Archive for October, 2008
October 6, 2008 at 9:07 am · Filed under daily
Ah, right now is the time when my little baby love is taking her nap, so I get to do a lot of things that I normally don’t have time for when she’s awake (like, throughout the WHOLE day, since she likes to play a lot and her naps are only about half an hour long at a time after her big morning nap). I’ve got a load of her laundry in the dryer, I did the dishes, ate breakfast, cleaned out her bassinet, laid out her next gdiapers for the day, and even groomed myself and brushed my teeth. Heh. I’m doing good! When everyone wakes up (husband is still sleeping too), I’m going to get the vaccuum cleaner running in the kitchen area.
I’m really very sore today, due to yesterday’s 1.5-hour bout of hard yoga. Man, it gets the blood moving, and my juices flowing. I am so grateful for it. It starts and ends with a brief meditation period too, so I always feel so grounded right afterwards. I love being able to find the time to take care of myself. It’s important to me because if I don’t feel safe in my own skin, and grounded, I won’t be a very good mother anyway. I am back to being my old natural self: vegetarian, exercising, meditating, etc. Heck, I even look like I used to before I got pregnant, without any help of a real weight-loss “diet” (like taking Phentermine). I’m grateful that I can bounce back so easily. I’m trying to eat a lot throughout the day, and drink a lot of water. My metabolism is so extra high right now, due to my hyperthyroid issue, that if I skip even half a meal, I start getting dizzy and very tired, like I haven’t eaten in years. It’s crazy. So I’m even trying to eat 4 times a day, and snack throughout the day. Just to keep my energy level up.
Taking care of yourself takes a lot out of you. Go figure.
October 5, 2008 at 10:27 pm · Filed under daily
Today, I went to my first me-only yoga class since last November (when we found out I was pregnant). During the pregnancy, I went to prenatal yoga classes, but they weren’t as “hardcore” as the classes I was taking originally, of course, since they were only geared towards pregnant women. I appreciated it then, since I could hardly move and breathe right when my tummy got really big. And bending over was a task in and of itself, so I got tired easily. Now that I am back to my normal self and can actually see my knees again, I am craving regular, hardcore, hang-upside-down yoga like white on rice, or magnets to refrigerators. I thought I was going to be easily tired today in class, or that I couldn’t do a lot of the positions, but I did better than I thought I would. I’m still adjusting, it appears, to having a bigger boobage in front. Makes lying on my tummy not so comfortable anymore. But hooray for me, I went through the whole 1.5-hour class without having to rest! I did all the poses, and held them as long as my teacher did. I am so glad to be back!! Before I know it, I’m going to have that awesome flat tummy again. It’s getting there!
October 5, 2008 at 1:26 pm · Filed under interests
So I already got Lily Bean’s first Halloween costume. It looks like it may be a little too big for her, but we’ll see how it goes. It didn’t come with the pants I thought it did, so I am kind of pissed off about that little bit of false advertisement. Ugh. But since I’m being a little lazy, I’m going to make due with her white ribbed tights instead. You’ll see what I’m talking about when she’s all in it. I’ll take a photo (or ten) and show them (or rather, brag about them, hehe) when the time comes. She’s going to look adorable in it!!
This year, holidays feel a little more sacred, a little more meaningful. With a baby, we want to make Christmas, birthdays, and general holidays a little more special. Heck, even Valentine’s Day. I want her to celebrate these holidays with gusto, while giving her the choice when she gets older to celebrate them or not. I was never given that choice, made to believe that wanting to celebrate anything — even birthdays — is stupid. So I want Lily Bean to have options. Options and choices are good to have. I don’t think I’ll go overboard, though, like actually decking the house up in Halloween decor or throwing Halloween costume parties complete with Halloween invitations (I’m not a Halloween person, despite being born the day before it). It’s not that I think it’s silly or anything, but I’m actually afraid of Halloween decor. Yes, I know it’s all fake and stuff, but the scary masks and fake blood stuff and even the fake spider web scare the bejeezus out of me, man. Why can’t we all dress up like pretty peace-loving princesses and fairies instead of scary witches and goblins?! Heh.
I’m excited for this Christmas. We usually put up a tree, and some lights. We don’t go overboard with the decor for Christmas either, seeing as how I can’t stand clutter (I want to DE-clutter, but Dave keeps forbidding me to get rid of stuff… grr). It will be fun shopping for her gifts, though.
October 4, 2008 at 12:17 pm · Filed under baby bean, daily
Dude, I seriously need to get back to work and make some more money. I don’t like that my savings is dwindling with this maternity leave. Times like this, I really wish the U.S. was as forward thinking as other parts of the world, where parental leave is not only encouraged but compensated for. Dave is getting parental leave, but having only one income is still a little hard on our household right now, especially adjusting to a newborn baby. I’m going back to work on a very part time basis, just enough to get some money so that we can pay bills and have a little left over to save for. I don’t like having to dip into my rainy day nest egg like this. I’ve been going kind of crazy buying little odds and ends for Lily Bean, from baby clothes to trying out different sorts of diapering systems. Times are rough, but they’re not too bad, still. Oh well, we’ll get through it.
Speaking of baby clothes, I am so addicted to getting Lily Bean some baby gowns. I’ve been looking everywhere, but I haven’t found any that I like. Apparently, they’re not so popular anymore. They should be, because they look so darn cute on babies, and they make diaper-changing so much easier — no clips, zippers, or snaps to fondle with while the poor baby is tired or fussy. I have also been looking for baby leg warmers that would fit newborns. Most of the ones she has are so big for her, she can’t wear them yet. It sucks. The search goes on!
October 3, 2008 at 10:43 pm · Filed under daily, interests
We’ve been trying out something new in terms of grocery shopping. I don’t like grocery shopping — takes too much time and effort, not to mention gas money and stuff like that. Dave usually runs out and gets little items, bit by bit, even though that takes more time in the long run. We like doing that because then we can guarantee that we waste less food by not eating it all before they go bad. However, since we’ve learned about Spud.ca, this significantly reduces how much time we spend at the grocery stores, physically! Except for a few items like ice cream and basil and mint leaves, the online grocery store has everything. Not only that, but their fresh produce are organic and locally made, and everything else they do their best to meet those standards too. Shopping online for food is a little strange, I have to admit, but with the free delivery and everything that can be found, what better way to do it? I hear they are offered in other places too, like Los Angeles, so it’s not just strictly B.C., Canada. That’s awesome. It’s nice knowing that our food comes from local farmers and they’re organic. It makes it less nerve wracking eating. Plus, their meat products are also healthy and free range, if you’re into that. Since we’re vegetarians, we don’t look at that, but it’s good knowing that organic meats are encouraged.
If you’re interested in trying Spud out, I got some promotional codes for you to use so that you can save $25 on your first order. (Does this count as a digital signage advertisement? Haha.)
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