Oh, hi!

I really don't post here as often as I should. Mindy worries a lot about the changes that a baby will bring to our lives. Personally, I'm not worried. We were both babies once, and as far as I'm concerned that makes us both uniquely qualified to be parents.

I know I have no idea what I'm doing as far as parenting goes, but I guess I just don't see what there is to fret about. Human beings have been reproducing for quite some time. If you go back far enough (which isn't even very far, really), you can find plenty of my ancestors who weren't born in hospitals and whose parents didn't read a bunch of books about how to be parents.

I think a lot about the theoretical underpinnings (how pretentious does that sound?) of my philosophy towards child-rearing. It's totally impractical from a preparatory standpoint to think about guiding principles, but I just don't see how an in-depth analysis of diaper changing, breastfeeding, and not sleeping can really improve my proficiency in any of those things.

Everyone wants to talk to you about what being a parent is going to be like, but (and I hate to admit it) I just don't care to listen. If the only thing I have in common with someone is a baby that I don't even have yet, I don't want to listen to that person's advice about anything. I guess I've just never been much for advice in general. I'd like to learn things the easy way, but I don't know if there is an easy way for me to learn anything. I get bored trying to listen. And, honestly, I kind of like the hard way of learning. Unless my health or financial well-being is at risk.

Soo... that's me being crabby for the week. Until next time!

Ahhhh! I'm crazy busy!

Well, it's been a long time since I've posted anything. I'm a terrible mom-blogger. :( 


I've been really busy with work, and I've been completing a four week interview session to be an online teaching assistant for Ashford University. I'm also enrolled in CMPA 110 online through SCAD so I can learn Illustrator and Maya. I've used Photoshop before, and I thought this would be a good chance to learn some more software. Back when I was a bored housewife, I made comics that I would post to my myspace blog. I'd like to get back to doing that at some point in my life. Funny enough, I have one where I'm having a conversation with my uterus by phone, and I hang up on it. Maybe I can dig that one out for the blog... 


Enough about me. This blog isn't about Mindy. 


So far, the pregnancy has been fine. I'm definitely getting a belly now. I've been wearing some maternity clothes already. They're just so comfortable. Oh, and I can actually feel my uterus. Derek was able to feel it, too. It's like I have a basketball under my skin, just above my pelvis. It's neat :D 


Lately, I've felt awful because I think my blood sugar may be really low. Typically, I don't eat small meals throughout the day. I eat breakfast, snack for lunch, and dinner. End of story. Yesterday, I went for a run in the morning, and I came back and ate. By 9, I had a headache. I was ridiculously tired, and I felt a couple times like I might faint. Well, I went and ate a Veggie Sammy from Quiznos for lunch in lieu of my Kefir. It was tasty. It helped for a little while to have something more substantial than drinkable yogurt. 


I came home last night and ate a Chik'n Patty  and a salad. I don't really like meat, and I was once a vegetarian. It's really hard for me to eat a lot of meat without forcing myself to do it. I honestly feel better about myself when I am a vegetarian, but my anemia forces me to eat red meat. Anyway! Back to the story! About 30 minutes after my patty, I felt HORRIBLE. I was lightheaded, and I felt physically sick. My heart was racing like I had gone for a run. Then, I went to bed, and I woke up several times, sweating profusely. Ol' trusty WebMD says that these are signs of hypoglycemia. I had already been warned by my doctor's office that I had low blood sugar, so I wasn't surprised. 


Today, I felt pretty much the same until I had a big lunch. I had some peanut butter crackers along with my Lean Cuisine pizza. 

Tasty.

Well, I guess the point of this story is to say that I've felt pretty yucky lately, but I think I just need to eat more, and I need to eat more often. 

My cravings so far have mostly been milk and citrus-y stuff. I've never had so much grapefruit in my life. I've also craved Mexican food, but that was a pre-pregnancy craving, and who doesn't crave Mexican food? 

Once the belly is a little more visible, I'll post some pictures. I can't believe I'm almost finished with my first trimester. Only another full week! So exciting!