we did indeed want to parent these children. Then, with heavy hearts, we said goodbye and left Ethiopia not knowing how long it would be before we would see them again or how long it would be before we could have them home with us.
It was a long 5 months before we were granted parental rights and were able to go back to bring them home.
But it was God's timing.
On Father's Day - June 19th, we walked back through the gates of the the Greensboro airport with our arms and hearts full, to be greeted by family and friends who had come to welcome the two newest Mullis children into their hearts as well.
Adoption had always been on my heart and Greg and I even talked about it in our first year of marriage. I am so thankful to see a growing trend of couples that are choosing adoption as a first choice to grow their families. I think that when there are no other children in the home yet and when finances might be a little more plentiful would be a great time to look into adoption.
We had explored the possibility of foster care (cheaper) or domestic (usually faster, but with greater risks) , but felt like the Lord was calling us to adopt internationally and specifically, Africa.
After much research, Ethiopia kinda chose us. The program was one our family fit the qualifications for and more than that, the children were all so adorable!!
The fact that the Lord was very clear on this helped me so much in answering the many questions and doubts that were voiced to me by others and were echoed in my own heart. God has shown our family over and over that He has an heart for orphans and that race or location doesn't matter..He loves us all the same and wants to take care of us.
I have heard people say that after a while you don't see color anymore, but I hope that never happens to me. I love the fact that our family is so diverse now. I love my sweet baby Sarah's brown curls and Micah's big chocolate eyes. I heard it said one time that instead of being color blind, let's be color blessed. I pray my family always celebrates our differences this way. As the exact special way the Lord created us all.
If anyone feels led to adopt, my advice would be to first evaluate your family dynamic and see what would work for you. Foster care, domestic adoption or international. Then research the heck out of it and find some Been There Done That's you can ask lots of questions to. Read blogs and request information and let the Lord lead you to the right way to go. There are many resources available and grants to help with the costs as well. You can always check out my blog and email me if you have any questions that I could help with.
~ Jackie Mullis
www.themullislife.blogspot.com
Important things you should know about her family? Her family of 5, started this process almost 2 years ago, and her {first} 3 children were extremely involved in the process.
You can follow their journey from start to finish over at Our Ethiopian Adventure.
But before I steal anymore of her thunder, here's Jackie:
"Two years ago this month our family began to pray about and to discuss adoption. At the time, we decided that what was best for our family was one baby boy and that was specifically what we were looking for.
Looking back now, I have to laugh at how little control we had over our circumstances and how God was using everything that happened, from the agency we chose to the people we met to direct us to the two children He had for us.
Yes, I said two.
And no, not the baby boy we were planning, but a strong, handsome 10 year old boy and a beautiful baby girl.
God is funny that way.
He takes our plans, turns them inside out and show us that what we wanted might not be the exact best thing for us, and what HE has is so much better.
One month after our paperwork was in Ethiopia, we received word, through another family in our agency, America World Adoption Agency, about a 9 year old boy in Ethiopia who was what they called a double orphan - both of his parents were dead. His sister had been adopted through another family and he was completely alone in Ethiopia. So much loss in one short life.
We printed his photo and put it on our fridge. As a family, we began to pray for him on a daily basis.
It only took a few weeks of looking into his eyes and praying for him by name for our 10 year old son speak the words that our whole family was feeling. This boy did not need a family to step forward to adopted him. He needed our family to be his family. So we asked our agency to look for him and then we waited. For 3 long months. Finally, he was found on October 14, 2010 he was referred to us.
Within a few months, we were given the referral of a precious baby girl as well. And no baby boy.
But we were thrilled! On January 17th, 2011, we left for Ethiopia. We were on our way to meet our children for the first time. It was a wonderful week of getting to know them and loving on them.
At the end of our visit, we gave our consent to the Ethiopian courts that we did indeed want to parent these children. Then, with heavy hearts, we said goodbye and left Ethiopia not knowing how long it would be before we would see them again or how long it would be before we could have them home with us.
