Ramblings

I am so bored right now. So, naturally, I decided to update my blog. Feeling special yet? ;)

I think once I'm done here I'll switch over to one of my favorite pass times: going into the bathroom, turning on the shower, and then sitting on the ledge and thinking and/or praying while the water beats down on my legs. I love water. The sound, feel... steam, when it's hot. In this heinously dry and flat part of the world it's about the only exposure I can get to my beloved water. Well, aside from the odd rain storm, or the times I have sat beside the bleach-saturated UTA fountains. I have to admit that I'm looking forward to Hurricane Ike and all his wrath, if for no other reason then the sound of rain beating against my window and the option to go out and frolic in it if the mood arises. Maybe someday I'll live in a place with a lot of water-- waterfalls, oceans... heck, even lakes if they aren't murky brown. Mountains, cool crisp air. Texas has none of the above, except in the lovely late autumn weeks (notice I said weeks, not months). I don't think I was meant to live in Texas. I'm so miserable here. I want to move up north as soon as humanly possible. Preferably to New Hampshire, although Washington State would be fine, too...

But, enough dreaming. Back to a humid 92 degrees and flat earth as far as the eye can see. Oh, and smog. Lovely, lovely smog.

Can you tell I'm not feeling especially good today? I'm not. I woke up with a splitting headache this morning and I can't take anything for it because of the baby. Technically I could pop a tylenol or two, but I think I would have to be practically dying before I would do that. I don't want to introduce any kind of medication into my system unless it is falling down necessary. Since I've been pregnant I have taken one antacid. That's it. No caffeine, no other medication. An antacid and my prenatal vitamins. I don't want to break that record now. Maybe that's another reason I like the steamy shower. It helps out my sinuses.

I haven't been eating very well... lots of junk. We went to Golden Corral last night for our "date night" and my meal consisted mainly of mashed potatos and macaroni and cheese, since that was what I was craving. Today I had 2 pieces of toast for breakfast and a gargantuan nacho platter for lunch, although I had NO IDEA it would be as big as it was. I also had no idea it didn't come with pico de gallo or guacamole or lettuce. Just chips, beans, beef and cheese. For $5. I'm ashamed to say I ate most of it.

Pregnancy comes with a whole new form of guilt. It's one thing when something is not good for your body. It's quite another when it's not especially good for your baby's body. Granted, I think they get more nutrients and less bad stuff, but still. The overall health of the mother affects the overall health of the baby, and when I make poor dietary choices I can't help but feel bad. I pay for them, though. Right now I feel heavy, gross, thristy and am still nursing that headache. My nausea has lingered, as have my food aversions. I am 15 weeks now. They need to stop!!

The baby is doing well, though, as far as I can tell. My belly has gotten a little bigger, but I still haven't gain much weight (that may change if I keep eating like I have been!). No problems, no worrisome symptoms. I think I might have felt my first little flutter, too! It was right around 14 weeks, which is pretty early for a first pregnancy. But then, this kid has been early all the way through. We heard the heart beat 3 weeks early, too. I have felt it a couple of times since then as well. But no real activity yet. Probably in the next few weeks.

I have adjusted to the idea of being a mom a little bit more. I'm grateful this is a 9-month process. I think we need the time just to wrap our minds around what is happening! I have stopped worrying so much about things, and the baby isn't continuously on my mind all the time, which makes time pass so much faster! It's nice to kind of check off the weeks as they seemingly fly by, as opposed to how it was with the first trimester when everything went by... so... slowly.

Anyway, enough about me, let's talk about Terry. He's doing really well. He had been registered for 19 credit hours this semester (which is a HUGE work load), but dropped Chem II and took his load down to 15. The professor is allowing him to audit the class, though, so he's still attending lecture and gleaning knowledge for when we re-takes it. That will no doubt give him a huge advantage next time around! He's not particularly happy about dropping the class. He really enjoys the material and the labs, but he also wanted to do well. Doing well in ANY class is hard, but this is a "weeder" lab science, so its doubly so. When you have 5 other classes to consider, it's virtually impossible to devote the necessary study time.

He's also taking Genetics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Spanish III (with me), American History and Business Calculus. None of them are especially challenging for him except for Genetics, which requires a lot of study time. He's gotten himself involved in a few campus organizations, and is looking to possibly head up another. Other then school, he's still playing in the the church orchestra. He has actually played the prelude before the service a couple of times and has done really, really well! He's also still looking for a part-time job. If you have any suggestions, let one of us know!

Anyway, that's really all that's going on in our neck of the woods. Thanks for listening to my ramblings... I'm off to enjoy the shower water!