Remembering when your sick...

Oh Man! So this week I got a major sinus infection..Totally bites! Being pregnant I am not sure what I can or can't take and I'll be the first to say no to any medication..knowing the consequences it could have on my baby. Well, after spending 2 days feeling like I was dying..can't breat,sleep, and everything hurt! (We wont talk about coughing and sneezing while pregnant) I went to see my nutritionalist who gave me an aromatherapy treatment and oil and a herb that has near kicked my old. Last night was the first night I was able to sleep comfortably and not wake my poor husband with my tossing and turning. I highly recommend Theives oil. You can get it on Amazon. Its a bit pricey but so worth it. I put it on my neck before bed and used it in a difuser. IT opens your passage ways and kills the bad bacteria/viruses in your nose! Its wonderful and it isn't harming the baby. (even better) My nutritionlist also reminded me of Chicken soup! (how could I forget!) The important properties that chicken soup has besides being yummy and a comfort food (for me anyways) is very healing. When you take a chicken (whole;with bone) and boil it making your own stock is very important. The minerals and vitamins you get from the chicken stock helps fight off colds and builds your immune system! So if your not feeling good make a pot of old fashion chicken soup! You'll be feeling better before you know it!! All I do is boil a whole chicken then add all kinds of veggies. Don't forget the garlic! and let it boil together...then enjoy!! adding noodles or rice is ok but your body is trying to heal and if it has to break down a carb it has to focus on breaking that down too.

Being Prego...

Oh the joys of being pregnant!! I am now 24 weeks..woot woot! The baby moves ALOT...especially at night. All well, the good thing Charlie can now feel the baby all the time! And the baby responds to his touch; which is sooooo cool! Being pregnant for me has been up and down.The first trimester was miserable so we dont talk about it. OK maybe a little...I had morning sickness all day. I tried to do what everyone told me to try and nothing really worked other than just waiting it out. At week 20 I'd say I started feeling much better! (there is hope see) My energy is up..dont be fooled by that statement I still need a midafternoon nap, and the sickness is gone.Yeah! I have not had any cravings where I just had to have ______. I have had different "seasons" of bizzare things like: orange juice and coke. I still can't really take any of my vitmans but the doctor says my levels are exellent so Im not gonna worry. 2 more weeks and we get another check-up to make sure baby is ok. We are counting down the days till our bundle of joy can come home! And we still have ALOT of things to do before the arrival of baby...so with that said I need to go and organize the closet upstairs. : )

South Dakota

A Good Book for all Girlfriends

Hey Everyone, This past weekend we got to stop in and see some of my favorite girlfriends! It was so nice to see them and made me miss them ALOT!! Anyways, Lindsay recommend a book for me to read its called "The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy or Everything YOur Doctor Won't Tell You"....its fantastic! The book "What to Expect When You Are expecting" is good but this is better...let's be honest we all want to be told straight up what our bodies are like during pregnancy or what to expect. Well The Girlfriends Guide is all about that. I should buy a huge box of them and anyone who is expeting should read this book and then pass it to her closest girlfriends. Its a fun relaitable book. :) So go check it out! Its great!