It was a long 5 months before we were granted parental rights and were able to go back to bring them home.
But it was God's timing.
On Father's Day - June 19th, we walked back through the gates of the the Greensboro airport with our arms and hearts full, to be greeted by family and friends who had come to welcome the two newest Mullis children into their hearts as well.
June 19th , 2011…Finally a family of 7. At the airport, our first family photo.
Adoption had always been on my heart and Greg and I even talked about it in our first year of marriage. I am so thankful to see a growing trend of couples that are choosing adoption as a first choice to grow their families. I think that when there are no other children in the home yet and when finances might be a little more plentiful would be a great time to look into adoption.
We had explored the possibility of foster care (cheaper) or domestic (usually faster, but with greater risks) , but felt like the Lord was calling us to adopt internationally and specifically, Africa.
After much research, Ethiopia kinda chose us. The program was one our family fit the qualifications for and more than that, the children were all so adorable!!
To say that a white girl growing up in the mountains of Virginia adopting an african child is a stretch would be an understatement! Much less 2 of them....
Nathan, Abigail, Sarah Faith, Esther and Micah Mullis
I have heard people say that after a while you don't see color anymore, but I hope that never happens to me. I love the fact that our family is so diverse now. I love my sweet baby Sarah's brown curls and Micah's big chocolate eyes. I heard it said one time that instead of being color blind, let's be color blessed. I pray my family always celebrates our differences this way. As the exact special way the Lord created us all.
If anyone feels led to adopt, my advice would be to first evaluate your family dynamic and see what would work for you. Foster care, domestic adoption or international. Then research the heck out of it and find some Been There Done That's you can ask lots of questions to. Read blogs and request information and let the Lord lead you to the right way to go. There are many resources available and grants to help with the costs as well. You can always check out my blog and email me if you have any questions that I could help with.
~ Jackie Mullis
www.themullislife.blogspot.com
Friday, August 5, 2011
Introducing the Grow Your Family Series
Remember a year ago when I posted about having a baby like it was no more difficult than learning hopskotch?
Well, it doesn't take a genius to know that it isn't quite that easy for everyone.
And yet, families continue to grow.
In the face of extreme difficulty, families are continue to grow and blossom and thrive.
And I would like to highlight that.
How we grow our families.
Or don't grow our families.
How we choose (or don't choose) the love we spread around.
Whether by blood or by bond.
Whether by love or by law.
Whether by science or surprise.
Already, just a handful of the stories that I have heard while researching this series, have touched me in ways unspeakable.
And I hope they do the same for you.
I would like to hear your stories, talk about your families.
So please contribute and enjoy!
*The Grow Your Family Series is a total diversion from our normally scheduled, Weekly Weigh-In Series while I am taking on weight like the Titanic took on water. Please enjoy the diversion. And try NOT to ask me about my scale. Thankyouverymuch.
Well, it doesn't take a genius to know that it isn't quite that easy for everyone.
And yet, families continue to grow.
In the face of extreme difficulty, families are continue to grow and blossom and thrive.
And I would like to highlight that.
How we grow our families.
Or don't grow our families.
How we choose (or don't choose) the love we spread around.
Whether by blood or by bond.
Whether by love or by law.
Whether by science or surprise.
Already, just a handful of the stories that I have heard while researching this series, have touched me in ways unspeakable.
And I hope they do the same for you.
I would like to hear your stories, talk about your families.
So please contribute and enjoy!
*The Grow Your Family Series is a total diversion from our normally scheduled, Weekly Weigh-In Series while I am taking on weight like the Titanic took on water. Please enjoy the diversion. And try NOT to ask me about my scale. Thankyouverymuch.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
My Honest Opinion: Real Housewives of NYC
Pregnancy Edition.
Which means I won't be mincing any words.
AKA. I'll be word vomitting all over myself like Ramona does every.single.day.
