Am I Standing Still

I have a feeling today will be another slow day which is good in some ways (no stress, get some rest) but bad in others (the day is incredibly loooong). I am just hoping it goes faster than yesterday because it was just too slow for my sanity. I keep having to remind myself that I should be thankful for this time since right around the corner is a whole lot of work. A lot of people are on vacation this week so the office is really quiet.

Yesterday I read an article from Baby Center called "Are You Drinking Enough Water" and they had a registered dietician who said that it is good to drink eight 8-oz glasses of water a day. It is good for a normal person to drink eight 8-oz glasses of water a day and a pregnant person should have 64-80 oz of water a day to ward away any possibilty of bacteria in the system and to ensure that no one suffers from dehydration. (I am aware that eight 8-oz glasses of water would be 64 ozs. but my issue is with the dietician giving the lowest number possible to mothers.) What was so funny about this article to me was by 12 p.m. everyday I consume five 16-oz bottles of water (which is equivelent to 80 oz of water). By the middle of my day my water intake has reached what is recommended for the whole day!! I usually have two more 16 oz bottles when I get home. That is just crrraaaazy.

Ever since I found out I was pregnant I did the "Angie Method of Water Drinking" which is always have a bottle of water in front of you. Because it is there you will drink it. I have to say this is very true. I can't resist the temptation of any food or beverage product just sitting next to me all unattended--Have fun with that one Dr. Freud!

Yesterday we didn't go to look for paints or anything, we just stayed home and ate dinner. Actually it was a nice night at the house. I have been working little by little to get things put together and I think things are really coming along.

One thing we have tried to do recently is anticipate what life will be like with the baby and then form plans so that our lives don't change SO drastically when the baby is born. At this point I think we both have the mentality of a young honeymoon couple so we are trying to switch our thinking on everything from the housework to our financial plans. In a way it is really nice because we are working together as a team to come up with ideas and we don't have all this outside interruption so we have had a lot of time to just focus on what we need together and what we anticipate we will need when the baby arrives. I like that because it completely opens up our communication and puts us on the same page about what we each want and expect when the baby is born. I think the switch has also made us make sure we treasure this time that we have together.