You read that right!
Drew and I are adding to our little family. Max will be joined by Baby Bautista next February,
and that means a lot of changes in our household and of course, in me!
I found out I was expecting shortly before our second
anniversary, so I thought to myself, "what better way to tell
Drew?" Here's how he found out:
After our wonderful anniversary dinner, we set out to buy a
copy of "What to Expect When You're Expecting," so that we could read
up on the months ahead. For me,
pregnancy meant making some major adjustments.
I didn't want to do anything halfway, so anything in or on my body that
could potentially have a negative effect on the that little one now sharing
this space, I gave up. Here are just a
few things from that long list:
-Alcohol
-caffeine (yes, coffee AND soda)
-Sushi
-Feta, Brie and Goat cheese
-Rollercoasters
-Saunas
-Bumper cars
-Any and all skin products with harmful chemicals (Which
included my entire collection of facial cleansers and anti-wrinkle products)
-Any and all crazy death-defying activities like
bungee-jumping or sky-diving
The good news is, pregnancy isn't all sacrifice. There are many symptoms that most women
experience either during the first trimester or their whole duration. Some of those symptoms are like superhuman
powers! Here are my new superpowers:
- superhuman sense of smell
- super-efficient kidneys
- super fast growing hair and nails
- super ability to nap through anything
I realize these are the absolute lamest superpowers of all
time, but I'm still trying to think of a
good superhero name to go along with these powers. All I could think of so far
is "The Amazing Potty-Dancing Narcoleptic." Suggestions
are encouraged.
In addition to the powers, I acquired a few weaknesses. That includes a constant fatigue, on and off
nausea and food aversions to- at one point it seemed like everything. I originally intended to eat a healthy,
all-natural organic diet of mostly fruits and vegetables. Those intentions quickly turned into eating
whatever didn't trigger nausea upon sight or smell. For about a month, my diet consisted of Ritz
crackers, toast, gingerale, and then tacos.
Lots of tacos. For some reason I
will eat anything as long as it's in taco form.
Another staple in my diet is popsicles. Every pregnancy comes with its own
challenges, and like many situations, Arizona presents a particular challenge
in this case. Most doctors and books
will tell you not to submerge your body into temperatures that are above 101
degrees. This means no hot tubs or saunas.
But what if you live in a sauna?
It's August in Arizona. Nine
weeks into my pregnancy it was 118 degrees outside and hadn't rained for 4
months. Just getting into my car to
drive to lunch knocked the wind out of me and brought the morning's lovely nausea back in full force. Staying hydrated and staying cool posed a
problem. My solution: pineapple
popsicles. As the long Summer continues,
you may want to invest in Dole, because those icy treats are succeeding in
keeping me below my boiling point, and providing a delicious healthy dose of
fruit for me and this little one:
Needless to say, from this day forward, Our Life in A-Z will
revolve around the little one we love so much and can't wait to meet. In true future-mom-blog fashion, here are the
monthly photos so far:
No, not much has changed on the outside. But trust me if you
ask my lovely husband who recently drove through two restaurants just to get me
what I wanted for dinner- he can
verify. I'm pregnant.