I'm not gonna lie, I had a total love/hate relationship with this season.
I loved Jill this season.
Hated Ramona.
Loved the Countess.
HATED Alex and wretched SIMON.
Everyone else was just background noise, hummmmmmmmmmmmmm....
But this where I'll dish what I really thought of each and every individual on the show this season.
Be excited.
Or not.
I am.
So without further ado, let's start with the new girl, shall we?
1. Cindy Barshop.
Ah, Cindy....
Poor, Cindy....
I get the feeling Cindy had no idea what she was signing up for.
Like she was so busy being pregnant and having those twins that she had never seen the show before.
And didn't know how often Ramona likes to spout off at people.
But she was definitely in WAY over her head.
And seriously? You don't schedule a lunch date for the same time as a conference call.
Lunch dates are for eating.
And talking.
But not on the phone.
2. Kelly Bensimon.
Last year, I called Kelly "the crazy one", this year, not so much.
Maybe the editors were kind.
Or maybe Ramona and Alex provided more than enough crazy to temper even Kelly's delirium.
This year, Kelly appeared kind, almost genuine, and extremely loyal.
Likeable, even.
Don't ask me how it happened, but I like the new Kelly.
3. Jill Zarin.
Oh, how I love Jill.
Even at the height of the Bethany drama, I couldn't help but love Jill.
(Who was clearly in the wrong in that situation, but let's let bygones be bygones, ok....)
And this season, I adored her.
More than ever.
Sure she's catty. Sure she snarky.
She's also freaking hysterical.
And you never ever have to wonder what she thinks about you.
When I grow up and move to New York City, I totally want to be bff's with Jill.
4. The Countess - Luann de Lesseps.
Despite the ridiculousness of the Countess's career as a pop artist, I can't help but adore this woman.
She is appropriate and kind.
And as genuine as a person with that much class and social status can be.
I have so much respect for the way she held her tongue after the way Ramona tossed her dirty laundry out to the public eye.
And even more than that, I respect the way she walked away from the opportunity to do the same to Ramona.
Once again proving that she outclasses Singer by leaps and bounds.
5. Ramona Singer
Oh, how I despised this woman....
She was despicable!
Rude.
Mean.
Hurtful.
Cutting.
Classless.
Silly.
And can we say drinking problem????
I was handling her just fine until it came to the reunion show when she started throwing all the dirt about the Countess's children.
Not to mention, the comment about Jill being in AA.
Seriously?
The woman has severe foot-in-mouth-disorder.
And I couldn't have less respect for her.
6. Sonja Morgan
The only bad thing I have to say about Sonja, though, is that she was stupid enough to bff it up with Ramona and Alex.
As if there are no better fish in the sea.
Sure, she called Cindy out for her lapses in judgment, which truthfully, Cindy probably needed....
But anyway, Sonja?
Silly? Yes.
Enjoyable? Extremely.
A little trashy? Obviously.
Mean or Harsh? No.
How on earth she and Ramona get along I'll never know.
Wonder if next year, she and Ramona will still be friends....
Or if Ramona will finally lash out at her, too....
Did I mention that I really don't like Ramona??
FINALLY,
Last, but certainly not least...
7. Alex McCord
When I first started watching the show, I liked Alex.
She was like the nobody from Brooklyn that we could all relate to.
But now.
Oh wow.
Strange doesn't even touch what she has become.
And mean???
Why do you need to be mean, Alex?
Where do you think it's going to get you?
In Ramona's good graces??
Because really, everyone knows that doesn't last for long.
And why did you go blonde?
I way miss the red.
(I of course, mean the red of her hair and not the red on her neck...)
But I'm happy that Simon's hypnosis-no smoking trick worked, so yay!
All in all, it was an exhausting and extremely enjoyable season of Housewives of NYC.
I don't know what I will do to fill my time now that you're gone....
Oh wait.
There's those Jersey girls!
Which means I won't be mincing any words.
