43 hours down..

105 to go.

 

It has been… an experience. I honestly don’t see a lot of difference, except when I go out somewhere, or when I just go to get a drink in general, I have to make a conscious decision instead of just grabbing.

 

Today for example; we went to Wal Mart and was going to run through drive-thru on the way home. We wanted to grab drinks at Wal Mart; and I grabbed a diet coke. However, then William mentioned to me what I grabbed; so I put it back =)

Lately we have been working on getting the room ready for Demetri to come;  26 days left till my due date.

Getting close; eh? We are super excited, and these weekly doctors appointments actually excite me because I can see how everything is progressing. So far baby is in position; but no dilation; At 38 weeks or so will begin walking more and doing natural labor inducers.

48 more hours left for comments on my challenge. So far at 9.5 days; so only 7.5 more to go. Add some more to make my challenge harder!

Challenge

Okay folks, it’s time for this blog’s first challenge. That’s right, you guys challenge me. First some backstory:
When I first got pregnant I said I would cut back on caffeine, easier said then done. Especially when I realized I am truly addicted to caffeine. Start shaking, can’t function without, addicted. So before long, these were reintroduced into my life. Yes, diet cokes, one of the worst types of soda. A few months later I began having contractions, super early. We got that under control, but last week I was reading something that says “women who drink more than 4 DIET sodas a day during pregnancy are 80% more likely to have premature children” Uh, 4? I have like 6 + a day. That may explain why I’m at risk for premature labor. Not completely, but I’m sure it didn’t help.
Now, I am due in 5 weeks, and still have not kicked the caffeine habit, that is where you guys come in.
For every /real/ comment I get on this post I will go 6 hours without diet soda. No limit of how many per person, but they must be real comments, such as words of encouragement, recipes, or anything really as long as it is not just random letters. I have few readers on this blog, but plan on asking my amazing friend, Matthew, to help get this post some publicity, because I am hoping for one week without soda. Also, everyday without soda I will post how I feel, and what I drank to replace it.

Edit: I almost forgot to add; I will begin the no-soda challenge Sunday; February 6th,at midnight. However, comments are not closed until Wednesday, February 16th.

2011, my year…

I say this on a daily basis, yet I do nothing to work towards it. During lit today I wrote up a morning and evening routine, and instead of waiting until next week like I normally would do, it starts tomorrow morning. PERIOD! No ifs, ands, or buts. I have to do this, for me,for my unborn child, I have 5 weeks to become who I need to be for him. I want to raise a healthy, strong, intelligent boy. I don’t want to set him up for failure, yet that is where I am headed.

Morning Routine

• wake up [obviously]
• make hot chocolate; 15 mins quiet time [reading]
• pour coffee for william, make breakfast, eat
• shower, wash face, brush teeth, brush hair
• get dressed; online stuff
• study/get ready for day homework wise

Evening Routine

• wash face, brush teeth, brush hair
• 30 mins quiet time

if not tired by 9pm take a benadryl

Okay..Here goes

A real blog post is way overdue, so here is my attempt to actually write, something I have had little motivation for lately.

So what’s been going on with me?

• I started a new semester after finishing last with decent, but worse than planned grades.
• I am now 33 weeks pregnant. Wow.
• I worked solely as a manager at BK for awhile, and now I am back to manager/crew, and am getting shit hours. Though I am okay with this, because it means I can keep working and not have to go on maternity leave.

This is about it…Honestly it is. I have been keeping up on reading blogs, you know I couldn’t quit doing that, but as far as motivation it’s just been lacking. In every aspect of life, honestly. I feel tired, all the time, and I never want to get out of bed. I force myself out of bed for school, but I have no morning routine, and I need one. If nothing else to prepare for motherhood. I have none. If I feel like showering, I do, if not I just do it when I get home. If I feel like eating breakfast, I will, if not oh well, I will pick up a candy bar from the bookstore when my stomach starts getting upset. And if I simply don’t want to crawl out of bed until time to leave, I don’t. This is not good behavior for somebody who will be a mother in less than 2 months.

However, the first step in any process is admitting that you need to change. I need to change, majorly. When I give birth I want to be able to have a ready routine, I don’t want to go crazy because I’m lost and still trying to find myself while raising Demetri to be a healthy boy. I want to get used to eating healthy for myself, so that when he begins to grow older it’s easier to get him to eat healthier with me. I don’t want to have to hide vegetables in his foods, I want him to think it’s normal to eat veggies.

 

Wow, when I began this post I had no motivation to write, yet now it’s all coming out, and it is a decent sized post, however I feel like I’m falling asleep, and need to get off and eat. Maybe another post later tonight, or tomorrow? Boy I hope so.

Rawr

I promise a real post will be up by this weekend, lack of motivation = lack of blogging as well.

Giveaway

Okay, so this won’t happen until I have a few more followers, so make sure to share my blog with your friends.

I won’t tell you what I’m giving away yet, but I have decided on what it will be, it is a book given to be by a lovely blogger that I really enjoyed, so I will be passing it on.

Update

Ended up going to ER again [for the last time] yesterday, the pain was unbearable and I needed a note to be able to miss work. Well, while the RN was mildly bitchy, it wasn’t anything unbearable, lol. I went to the hospital where the OB I am transferring to works, and I finally feel like I’m in hands of someone who at least will look at the pain.

Now they are pretty sure it is not contractions, nor a UTI. Both conclusions were came up with because the other doctor simply did not want to do tests to rule them out, and he wanted to put me at ease with an answer. Most likely they are just plain pregnancy pains, just a bit intense for me being my first pregnancy, and the fact that I’m overweight to begin with. However, he wants to take a closer look to be 100% sure, and I am to be on mild bed rest for a week. I love my job, and do not want bed rest, nor do I want to lose my job over anything that goes on, but the break can bring nothing but good things for me and baby. Financially I will have to be more careful over the next couple of weeks, but there are times when me, and my unborn child, have to come before my job.

Now, I am playing Sims and relaxing before bed, just wanted to update on what is going on.

 

Oh, also, expect a giveaway on this blog shortly =)