Give It Up

Lent started more than a week ago, but, as it extremely applicable to baby-baking, I wanted to share my lenten resolution.

For Lent, I generally try to take on something.  Every year for the past few during I've devoted time to read the Bible.  And I'm doing that this year.  It's a wonderful way to start the day.

I'm not one for giving up sweets or drinks or most other things.  And what mother-to-be wants to give up chocolate chip cookies or Wheat Thins?  I haven't really had cravings, but giving up any food just didn't sound like a good idea....

So, I've also decided on something that is both a "give up" and "take on"...I will be letting go of anxiety this year for Lent.  With this tiny human on the way, there's always something to worry about.  (I'll tell you about the time I was drowning in anxiety because I thought I'd made the baby a mutant with a body fat machine sometime soon.  Mara, you'll love it.)  Whether it's remembering who we've told about our good news, or what I ate, or heck if we're ready for this, I'm giving it up.  I could be anxious every single second of every single day and I've spent my fair share of anxious moments in the past two weeks.

[Side Note:  Did you know that it's SERIOUSLY a full-time (and often stressful) job to tell people you're pregnant?  I wish someone had told me that.]

BUT I QUIT!  I don't have the time or the energy or the willpower to be anxious.  So, I'm not going to.  Don't get me wrong, this is a daily (hourly) struggle.  But I think in the end, it'll all be worth it.

Appropriate Timing

So the blog has been neglected.  But the house, husband and pups have not.  I'm considering it all a win, in the end.

And it is only appropriate that my last post was on September 1, 2011 because on September 1, 2012...

There will be a new child in the house.  :)

I am going to do my best to update this blog with baby-growing information and general how we're doing  insight.  Diego and I are really looking forward to our new addition, as well as the next 6 months to get used to the whole idea!!

Also, the blog is going private (as you may know by now) because I'm not all about sharing every detail of my life with all of the internets.  This also explains why there hasn't been and won't be a giant Facebook/gchat/Twitter/Washington Post announcement about our news.  

I look forward to sharing this new chapter with the people in our life who we love so much and I'm also sure it will be really fascinating to look back on when the tiny human is here!

Cheers!

Why Thank You!

SO GOOD