AKA. I'll be word vomitting all over myself like Ramona does every.single.day.
I'm not gonna lie, I had a total love/hate relationship with this season.
I loved Jill this season.
Hated Ramona.
Loved the Countess.
HATED Alex and wretched SIMON.
Everyone else was just background noise, hummmmmmmmmmmmmm....
But this where I'll dish what I really thought of each and every individual on the show this season.
Be excited.
Or not.
I am.
So without further ado, let's start with the new girl, shall we?
1. Cindy Barshop.
Poor, Cindy....
I get the feeling Cindy had no idea what she was signing up for.
Like she was so busy being pregnant and having those twins that she had never seen the show before.
And didn't know how often Ramona likes to spout off at people.
But she was definitely in WAY over her head.
And seriously? You don't schedule a lunch date for the same time as a conference call.
Lunch dates are for eating.
And talking.
But not on the phone.
2. Kelly Bensimon.
Last year, I called Kelly "the crazy one", this year, not so much.
Maybe the editors were kind.
Or maybe Ramona and Alex provided more than enough crazy to temper even Kelly's delirium.
This year, Kelly appeared kind, almost genuine, and extremely loyal.
Likeable, even.
Don't ask me how it happened, but I like the new Kelly.
3. Jill Zarin.
Even at the height of the Bethany drama, I couldn't help but love Jill.
(Who was clearly in the wrong in that situation, but let's let bygones be bygones, ok....)
And this season, I adored her.
More than ever.
Sure she's catty. Sure she snarky.
She's also freaking hysterical.
And you never ever have to wonder what she thinks about you.
When I grow up and move to New York City, I totally want to be bff's with Jill.
4. The Countess - Luann de Lesseps.
Despite the ridiculousness of the Countess's career as a pop artist, I can't help but adore this woman.
She is appropriate and kind.
And as genuine as a person with that much class and social status can be.
I have so much respect for the way she held her tongue after the way Ramona tossed her dirty laundry out to the public eye.
And even more than that, I respect the way she walked away from the opportunity to do the same to Ramona.
Once again proving that she outclasses Singer by leaps and bounds.
5. Ramona Singer
Oh, how I despised this woman....
She was despicable!
Rude.
Mean.
Hurtful.
Cutting.
Classless.
Silly.
And can we say drinking problem????
I was handling her just fine until it came to the reunion show when she started throwing all the dirt about the Countess's children.
Not to mention, the comment about Jill being in AA.
Seriously?
The woman has severe foot-in-mouth-disorder.
And I couldn't have less respect for her.
6. Sonja Morgan
The only bad thing I have to say about Sonja, though, is that she was stupid enough to bff it up with Ramona and Alex.
As if there are no better fish in the sea.
Sure, she called Cindy out for her lapses in judgment, which truthfully, Cindy probably needed....
But anyway, Sonja?
Silly? Yes.
Enjoyable? Extremely.
A little trashy? Obviously.
Mean or Harsh? No.
How on earth she and Ramona get along I'll never know.
Wonder if next year, she and Ramona will still be friends....
Or if Ramona will finally lash out at her, too....
Did I mention that I really don't like Ramona??
FINALLY,
Last, but certainly not least...
7. Alex McCord
When I first started watching the show, I liked Alex.
She was like the nobody from Brooklyn that we could all relate to.
But now.
Oh wow.
Strange doesn't even touch what she has become.
And mean???
Why do you need to be mean, Alex?
Where do you think it's going to get you?
In Ramona's good graces??
Because really, everyone knows that doesn't last for long.
And why did you go blonde?
I way miss the red.
(I of course, mean the red of her hair and not the red on her neck...)
But I'm happy that Simon's hypnosis-no smoking trick worked, so yay!
All in all, it was an exhausting and extremely enjoyable season of Housewives of NYC.
I don't know what I will do to fill my time now that you're gone....
Oh wait.
There's those Jersey girls!
