#21

Oh man, what I wouldn't give for a Super Large cup of Real Coffee with tons of cream and fake sugar...that would really hit the spot right now. I guess the phrase "what I wouldn't give" is not really accurate, because although I want this, I'm not willing to chance my baby being stressed by all of the caffeine and her brain being messed with from the fake sugar. I'm sure everything would turn out fine, but I think later in life if my baby does have some problems I don't want to have to think back on the crap I ate and drank while pregnant and think, was that it? I think this stems from growing up with a learning disability and having to work extra super hard in school while seeing all of my brilliant friends and sister skate through their AP classes, etc. I'm pretty sure my mom didn't do anything horrible during her pregnancy with me, since she is dyslexic as well, I'm pretty sure it's genetic...I guess I just want to know that for sure if my child had a learning disability, that I wasn't the cause, that it's just in the genes. That I can deal with. So, I don't drink caffeine, I don't eat fake sugar unless it's a little bit of splenda (which has been approved for pregnant women), I don't eat hot dogs or lunch meat or sushi, I've pretty much cut out red meat and fried foods all together, I guess it's just weird that I could never do these things before getting pregnant, it's funny that the baby is somehow more important than my health. Anyway, we'll see how long all of this lasts after the baby is born. I honestly can't wait to have a glass of wine and a hot dog...I know, sounds appetizing together, huh?

Done with Rambling... BACK TO WORK!