Sacrifices!

You can sure tell I am off for Fall Break this week -- 2 posts in one day!

It is amazing how pregnancy changes from generation to generation. I have spoken to many Moms out there and everyone has lots of advice--and the doctors as well! It is funny to think how just a decade ago, doctors were telling mothers not to eat certain foods and now it is just fine to eat.

When I first became pregnant I read through the list of the "have" and "have not's" during pregnancy. Most of the items on the list of "have not's" are either really gross and I would not eat anyways or I already do not include in my diet. The one item on that list I decided to give up (and I know this seems minuscule, but I want to be ready to make all those sacrifices for my child--I am sure I'll have plenty more chances to do this after she arrives as well). What you may ask?

Coffee! I miss coffee. The smell of coffee in our teacher's lounge each morning is amazing. Many say I can have decaf -- and as the temptation nears I may splurge--but I am trying to stay strong---it just is not the same.  I even gave away my coffee at my house because I knew it would be some time before I could drink it again. I have often made the statement to Mark as soon as I give birth he will have to go for a coffee run just so I can enjoy a nice cup of Joe! (of course then a mother told me coffee is not allowed if I am breast feeding!) Wonder if that theory will change within the next few months?????

Happy Fall Break Readers!