Pregnancy: Week 12 /Day1

Today was the SweatWater 420 5K. I didn't do very well I came in at 43:64. It was rough with high heat and steep hills, but I made it. I think that will be the last run I do until after the baby is born. The day was good. I ran while Marcus drank. We took a nap under a tree while listening to the various bands play and Guinness had a blast from all the attention he was getting from strangers. We even have a picture of a little girl kissing him on the nose. It was really sweet. I was enjoying people watching and I wish I brought the camera. I could have gotten some really amazing shots. It got crowded quick and we finally left about 4 pm. By the time we got home Marcus and I were wiped.

Pregnancy: Week 11 /Day6

So a friend of Marcus and mine sent us a gift for the baby. She said it was a gift that has been past down in her family for years and thought it would be something I would enjoy. Most of you have heard of it "Love you forever". I love this book. I remember seeing it at Barnes ad Noble all the time but I never actually read it. Marcus asked me to read it aloud. I read through it and made it until I got to the part where the son holds his mother and sings "I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living, my Mommy you'll be." I lost it at that point. I think that is the hardest part for me. I will be going through one of the most important times in my life and I will not have my mother there to share it with. It was hard enough to accept that she was gone before she met Marcus and she was not there to see me on my wedding day, but this feel even harder. I don't know if it is the whacked out hormones I'm going through but I have been thinking about her a lot lately. I know she is with me in spirit and I know she is watching over me, but i still wish she was here with me. I miss you mummy and I'll love you forever.

Pregnancy: Week 11/Day 4

So I am constantly craving chocolate, I am breaking out all over my face like a high school girl, I pee every hour, and my workouts are slowing down. Oh and did I mention? I can't drink red wine for the next 10 months and a few months after since I will be breast feeding. Where's the fun part in all this again? I have to keep remembering this is all worth it in the end. It's all for the little squirt:)

I have to be honest though Marcus, my husband, has been a saint and it's just the beginning. I wonder how long he is going to be able to keep it up. He constantly brings me what I want when I yell down to him from the bedroom. He makes me dinner every night.(He cooked all the time anyway but I still appreciate it) He pours cranberry juice in a wine glass, and he runs out to the store to get chocolate when ever I am craving some. I love sharing everything him and seeing how excited he gets. Really, I'm not complaining. Things are great even with all the crazy, hormonal irregularities.

Pregnancy: Week 10/Day 5

In the short amount of time that Marcus and I announced it to our friends family and coworkers. I have had a number of suggestions, links to articles and videos to watch. One coworkers sent me an article on breast feeding

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/04/05/breastfeeding.costs/index.html?hpt=T2 .

Another coworker sent me a link on home birthing with Ricky Lake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DgLf8hHMgo.

And another coworker has warned me that when I get to the point where my belly is visible for all to see and the baby is moving and kicking, strangers are going to start touching my belly. Ok now I must ask were in peoples minds do they think it is OK to touch other peoples body parts. You get sued if you touch their butt, their chest and any other part of the body. So where is it OK to start touching woman's bellies. Touch your own belly.

Pregnancy: Week 10/Day 4

I have decided I am going to start a blog following my pregnancy. If no one reads it, it's OK. It's really it's for me but if any of the information is helpful to others then I have accomplished more then I expected.