The Shoe Fits

So today I am 26 weeks pregnant, with 14 weeks to go (OMG). I think the biggest things that have been bothering me lately:

• Uncomfortable sleeping. I can’t sit still in one position throughout the night. Poor Marcus.
• Peeing every five minutes. Literally
• Waddling. I really really really don’t mean to but it just happens.
• Constantly having runny noses or teary eyes. It gets old, real fast.
• I eat. a lot. and often.

Other than that, I feel great! It’s not hitting me yet that in less than 3 months I am going to be a mom, holding my son for the first time! It’s really surreal. Having said that, I have been doing a lot of reading on birth, labor, postpartum, etc, and I am really embracing new ideas and techniques. I already know I’m breastfeeding exclusively, going to baby-wear, do a staggered vaccine schedule and probably most on my mind is the birth/labor. My plan is to do it natural. However, I can’t guarantee that because I really don’t know whats going to happen once I am in labor. I really DO NOT want pitocin because I do not want to inevitably get an epidural but I am still weighing my other options. I also am going to request that right after Caden is delivered that we have some time to bond with him before they whisk him away for weighing and measuring and what not. Other than that, I am pretty confident that Marcus and my mom will look out for the best interests of me and Caden taking into mind what I want and my beliefs are.

So what is the biggest issue with my pregnancy you ask? Well something that has absolutely nothing to do with pregnancy: a toothache. I have had this toothache forever but it obviously has gotten worse during pregnancy because I cannot take anything stronger than Tylenol for it. So I grudgingly made an appointment with the dentist for this Friday, only it’s not an appointment but a walk-in that lasts from 7:45AM-10AM..greeeeat.So my lesson learned? Brush your damn teeth and more than once a day.

When it snows in Flagstaff, it’s definitely the “talk of the town”. Mostly because it doesn’t happen often and when it does its Mother Nature at her worst. I wish I had photos but its too cold to go outside and I already spent hours trying to take photos of it and they weren’t coming out -_-

Well I figured I ought to have some sort of rhyme and reason to my posting so I am going to develop a “schedule”.

Monday: Web-related Stuff.. I usually veg out in front of the computer during the weekend and find something interesting or cool on the net.

Wednesday: Pregnancy stuff- since this is when I hit my week point.

Friday: Recap of Recipes I used during the week (photo heavy).

This doesn’t mean I won’t talk about other things but it at least gives me some motivation and substance to my posts. What do you all think? Have any other suggestions for me?

Question of the Day:

What’s going to be the most challenging thing you do this year?

Instead of making excuses, I will just write this blog post like I’ve never stopped

There hasn’t been anything truly exciting that has happened. I am definitely looking forward to this new year: to have Caden, finish my masters and move out of the current town I am in to Phoenix, AZ (excited about moving, not necessarily moving to Phoenix). I also got a prenatal massage this past weekend and it is definitely something I plan on doing monthly. It was AMAZING. In addition, my hubby bought me a spa package to this place in town and I get to get a facial on Friday plus other amazing things over the course of this spring.

As far as pregnancy goes, I’ve felt really good about myself physically. No extreme symptoms, except the running to the bathroom every five seconds and eating everything in sight. Caden is moving very happily in the womb and kicks me every other hour or so. It feels like huge kernals of popcorn popping, it’s pretty awesome. Some times it feels like he is shifting his whole body and it maeks it feel like I’m doing down a hill on a rollercoaster or something. Pregnancy has been good so far so I am not complaining too much. I don’t necessarily like it, but I definitely am getting more anxious by the week for the arrival of Caden! My mom and dad bought me a rocking chair with the little foot rest thing. It’s amazing and is definitely getting its use right now. My sister also bought some clothes for Caden too and I had to buy this cute mickey mouse outfit that was only $3 at walmart.

In other news, I’ve just been trying to focus on the positive this year and continue to do what I need to be successful: in school, at work, and in birth/parenting.

Once I get home, I’ll probably make another post with pictures, mostly of my cooking in the last few days

I’ve done it again. Gone a few weeks without blogging! I swear I want to, it’s just so hard to! But school is about over and so is work, so I will definitely have a lot of time on my hands. I plan on working more on the website and whatnot because I want to get back into paid blogging but I also am debating whether to have a pregnancy/motherhood blog. What do you all think?

I’ll post more tomorrow. Promise