Looking backward but only to move forward FIVE

[sage]

Hi every one,

Just a quick update aka "Sage is procrastinating on doing some writing for work!"

Eyes, your "cocoon of love" reference made me It's something that still gets said here frequently . The other day h told me "I love her already" about the baby which was just about the sweetest thing I've heard him say.

Things here are good -- certainly more mellow than a few weeks ago when I was feeling very much out of sorts. I think that one major difference is that we started spending more time together again...lowkey stuff like sitting together and watching football instead of my running around like a maniac on the weekends like I had been. Also, h asked if there was anything he could do to help out and I used it as an opportunity to say "It would be great if you could do a chore the FIRST time you think of it instead of telling yourself you'll do it later". That seems to have really helped the feeling that if I WAIT long enough for h to do something, it'll get done but in the meantime I'll be going crazy...

Physically I'm feeling really good -- no more morning sickness, thank goodness, and my energy is good. The only thing that has been bumming me out a lot is allergies. Apparently, some women get heighted allergies during preganancy and I am certainly one of them! For a while I was sneezing my head off every day and just feeling miserable. I was taking Benadryl (ok'd by dr) and while it was helping, it just wasn't making me feel good about taking it. I started doing some more natural remedies last week which have really helped...yesterday was my first bad day in 6 days and today was the first day I took a pill in a week. Whew! Fingers crossed that things continue to get better.

I'm 5 months down, 4 to go. I'm big enough that if you knew me before you'd know I was definitely pregnant but not so big that it's a slam dunk if you just met me.

I know I told you guys it's a girl -- we decided on a name "Charlotte Grace". Makes her seem even more "here"!

h is super busy with work and school. He's finishing his second to last semester. Hard to believe that in May 2006 he'll be graduating with his month old daughter in the audience! He's doing great managing the stress and not letting it spill all over us...something I'm just not as good at as he is.

My work is going well...after a bumpy disclosure they're being much better about my impending maternity leave. I have definitely settled in and am enjoying the work and the people very much (well, except when I have an article to write on a Sunday!).

I don't miss school AT ALL which isn't that surprising, I suppose...next class I take will be piano or pastry making or stained glass or something of the ilk.

OK, enough procrastination...I have promised myself that I will be re-reading DR in the new year (early in it!!!). I'm still applying the principles every day but a refresher sure wouldn't hurt

Sage