Crystal Clear

So my liquid intake is limited. Very limited compared to before. I basically drink water, juice and no caffeinated soft drinks. I do, luckily, drink one cup of coffee every morning. After my 5mos of pregnancy I had to ask my doctor if I can drink coffee. I was given the go and go I went.

So that took up my one caffeinated drink per day.

Now, I don't drink enough water as is. I can go all morning without it. *So bad.

With being pregnant, water is your best friend. Whether you want it to be or not. When I don't drink enough , I get cramps on my belly. That's not fun. To make it more fun I have opened up my water options. With what you say? With.....



I have forgotten this existed. They come is so many flavors. It does make my required water intake a little better. You know what? It's low in sodium (less bloating), no calories (yay) and no caffiene (yay x 2). It's like my dream water.

I bought five flavors to see which one I like. When I brought it home, husband said people drank this when they try to lose weight. They would drink this in replacement of soda.

Interesting. I doubt people think I'm trying to lose weight.

Music Galore

It's nice to have a DJ Friend whose music I enjoy/love.

Thanks, Danny, for all 15,000 indie/retro songs

Fork

Went to the Bayou City Art Festival this year. It marks the second time in a row we've gone. This year was far better than last. Perhaps it was because we managed to find art/jewelry we liked and bought them.

We found two paintings, from an artist from Chicago, for Oliver's room. Once his room is complete, I will show the world. Right now all we seem to be doing is buying accessories. We have yet to paint and put the crib together.

Then I found a ring for myself. Really happy about my purchase. It's so hard finding fashion jewelry I like. I guess that's why my accessories stash is not so grand. I buy and buy, but only end up wearing a few. We got to a jewelry stand at the festival. They made rings, braclets, etc. out of silverware. How cool is that? So cool, I bought a fork ring. I was trying to find a spoon ring I liked ,to make a set, but they were boring. I've seen spoon rings before, though. Anyway, here is my recent purchase:

So basically, it's a fork wrapped around my finger.

Dying shopping habit

Shopping online has declined tremendously because of three things:

1. My growing mid section. I never know what size it will be next week.
2. I can't shop maternity clothes because they are too big for me. I could get medium size clothing, but do I really need that many mediums? I'm betting on going back to small/extra small :)
3. Taking # 2 into consideration, I'm limited to purchasing maxi dresses and pants that have elastic waist. This is very limited. Maxi dresses end up looking the same. Who wants the same black maxi from different brands? Elastic waists? Pfffttt...good luck. I managed to find two so far.

Currently, leggings are my best friends right now. Oh and when your breast gets bigger, your veins pop out more. Just an FYI. So showing your chest area (even to show off your brand new knockers) can be embarassing.

Looking foward to getting pregnant now?

Just kidding. It's not that bad. I just wanted to vent a little because I love to shop. When my habit slows down, I get a little sad.

In the end, I get a Oliver.

I don't want it.

I've often been asked if I get upset with people touching my belly. Surprisingly, I tell them no. Then again, it's only the people I know who have been doing it. It's the strangers that will give me the creeps.

What I do get upset about is when people (especially those who never had a child or carried one) gives me pregnancy advise. I mean, come on, what experience are you drawing from? The next set of people are strangers and distant family members. I can take immediate family. Aunts, uncles can keep their mouth closed.

We all have different views of taking care of our children. If I want your opinion, I'll ask for it. Don't give it to me unwanted. It just makes me upset.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to fight this morning sickness off. Blah.

Lazy Dog

We moved this past weekend. Even though the men did the heavy lifting, I was not allowed to do much, I was exhausted. Packing and unpacking is just as tiring as heavy lifting.

The previous tenants of our new place (Whom I hate, btw. Simply because they are dirty) decided to leave several items behind. When I say several I mean food, clothes, junk, etc. It's like the things they didn't want, they left behind. Oh did I mention how filthy they were? They were three guys living like frat boys. We met one of them when we viewed the house. This dude's room smelled like weed. We were later informed that he works for our current mayor. He looked like a total douche.

Anyway, we don't know yet what to do with their things. So Michael decided to place them all on one pile and cover it with a sheet.

I found Cooper like this:

That's him on top of the covered pile. He's used to napping on our couch, only when there is a sheet on top of it. I guess he thought this was our couch. We don't currently have one, which comes in on Wed.