I know it's been a long time since I posted anything. Not much has changed. My daughter, Audrey is 4 1/2 months old, and I'm back in school. I have 2 semesters left after this one, and I'll finally have an M. A. in English with a focus in Comp/Rhet. Then, I'll be applying to ph.d. programs. I guess I can't get enough of school ( Read more... )

I miss going to the gym and just doing any kind of exercise. The only exercise I get right now is when I clean the house and when I go grocery shopping. It's weird to go from running throughout the week to almost nothing. I miss having the legs of a runner. I miss a lot of things. Even with eating right, I've gained weight in places I haven't seen ( Read more... )

What if you can't breastfeed because of the medication you need to take? Tired of the breastfeeding pressure. I know it's better for the baby and it's a lot cheaper, but what if the mother ends up sick because she did not have the medication that she needed? That wouldn't be good for the baby either.

The breastfeeding debate gets me worked up

I made a necklace a couple weeks ago. It's nothing fancy or complicated. I strung some beads together and put a glass pendant on it, but I want to do more complicated designs. I'm definitely an amateur and am not doing this to try to sell them or anything like that. I'm wanting to make them for me to wear and because it's fun. Are there any good ( Read more... )

Now I know why I wanted to get the baby's, who will be referred to as Audrey from now on, room ready about 2 months ago. I will be 7 months next week, well 7 calendar months. If I go by the lunar months, I was 7 months last week, but that would make pregnancy 10 months, and that sounds much longer than 9. Anyway, those pregnancy books are right ( Read more... )

Yesterday I saw Angels and Demons. It was okay, but my favorite thing about the film was the soundtrack.

I can't wait for the sun to return once again. Now that I'm not working it's depressing to be at home when the sky is cloudy everyday all day. I have been getting out of the house once a day and going for a walk, but it would be nice to have at least 2 days in a row of sunshine without the wind.

From other women I had talked to about pregnancy, I knew what to expect, so far at least. I didn't know how bad my hips would ache. About a month ago, I had a dull ache in my left hip. Well, my right hip decided to join in with the pain. Around 5:30 in the morning after an endless night of what feels like a thousand bathroom visits, I wake up with ( Read more... )

I don't know why I didn't start taking pictures sooner (probably because I have been gaining weight since the wedding in October). Anyway, I started taking pictures of the stages of pregnancy at 14 weeks. I can see the progression because it's me. People who know me say that I look pregnant, but those who don't know me would never think I was ( Read more... )

The fetus is the size of my hand. It's weird.