Cycling Excitement

Cycling Excitement, a photo by leftride on Flickr.

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A fan at the USA Pro Cycling Challenge

Look at the guy in the red shirt holding the US flag he has the rush way more than the cyclist yep and I want that!!!

Learning A New Skill

I want to ride a bike. I know how to ride a bike. I want to do it to feel that rush. I read this How To Start Cycling and got excited.  I guess my next step is to buy a bike. I also enjoyed reading Beginner’s Guide to Cycling on Zenhabits.net Well... have the baby first and then buy a bike or which ever comes first. Oh an maybe cute cycling clothes. and a matching helmet.

Birth Plan

So here is my birthing plan. I showed my mom and friends and they swear that I am a hippie. Whatever! I know that birth is unpredictable and you are suppose to go with the flow. But putting my thoughts on the paper easies my mind. It gives me the feeling that I am not going to be just a patient that I am a real person. Over the last 8 1/2 months I have absorbed so much amazing information in books, blogs, and articles related to child birth, pregnancy, and raising a child that I think having a birth plan is just one of the first steps in helping setup your child for success. So basically, if by bombard my doctor and nursing staff (and every other person who comes in contact with me) with my birthing plan so that I feel my child has a booming first few days of life and we are all on the same page makes me a hippie. Well... I accept.

Williams Family Birthing Plan

Important Factors

•      Non-medicated birth. PLEASE DO NOT ASK IF I WANT AN EPIDURAL OR OTHER PAIN MEDS- We are committed to a NATURAL NON-MEDICATED BIRTH
• Every thing possible to keep me mobile
• Saline lock only- no fluids by IV until/unless necessary
• THE LESS INTERVENTION THE BETTER

Labor Plan

• Needs to be mobile, walking around, and able to labor in whatever position I am comfortable
• Would like to shower/ takes baths as often as possible
• Minimal use of fetal monitors
• No internal exams
• No Pitocin

Birth Plan

• A natural vaginal delivery is very important to me. I would like to exhaust all other safe options before resorting to a c-section. C-section should only be done in case of a true emergency
• No episiotomy

After Birth Plan

• Immediately place baby on my chest for nursing
• Please prolong bathing until after baby's first breastfeeding
• Please do not cut cord until placenta is out and  has completely stopped pulsating
• Please do not give baby formula or pacifier

I did copy and paste a few things from others examples off of the momblogs on the babycenter.com. I added a few things and removed a few things. I feel good about it.  And that is all that matters

Wanting More

I have a yearning to go back to school. I have this feeling that I have to prove something to myself. I have this habit of not finishing stuff. I don't know when it started exactly. Maybe when I younger in school? I only did enough to get by. Enough to pass but I only put my effort into things in school that I enjoyed. Things that I didn't enjoy I chose to not complete. Not that it was difficult. I just felt that I could be doing something else with my time. As a teenager I wanted to make friends and learning came secondary. It wasn't until I was grown and my grandmother had passed away that I realised that I needed to pay attention to my life and where I was going and doing to take care of myself.
I think bringing a baby into this world makes me rethink how I feel about everything. After all, from the time he's born I will forever have these little eyes watching my every move. I want him to know that his parents are successful. No we aren't loaded with money. I wish. But I want him to know, that they complete stuff that they put their minds too. And he can too.
I am having a strange queasy feeling and its so not related to my pregnancy. I feel the same way I feel when I was 18 and graduating from high school. When I had that dreadful conversation with my grandmother about what I wanted to do with my life. I said I don't know. Well, because I didn't know. And its been about 10 years and I am embarrassed to say that I still don't know. I am just one of those people who likes a little bit of everything. I have always dappled and tried different jobs. But never really settled on any one career. I was so impressed by the students in my graduating class who knew what they wanted to do 10 years ago and are doing it. That's amazing to me.
Some people may see me as a wondering soul. Some may be even lazy. And to some ... a Jill of all trades.
I just want my baby boy to be proud of his momma. I need to evaluate what I want to focus on and going for it.

Single Crochet Seagrass Blanket

Single Crochet Seagrass Blanket , a photo by chauncielove on Flickr.

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This it the outline of the teddy bear I have been slowly cross stitching on the blanket. Hopefully, I finish before the LO gets here. I try to do a few lines a night but my hands hurt soo much right now.

Single Crochet Seagrass Blanket

Single Crochet Seagrass Blanket , a photo by chauncielove on Flickr.

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I love the colors! I think I want to put a lacy border around the end but I may have to wait until after the baby comes.

Single Crochet Seagrass Blanket

I finally finished crocheting  the blanket I have been working on since the end of January. I love the colors. I bought the yarn at AC Moore. The color is called Seagrass and the brand is Red Heart. Its has ton of colors that I think are suitable for a baby boy with out being to babyish. I like the yellows, greens and blues that jump out at you. I single crocheted the entire blanket. I am having a internal debate with myself deciding if I should make it larger or not. Right now, its about 30 by 30 inches. I have been searching online to see any blankets with cross stitching on the blankets. I would like to add a brown bear to the blanket with cross stitch. I am concerned that the back of the blanket might become messy looking. I guess that's the benefit of being able to call it the backside or wrong side of the blanket. I will probably post pictures in the morning when I have better lighting. I think its time to start working on my swatch of the month. I want to do something that ties in with Valentine's day.