What would I do without Bravo!!!
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Helpful How-To: Baby Blanket in Motion
I got an itch....
A crafting/I'm-on-have-a-baby-so-I-have-an-excuse-to-sew itch.
And this is where it begins.
Ok, so this isn't exactly where it began.
It began somewhere else, with me cutting about 200 squares of unnecessary fabric
Because it's fun, right?
Right.
But in turn, I was left with enough squares to make this happen.
In case you don't know what you are looking at, it's the top of a baby quilt.
Which is super simple to do.
This one is made up 49 of 6" x 6" squares.
24 solid colored (or in this case - boring white) squares.
And 25 coordinating print squares.
You can lay out your rows how ever you want.
But I chose a less than random pattern for mine.
I'm a bit OCD if you hadn't picked up on that....
But I personally love it.
When it came time to sew, I stacked my fabric by rows then could just grab from the stack to add on my next piece.
The only part that can get confusing is when you sew a patterned square onto an unpatterned square (also known as every other square, LOL!).
Because it becomes a little more difficult to decipher "right sides" in order to sew "right sides together".
You'll just want to double check yourself before you start sewing.
And possibly, keep your seam ripper nearby.
When you finish sewing all of your stacks together, you will be left with 7 rows of 7 squares.
Before moving to your next step, you will want to flip your newly sewn rows over and iron all the seams flat.
Then you will start pinning rows together.
A row of 3 patterned should be pinned (right sides together) to a row of 4 pattered (see pic again for reference) lining up seams, and sew.
Turn over and iron the new long seam flat.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
Six more times.
Which should leave you with something like this.
For those of you with little sewing experience, this is an EXCELLENT starter project.
Because it's all straight lines.
And here's a challenge for me.
To see if I can keep you posted on the progress of this project....
Because there is obviously more to a baby quilt than just a top.
Which means that I have some serious work cut out for me!
Wish me luck!!!
A crafting/I'm-on-have-a-baby-so-I-have-an-excuse-to-sew itch.
And this is where it begins.
Ok, so this isn't exactly where it began.
It began somewhere else, with me cutting about 200 squares of unnecessary fabric
Because it's fun, right?
Right.
But in turn, I was left with enough squares to make this happen.
In case you don't know what you are looking at, it's the top of a baby quilt.
Which is super simple to do.
This one is made up 49 of 6" x 6" squares.
24 solid colored (or in this case - boring white) squares.
And 25 coordinating print squares.
You can lay out your rows how ever you want.
But I chose a less than random pattern for mine.
I'm a bit OCD if you hadn't picked up on that....
But I personally love it.
When it came time to sew, I stacked my fabric by rows then could just grab from the stack to add on my next piece.
The only part that can get confusing is when you sew a patterned square onto an unpatterned square (also known as every other square, LOL!).
Because it becomes a little more difficult to decipher "right sides" in order to sew "right sides together".
You'll just want to double check yourself before you start sewing.
And possibly, keep your seam ripper nearby.
When you finish sewing all of your stacks together, you will be left with 7 rows of 7 squares.
Before moving to your next step, you will want to flip your newly sewn rows over and iron all the seams flat.
Then you will start pinning rows together.
A row of 3 patterned should be pinned (right sides together) to a row of 4 pattered (see pic again for reference) lining up seams, and sew.
Turn over and iron the new long seam flat.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
Six more times.
Which should leave you with something like this.
For those of you with little sewing experience, this is an EXCELLENT starter project.
Because it's all straight lines.
And here's a challenge for me.
To see if I can keep you posted on the progress of this project....
Because there is obviously more to a baby quilt than just a top.
Which means that I have some serious work cut out for me!
Wish me luck!!!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Fun Pregnancy Facts
1. Morning sickness lasts much longer than just the morning.
It should be retermed as "from the moment I get up until the moment I go to bed" sickness.
Because that would be much more accurate.
