Lenting from Laziness

Hello again at 2:30 AM....

Yes, I made the mistake of drinking a Mountain Dew Baja Blast at 10:30, and it was even a small one, but of course now I can't go to sleep. So, starting today I decided that I would cut out my laziness. I was starting to feel really gross and so I decided that as a way to help motivate myself to get moving again I would commit to doing at least 10 minutes of cardio exercise a day. Today couldn't have been a more perfect day to start either... I started the day off eating Cooler Ranch Doritos for breakfast, it's pathetic. Then ended the day starving, and all I wanted was a Snickers ice cream bar so I went to Wal-Mart and when I made it back home I had an eight pack of Snickers ice cream bars, Ben and Jerry's Coffee Heath bar ice cream, 2 regular Snickers bars to put in my car for later, a taco pizza and two supreme chalupas, and of course the biggest culprit the Baja Blast that is now keeping me up... I had the first bite of Snickers bar in my mouth before I was out the door of Wal-Mart. Thankfully, I didn't eat all of it in one sitting... I promise you, the hunger pains you get when you are carrying a voracious child are unreal. I can honestly say that I have never been so hungry in my life, and its compulsory- you have to eat exactly what sounds good. For example, the thought of Taco Bell repulses me, but I wanted it so badly that I had to turn around and go back to Taco Bell. There were four cars in front of me in the drive through and I thought I was going to die.

The food and eating aspect of being pregnant has been so frustrating. For the first 4 months I was unable to eat most sources of solid food. I survived on milkshakes and gallons of juice. Then the last month and a half or so, I've been able to eat food but not like normal. I'm usually a pretty healthy eater, not perfect, but pretty healthy. Lately, I have been trying even harder to eat healthier because I want the baby to be getting everything she needs to remain the perfect and precious little lady that she is. However, this is made very difficult by the fact that I still can't eat a lot of meat. The meat has to be hidden inside of something else, I can't just sit down and eat a chicken breast. Salads seems like a great second choice, but I eat the whole thing and before we even leave the table I'm hungry again. I could probably live on fruit alone, but all the fruit that I want is of course not in season! All of this is extremely frustrating. So... in an attempt to stay full for more than 30 minutes, I've been eating high calorie foods that make me feel disgusting after the fact.

Ugh... so back to the main reason for this post. I was feeling so disgusting, struggling with something to give up for Lent, and had wanted to be motivated to get on the elliptical/treadmill for a while now. So today I took it super slow and only did 12 minutes, and it's really sad because that was kind of a feat. After that I went to yoga, my first time in a week and a half which probably added a lot to feeling disgusting, and it was so wonderful. Katy Shelton is a miracle worker people, trust me. So all of this activity may have contributed to the starvation that I was feeling...

Well, I think the Baja Blast may be wearing off. So please forgive me for my caffeine-induced rantings, and probably typos and ill-constructed sentences! I believe that I'm off to bed now, but everyone please keep my wonderful husband in your prayers. He was not feeling well at all this evening, but he got to bed really early tonight so hopefully he will feel much better in the morning! Through this whole process he has been so wonderful, supportive, and willing to do whatever to make me more comfortable. All of these aspects and so many more make him the amazing man that I cannot wait to raise our beautiful daughter with. I think that's a wonderful way to end tonight's post. Until next time, ADIOS!

Is the baby trying to kill me?

First and foremost, let me tell you that I love our baby already. However, I'm ready to meet him or her so that my body will no longer be playing host to all the baby's crazy antics. I throw up all the time, and have almost no appetite. Every time that I think I'm feeling better I'm almost afraid to say it out loud, because I know that as soon as I say it the sickness will come back multiplied by ten!

So yesterday I told all of you that I was feeling much better, and not even a full day later I'm throwing up everything in my stomach. We had such a great day yesterday, we got to spend time with our friends, Dennis and Erika and their almost 4-month old son, Josh. Erika and I went shopping and had a great time. I think that I spent more money on sour watermelon belts than anything else. I filled up two big bags, and the ladies behind the counter were just staring me down like I was about to make a run for it. Then I get up there and I explain that I'm pregnant and that this is all I want to eat these days and they're like yeah... Then after I'm done paying, the lady checking me out says, "Don't eat them all in one sitting." Oh my goodness! All I could say was okay and walked away. After shopping we met the boys, who had been playing xbox all afternoon, to meet us at On the Border. Well, obviously, I hate meat right and got some cheese enchiladas. After I had finished I was holding Josh, who is just PRECIOUS by the way, and the poor guy has a bit of a cough and a little drainage. All of the sudden I feel something warm running down my shirt, bless his little heart, he had spit up all down the inside of my shirt. So I excuse myself to the restroom to clean up and the second that I get into a stall I projectile vomit my entire dinner into the toilet. So kudos to the little man for already having excellent timing. I got back to the table and started holding Josh again and not 5 minutes later he spits up again, luckily this time I caught it in my hand. We joked that this was great practice for the upcoming months. I kept on laughing thinking about my parents and my brothers when they would spit up and my Dad would say, "If you're going to spew, spew into this" and he would be like holding out his hands or a paper towel. So number one lesson from last night: always bring a few extra burp rags wherever you go! But overall, we had so much fun and it was so funny!

So here is where I sit, trying not to eat all of my candy in one sitting while watching the Biggest Loser...

Fourteen Weeks!

I can't believe that I have been pregnant for fourteen weeks! A lot of times it feels like it's going so fast, and then other times it feels like everything is going so-o painfully slow. It has been a whirlwind of excitement and throwing up in our house! Thankfully this is the start of the second trimester and we can only hope that the first trimester will take the overwhelming nausea and sickness with it. But, the sickness hasn't been the only thing that we've experienced. We got to see our baby for the first time at about nine weeks (picture below), after this photo we affectionately named our child "Paddles." Who knows, maybe it will stick... That was by far one of the coolest things I have ever done!

Just last week, another one of the coolest things ever, we were able to hear the baby's heartbeat. Our doctor assured us that the heartbeat was strong and perfect. It is just such an overwhelming feeling to see and hear those things. We could not be anymore blessed these days.

My appetite seems to be returning as I'm actually able to eat full meals, and I'm actually feeling hungry! Who knew that I would be so excited to say that! It seems that my favorite foods these days would be: Carino's bowtie festival, macaroni and cheese, salad (so weird, I know!), breadsticks, and sour watermelon belts. Food aversions: MEAT! Ugh! So disgusting!

So yes, that is all! Reporting to you here, at 14 weeks and 1 day, 13 pounds lighter (well I don't know I just ate a whole package of macaroni and cheese by myself...), operating on like 12 hours of sleep a night and just overwhelmingly happy!