Sunday, May 1, 2011
15 Days in
15 Days into my 31st year. I am an expecting mother - a conflicted daughter, and a confused professional. Woo! The Reinventing 30 campaign was fairly successful. I tried many new things - expanded my horizons. Now on to the next adventure - motherhood!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Failures
I think my March theme has been what can I fail at today? I have never really been a person to accept failure - but this pregnancy has been hard on me. I am admitting things about myself that I never would have. I am also questioning everything: from who I am to what I want.
I guess a little bit of failure can be good for self analysis and renewal. Just wondering how much I can handle.
I guess a little bit of failure can be good for self analysis and renewal. Just wondering how much I can handle.
Monday, January 24, 2011
How this year has gone...so far
As usual my good intentions fell by the wayside this year. My project went pretty well though. The blogging just didn't get done. I have not picked my projects for the next three months - but I have a feeling they will be baby-centric.
For February I did the Wii Shape with Jenny McCarthy - it was horrible.
For March the project was to read non-fiction, not nearly as bad as the work-out.
April was my birthday month - I think the theme was relaxing and drinking. I also started a new job, which was horrendous. I also started a Child Birth Education certification course.
May was spent learning everything about cars.
June was spent learning to live without the sun (due to a newly developed sun allergy).
July was spent trying for better living through pharmaceuticals - great results - crazy ride.
August saw yet another new job and an adjustment to 2nd shift and learning more about distribution.
September was Positive attitude month - everyday focused on a new positive living quote.
The project for October was to take the Marriage Challenge. This was a concept much hyped a few years ago suggested by a minister to strengthen the relationships of the couples. The challenge was to put the focus back on your marriage by having physical intimacy every day for 30 days - so it once again becomes a habit - a needed aspect of the marital relationship. Since Ken's birthday is in October I thought - what better month to try this?
Since we celebrated our 6th anniversary last January and I turned 30 in April Ken and I had discussed trying for children. Those of you who know us know we have had pregnancy loss and I was hesitant to actually try. The thought of parenting scared me too (still does). However, I had been told many times getting pregnant would be difficult - and maybe impossible for me. So we went off birth control in September. Statistically, with my medical conditions and medications we were expecting 6 months to 1 year to conceive (probably w/ medical intervention after 6 months).
Surprise! We got pregnant the first month! We are now 17 weeks along and hopefully will learn the sex Friday.
November was spent doing a lot (more) baby reading. December's focus was the Advent Conspiracy - a non-commercial Christmas focused on family and experiences.
This year will be very baby-focused, so I will be renaming the blog.
For February I did the Wii Shape with Jenny McCarthy - it was horrible.
For March the project was to read non-fiction, not nearly as bad as the work-out.
April was my birthday month - I think the theme was relaxing and drinking. I also started a new job, which was horrendous. I also started a Child Birth Education certification course.
May was spent learning everything about cars.
June was spent learning to live without the sun (due to a newly developed sun allergy).
July was spent trying for better living through pharmaceuticals - great results - crazy ride.
August saw yet another new job and an adjustment to 2nd shift and learning more about distribution.
September was Positive attitude month - everyday focused on a new positive living quote.
The project for October was to take the Marriage Challenge. This was a concept much hyped a few years ago suggested by a minister to strengthen the relationships of the couples. The challenge was to put the focus back on your marriage by having physical intimacy every day for 30 days - so it once again becomes a habit - a needed aspect of the marital relationship. Since Ken's birthday is in October I thought - what better month to try this?
Since we celebrated our 6th anniversary last January and I turned 30 in April Ken and I had discussed trying for children. Those of you who know us know we have had pregnancy loss and I was hesitant to actually try. The thought of parenting scared me too (still does). However, I had been told many times getting pregnant would be difficult - and maybe impossible for me. So we went off birth control in September. Statistically, with my medical conditions and medications we were expecting 6 months to 1 year to conceive (probably w/ medical intervention after 6 months).
Surprise! We got pregnant the first month! We are now 17 weeks along and hopefully will learn the sex Friday.
November was spent doing a lot (more) baby reading. December's focus was the Advent Conspiracy - a non-commercial Christmas focused on family and experiences.
This year will be very baby-focused, so I will be renaming the blog.
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