2. The only thing to ward off the symptoms of morning sickness is eating.
Also known as the last thing I want to do while I feel this way.
It would be fine if ANYTHING appealed to me.
But alas.
Either it stinks.
Or it looks gross.
Or the texture is off.
Or it's too dry.
Or it smells like gym socks.
Or something.
Basically, I don't like anything.
Unless it's cold, wet, and bland.
Which leaves me about 3 foods to eat.
3 and 4. The "girls" are back.
Front and center.
High and mighty.
I've already gone up a bra size.
Geez. Louise.
5. Energy Shmenergy.
Whatever energy I might have had to run A MILE a few weeks ago is completely gone.
Right now, I'd be surprised if I could walk one.
Not literally.
But, gosh, if it doesn't wear a body out.
6. Belly Flop.
They say you show sooner the second time around.
I'd say I agree.
This was 13 weeks LAST TIME.
And this is 10 weeks THIS TIME.
7. Romance is *ahem* WAY AWESOME *ahem*.
Yep.
I'll brag about it.
Cause right now that's about all I have to brag about.
That and the fact that I can down a whole bag of jolly ranchers in about 20 minutes.
But that's not really an accomplishment.
So I'll brag about the romance.
Blame it on the h-h-h-hormones!
8. The Bachelorett is way stupider from the viewpoint of pregnancy hormones.
As are most men.
Most dogs.
Most drivers of other vehicles.
Most reality television shows.
Most cartoons.
Most foods.
Most waiters/waitresses.
Most politicians.
And pretty much anyone that wasn't included in any of those groups.
Sorry. It's a biproduct of pregnancy.
Superiority.
9. Tears aren't just for sad times.
During pregnancy, tears are good for every emotion.
Happiness.
Anger.
Frustration.
Exhaustion.
Excitement.
Humiliation.
Pride.
Basically any emotion that can be seen on an episode of Extreme Makeover - Any Edition.
10. Weight Loss/Gain.
Quite possibly the most difficult thing to cope with during this first trimester is the fact that while I have gained 10 lbs., my husband has lost it.
Looks like it's going to be another record breaking pregnancy.
Yip-pee.
It should be retermed as "from the moment I get up until the moment I go to bed" sickness.
Because that would be much more accurate.
2. The only thing to ward off the symptoms of morning sickness is eating.
Also known as the last thing I want to do while I feel this way.
It would be fine if ANYTHING appealed to me.
But alas.
Either it stinks.
Or it looks gross.
Or the texture is off.
Or it's too dry.
Or it smells like gym socks.
Or something.
Basically, I don't like anything.
Unless it's cold, wet, and bland.
Which leaves me about 3 foods to eat.
3 and 4. The "girls" are back.
Front and center.
High and mighty.
I've already gone up a bra size.
Geez. Louise.
5. Energy Shmenergy.
Whatever energy I might have had to run A MILE a few weeks ago is completely gone.
Right now, I'd be surprised if I could walk one.
Not literally.
But, gosh, if it doesn't wear a body out.
6. Belly Flop.
They say you show sooner the second time around.
I'd say I agree.
This was 13 weeks LAST TIME.
And this is 10 weeks THIS TIME.
7. Romance is *ahem* WAY AWESOME *ahem*.
Yep.
I'll brag about it.
Cause right now that's about all I have to brag about.
That and the fact that I can down a whole bag of jolly ranchers in about 20 minutes.
But that's not really an accomplishment.
So I'll brag about the romance.
Blame it on the h-h-h-hormones!
8. The Bachelorett is way stupider from the viewpoint of pregnancy hormones.
As are most men.
Most dogs.
Most drivers of other vehicles.
Most reality television shows.
Most cartoons.
Most foods.
Most waiters/waitresses.
Most politicians.
And pretty much anyone that wasn't included in any of those groups.
Sorry. It's a biproduct of pregnancy.
Superiority.
9. Tears aren't just for sad times.
During pregnancy, tears are good for every emotion.
