From what I've heard/been told (I haven't researched this at all), people should be getting an average of 10,000 steps a day. When I was on a recent vacation in Belgium I averaged 12-15,000 a day (approximately 5-6 miles a day!). When I got home I hadn't gained a single pound (after eating Belgian waffles, chocolates, and french fries almost daily and being 7 months pregnant). Now that I've been home for almost three weeks I have already gained four pounds!!! This is because I am averaging only 2,000 steps a day! It doesn't help that Louisiana is hot like pancake wrapped sausages--all sticky and soggy. Bleh.
Sometimes I'll walk back and forth to the bathroom just to get a couple of extra steps in. Every bit helps, right?
Our recent baby adventure has been to get clothing ready. I have an amazingly selfless friend who hooked us up with three large bags of baby girl clothes for free. I was super excited, of course, to be able to save money and because a ton of the clothes are super cute. There's even an LSU cheer outfit and a Tiger costume (Halloween--check!). I'm also very weird about using things that aren't mine or don't come from people I know directly. (She received these clothes through a cousin's friend....)
Luckily, another friend of mine (from birth) is pregnant and she's been having these radical successes with Oxyclean. She managed to get a yellowed from age blanket perfectly white and get fish oil out of a shirt that had been washed already. Excitement!
Here's how it went down: We get the baby clothes into the tub to soak with Oxyclean and realize that the clothes smell like cat pee. It's not too bad at first, but once you add water...it is pretty overwhelming. Luckily I'm a little congested, but my poor husband! We soaked the clothes with oodles of powder for about 12 hours (this is just batch one). Next we washed it with Dreft and dried it on high heat. Batch two: Same water, more Oxyclean--the water was still soapy. Here's the water, post batches of baby clothes:
No, that is not Louisiana water's style. We actually have great water here, so you can imagine how gross this is coming from baby clothes. Please ignore our old-style marbled bathroom wall--we're still renters.
So far, the verdict is that after soaking and washing (and rinsing twice...and maybe washing just once more) that the clothes are fine. I have deeply inhaled through some items we've dried and there is no smell left. Whew. I'm still thankful for my wonderful friend and for not having to buy tons of clothes that apparently only last for a wear or two.
Happier Picture:
we've finished painting our corner shelf and it's in place. We have a few little trinkets on there, but it'll fill up soon. We've also cut out some different colored papers to try on wings and eyes for our owl shelves:
we've finished painting our corner shelf and it's in place. We have a few little trinkets on there, but it'll fill up soon. We've also cut out some different colored papers to try on wings and eyes for our owl shelves:
I know--they look strange. The eyes have pencil-colored dots in the center to try to better picture them with black centers. There will be a white circle, then a black one inside of the colored eyes. I am also going to make the eyes bigger (maybe). Pretty good idea of what they'll look like though. We also have other patterns of paper to try out.
Ladies...here's a question for you. If you are in the OB's office and aren't feeling well (possibly from morning sickness or from the glucose test), which of the following would you do:
A) notify the doctor that you have to leave because you are that ill
B) sit in the large comfy chairs right outside of the bathroom--just incase
C) sit in the waiting room with a garbage can between your legs--just incase
Well. Considering I have few to zero readers, I will go ahead and let you in on a shocking truth. There was a woman in the waiting room (surrounded by other women, children, and some men) with a trash can at her feet. Sometimes she was even leaning over it rocking back and forth. I mean...really? She was undergoing the dreaded three hour glucose test, so I know she wasn't feeling too hot (I don't really know that...the one hour test didn't phase me at all...but I've heard it's awful). However, does that mean it's okay to puke in front of people at a doctor's office? How unsanitary is that?!?!!! I'd like to think that she's in a minority of people. What happened to Southern Ladies? No, I'm not really one either...I did just use the word "puke".
Words of encouragement from my husband that all women should be so lucky to hear: "oooooh mannnn, you're going to RIP!"....yes. Yes, he was talking about during labor. All I can say in response to that is: He's hilarious, and probably right. Ouch. I'm still anti cutting; let's just see what happens. If I have to get stitches either way, let's just wait it out incase I have a tiny-headed baby (not likely).
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