Finally a post that isn't about our glorious Euro-Trip so you can stop being jealous. I guess some updates are in order because lots has been going on for Carey and I. We're having a baby! I'm due Sept 2, so currently I'm 6 months pregnant. After Europe we had nothing to look forward to so it seemed like the right time, lol. Anyways we are really excited and I can't WAIT to meet the little one. It's going by strangely fast now, but then I think about this child being in my belly for another 4 months and I get a little worried. I just hope it keeps flying by like it has so far.
Who would have thought I would have ever been off the sauce this long?! What I would do for an ice cold beer... Many people told me in the past that not drinking while your pregnant is no big deal and that you don't even want a drink. Those people lied. Obviously it's not THAT hard because nothing is worth damaging my unborn baby but by no means is it easy. We're just hitting the peak drinking season, summer. On on hand I'm thinking that's good news because summer always flies by. On the other hand I'm thinking that it usually flies by because I'm drunk all the time. I guess I'll soon find out.
We are also attempting to sell our house. Not really because we need a bigger place for the baby more so because that was just our game plan all along. We don't want to move while I'm a whale (even though that's pretty much already happened) so we're hoping it sells before July. If not we'll just take it off the market and live there for another year. Now that everything is done on our house is seems like a waste to just leave. I can't decide what I even want to happen, I guess we'll just wait and see.
I've just recently started buying baby stuff. Everyone says having a baby is expensive but I really think it is what you make it. There is literally everything you could need on craigslist. I just got a crib with mattress and sheets (from some clean looking people) for $125. I had NO idea there were people out there spending $500+ on a crib. Maybe this makes me a selfish Mom but there is NO way this baby is getting anything worth that much. Me giving it nourishment and room to grow in my womb should be more than enough. Pretty much my new past time is bargain hunting for baby items. It's a great way to pass long days at work.
There's a few things about being pregnant that are worth a minute of ranting. Well there's many things I can rant about but we'll start with the strange fascination with pregnant woman. We are a guilty of it. Finding out someone is knocked up and making a religious point of checking their facebook for updates or better yet, pictures. Random strangers in the street with give you a smile and nod of approval like you alone are re-populating earth. Sometimes they don't stop with the smile and nod they actually ask details about the pregnancy. The most over used questions is whether or not we're finding out the gender. It's hilarious because when I say that we're not finding out people usually respond with a pat on the back like I'm doing humanity this huge favour. I accept the pat on the back of course but what difference does it make to them?
I obviously have to dedicate at least one paragraph to the fact that I'm in the middle of gaining between 25-35 lbs. Grab a couple dumbbells and see what that feels like. It's a lot. The worst part is I'm terrified of gaining more. After I got back from Europe I would say I was about 10 lbs from my optimal weight, then soon after I blew out my knee in soccer which put me out of sports and the gym for about 10 weeks. So needless to say when I got pregnant I was NOT at my ideal weight. I've been hitting the gym twice a week ever since I found out I was prego just to avoid an 80 lbs weight gain, but it has not been easy. I need knee surgery to repair my meniscus which I can't have until after the baby is born so with the extra poundage, bum knee and large belly getting in the way it hasn't been a cake walk. I'm going to continue going as long as I physically can because I hate being fat more than anything. One thing I just cant get used to is hoping on the scale and just watching the numbers so up. Baby or not it just feel wrong!
Well lets just hope this baby is worth it. If it comes out looking anything like baby Carey I think it will be!
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