Happiness.
Anger.
Frustration.
Exhaustion.
Excitement.
Humiliation.
Pride.
Basically any emotion that can be seen on an episode of Extreme Makeover - Any Edition.
10. Weight Loss/Gain.
Quite possibly the most difficult thing to cope with during this first trimester is the fact that while I have gained 10 lbs., my husband has lost it.
Looks like it's going to be another record breaking pregnancy.
Yip-pee.
What you may surmise from this post is that although I may not be relishing the symptoms of my pregnancy,
seeing this little sight last week made it all worth it.
Monday, August 1, 2011
INCENSED
I typically try to steer clear of politics, but today, I just can't.
Because I am just so BLECH.
Of course, I'm sure it has alot to do with my hormones.
But part of it is over this whole debt ceiling war that has been going on for what? like an eternity now?
Actually.
To be honest, if Obama hadn't interrupted Ashley's date with JP (or was it Ben? Oh, I can't keep up with that Bachelorette...) last week, I probably wouldn't have known any thing about it.
But he did.
And then I did some research.
And got really irritated.
What?
I'm pregnant.
That's what I DO!!!
Don't believe me, ask Techy.
But our illustrious government, who is in the red to the tune of something like $1.5 Trillion...
Finally came to an agreement to raise the debt ceiling.
WHOO!
That was a close call....
But (why is there always a but?!)
Their agreement to raise the debt ceiling was based upon the precursor that over the next 10 years they PLAN to cut $2 Trillion in spending.
In case you missed it:
It's over the next TEN YEARS.
And it doesn't have to start for 2 more years.
You know, after the next big election.
When at least a handful of them won't be in office anymore to face up to the new spending cuts.
BUT in the interim, they have recommended the IRS really crack down on their tax laws in order to drive in more tax dollars.
So what I'm hearing is that they don't have to start pinching anything for 2 more years....
But we, the common taxpayers, are going to start feeling the pain as soon as the IRS can tighten their purse strings?!
Oh, how I love politics.
I don't see why no one in D.C. can seem to get around to rational theories like this or this.
And for now, it makes my head hurt.
All I can pray is that the next election speaks for itself in the way of more fiscally responsible leaders.
And a group who are actually willing to work together in order to make things happen.
This constant party tug-of-war crap wears me out.
Because I am just so BLECH.
Of course, I'm sure it has alot to do with my hormones.
But part of it is over this whole debt ceiling war that has been going on for what? like an eternity now?
Actually.
To be honest, if Obama hadn't interrupted Ashley's date with JP (or was it Ben? Oh, I can't keep up with that Bachelorette...) last week, I probably wouldn't have known any thing about it.
But he did.
And then I did some research.
And got really irritated.
What?
I'm pregnant.
That's what I DO!!!
Don't believe me, ask Techy.
But our illustrious government, who is in the red to the tune of something like $1.5 Trillion...
Finally came to an agreement to raise the debt ceiling.
WHOO!
That was a close call....
But (why is there always a but?!)
Their agreement to raise the debt ceiling was based upon the precursor that over the next 10 years they PLAN to cut $2 Trillion in spending.
In case you missed it:
It's over the next TEN YEARS.
And it doesn't have to start for 2 more years.
You know, after the next big election.
When at least a handful of them won't be in office anymore to face up to the new spending cuts.
BUT in the interim, they have recommended the IRS really crack down on their tax laws in order to drive in more tax dollars.
So what I'm hearing is that they don't have to start pinching anything for 2 more years....
But we, the common taxpayers, are going to start feeling the pain as soon as the IRS can tighten their purse strings?!
Oh, how I love politics.
I don't see why no one in D.C. can seem to get around to rational theories like this or this.
And for now, it makes my head hurt.
All I can pray is that the next election speaks for itself in the way of more fiscally responsible leaders.
And a group who are actually willing to work together in order to make things happen.
This constant party tug-of-war crap wears me out.
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