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My Due Date: March 1, 2016I have given birth!
Age: 37 years old
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It's Thursday, Know What That Means?
By Amanda_McDaniel » Posted Jul. 23, 2015 12:27pm - 161 views - 3 comments
Today marks eight weeks for me and little Sprout. It's a first real mile marker and I'm glad we both made it safely. Honestly, I've felt better... If my son had been this uncomfortable, I wonder if I would have tried again. The hardest part of that pregnancy had been the labor but, if it's any indicator, this baby will fall out of me with hardly any effort when the time comes. I'm up to three anti-nausea pills a day (my recommended dosage tops out at four a day). They're working, for the most part, I just wish every healthy food I have didn't turn my stomach. Usually, if I can fight that nausea long enough to cook and actually get it into my mouth, I'm all right but it takes a real act of Congress to get it done. And then some foods are still a no-go, like tomatoes. That breaks my little Southern heart because we tend to live off tomato sandwiches this time of year around here. I wish I could find a healthy, organic food that appealed to me as a snack so I could feel better and break free from this sugary bloat that makes me feel big and slow way before my time. I'm going to try to do the low carb vegetarian thing for a few days to help my symptoms as well as my weight gain. I don't want to lose control of this pregnancy, especially this early, or I'll have a bigger battle post partum.
Right now though I am at the bounce place with my son. Thankfully they have internet so I can amuse myself while he and the other kids form packs and wreak havoc on the inflatables... It shows me what a good kid I really have. He's not destructive, aggressive, he isn't screaming his head off and he makes sure to stop every ten minutes or so to tell me he loves me and that I'm the best. *Sniffle* I can't believe he starts school a week from Monday. I have spent the majority of my prayer time on him and my fear of him becoming exposed to other influences beyond me. I know how strongly friends shape a young man so I continuously beg God to put the right people in his life to make him the man He would want him to be. I hope he never loses that loving, snuggle spirit (I'm going to do everything I can to nurture it) and I hope he continues to love Jesus and his momma. I dread the days where he inevitably will flex his muscles and test his independence against his father and I but, in those times , I hope I remember that my only job is to lovingly guide him, not beat him to a pulp. Right now he is playing with a little girl who's probably only two or three and guiding her through the obstacle courses. I hope he always has a heart for the underdog, helping those who could use a hand, and I hope I can stem this tears and not get caught blubbering like an idiot. Thank you, hormones...
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It's Thursday, Know What That Means?
By Amanda_McDaniel » Posted Jul. 23, 2015 12:27pm - 161 views - 3 comments
Today marks eight weeks for me and little Sprout. It's a first real mile marker and I'm glad we both made it safely. Honestly, I've felt better... If my son had been this uncomfortable, I wonder if I would have tried again. The hardest part of that pregnancy had been the labor but, if it's any indicator, this baby will fall out of me with hardly any effort when the time comes. I'm up to three anti-nausea pills a day (my recommended dosage tops out at four a day). They're working, for the most part, I just wish every healthy food I have didn't turn my stomach. Usually, if I can fight that nausea long enough to cook and actually get it into my mouth, I'm all right but it takes a real act of Congress to get it done. And then some foods are still a no-go, like tomatoes. That breaks my little Southern heart because we tend to live off tomato sandwiches this time of year around here. I wish I could find a healthy, organic food that appealed to me as a snack so I could feel better and break free from this sugary bloat that makes me feel big and slow way before my time. I'm going to try to do the low carb vegetarian thing for a few days to help my symptoms as well as my weight gain. I don't want to lose control of this pregnancy, especially this early, or I'll have a bigger battle post partum.
Right now though I am at the bounce place with my son. Thankfully they have internet so I can amuse myself while he and the other kids form packs and wreak havoc on the inflatables... It shows me what a good kid I really have. He's not destructive, aggressive, he isn't screaming his head off and he makes sure to stop every ten minutes or so to tell me he loves me and that I'm the best. *Sniffle* I can't believe he starts school a week from Monday. I have spent the majority of my prayer time on him and my fear of him becoming exposed to other influences beyond me. I know how strongly friends shape a young man so I continuously beg God to put the right people in his life to make him the man He would want him to be. I hope he never loses that loving, snuggle spirit (I'm going to do everything I can to nurture it) and I hope he continues to love Jesus and his momma. I dread the days where he inevitably will flex his muscles and test his independence against his father and I but, in those times , I hope I remember that my only job is to lovingly guide him, not beat him to a pulp. Right now he is playing with a little girl who's probably only two or three and guiding her through the obstacle courses. I hope he always has a heart for the underdog, helping those who could use a hand, and I hope I can stem this tears and not get caught blubbering like an idiot. Thank you, hormones...
Comments for this Journal Entry
 | Comment from Amanda_McDaniel » Posted Jul. 27, 2015 7:33pm I've been on a mixture of prenatal samples from my doctor because he said they are all basically the same but I will check to see if there's iron in the ones I'm on. |
 | Comment from luckyrobin » Posted Jul. 27, 2015 5:54pm Congrats on the 8 week marker! Have you tried a prenatal without iron? I cut out the iron (my levels are always healthy tho) and I feel SO much better it's unbelievable. Just taking a regular multi-as they don't sell no-iron pills here in Canada. |
 | Comment from Sailorswife » Posted Jul. 24, 2015 1:03pm Yay for 8 weeks! Keep growing baby! |
