For Me For Life

I haven’t posted in awhile because, well basically nothing much is new. My days are so incredibly full with work and being a mom and trying to remain somewhat insane during this first trimester. I’ve been feeling positively icky and positively tired and basically go to bed ASAP. I go to the doctor next week for the first time. I really hope there aren’t heartbeat issues…she doesn’t really do ultrasounds unless there is a problem or just for the big one where you can find out the sex, so I’m just remaining positive. I just feel so sad for those who have struggled with their pregnancies. It SUCKS! But, I have to know that if something were to happen, it has to be for a reason….something just wasn’t right with the baby. It’s just really really hard to think about.

I’m definitely quite a bit rounder. Even my size 18s I’ve been wearing are super tight at the end of the day. I’m ready to move into maternity pants, but still feel kind of weird doing that before people at work know…and with my growing belly and the incredible fullness of my boobs, well, they probably just think I’m gaining weight…which I am…about 7 or so pounds so far. The exercise has basically stopped because I’m so dang tired at the end of the day, and as soon as it stops, the weight starts to pile on…regardless of what I eat…and I definitely feel like I need more carb heavy foods to help settle the ickyness. Anyway, I’m trying really hard to eat out less, make sure I’m cooking healthy meals and making the best choices possible. I am super hungry though at times!!! SO, that’s what’s going on!!!

We are going to NYC this weekend for a visit. My hubby is presenting at a conference on Friday morning and then we’re going to play the rest of the weekend. The dang Stagehands strike is going to keep us from seeing play we’ve been dying to see, but what can you do? It’ll be awesome to be back in the city, feel urban (which always makes me happy!) and take Abel (DS) for the first time. He just turned 1 last week and is just totally awesome.

That’s my news in a nutshell. Cheers to everyone out there!

Jodi (note I’m calling you Jodi, but everyone calls her Jo) tagged me!

 The Rules:

1-Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog
2-Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird
3-Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs
4- Let them know they are TAGGED by leaving a comment on their blog

Seven facts about me:

1) During this pregnancy, when I see a commercial for a certain kind of food, or when someone mentions a certain food, I want it immediately and I am so so so satisfied when I actually get to eat it!

2)  My dog’s name is Wrigely due to the fact I’m a big Cubs fan.  My dad has been a card carrying Die Hard Cubs Fan since he was 9 years old.  The card is still in his wallet.

3)  I lived in NYC for 4 years while I worked and went to grad school.  My heart and soul are in NYC and I think about it everyday.

4)  My husband is my number 1 best friend in the world.  He’ll do anything for me and we have worked incredibly hard at being a true partnership.  I’m madly in love with this man! We got married when we were 22, right out of college, and I don’t regret a day of it.

5) My first crush was Michael J. Fox.  My second crush was River Phoenix.  I had both of their autographs and now I can’t find them anywhere!

6)  My favorite band is Dave Matthews Band.  I have a not so secret crush on Stephan Lessard, the bassist…although I think in real life he might be a real jerk.  The last concert I went to was this summer.  I met some 16 year olds there who were 2 when I first saw Dave Matthews Band open for The Samples at a small bar in Chicago.  It was 1993, and I was 18.

7) My true dream and goal is to one day work with schools to make them the very best learning environments for teachers and students.  I want to use this work to lobby for education, testify on Capital Hill, and make sure that useful, relevant, and  child and teacher-friendly laws are made for schools.

Most people have been tagged, but I’ll go ahead and try to do 7…even if they are repeats!

renee

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