Eight weeks pregnant and counting!

Yes, it's true. My hubby and I found out around 2 weeks ago, using a home pregnancy test. We're both so ecstatic, to say the least. So now, I'm trying to learn everything I can to make this a very healthy and happy pregnancy for us. According to fitpregnancy.com, I have 32 Weeks, 2 Days to go! My due date is January 23, 2009. I don't feel all that different, except for the fact that my breasts are swelling up and that I easily get hungry. I threw up the other night, when we ate out in a restaurant, no less. I haven't had any morning sickness before and after that, thank God.

I have quit smoking as soon as we found out I was positively pregnant. I don't crave it even though people around me are smoking. One discomfort I'm dealing with is the phlegm that my body is trying to expel especially in the morning. It think I'm almost done with it though. I hope I don't feel the urge to take up smoking again after I give birth. I've known for a long time that it's a filthy habit.

So, I'm having a baby! I almost can't believe it. It's been a long time coming. I can't imagine how at one time in my life, I said I didn't want to have one, if it only means that he or she will have to endure the pain and suffering on earth. But now, I can't wait to see his/her angelic face. I think having a child of your own is a chance to make a better version of your self, and in turn make the world a better place to live in.

10 Habits

10 bad habits that could ruin your marriage
by Emily Battaglia, LifeScript staff writer

1. Not having sex
2. Letting yourself go
3. Spending too much time with the in-laws
4. Spending too much time with friends, work, hobbies
5. Not consulting your partner about purchases
6. Forgetting the smaller gestures
7. Criticizing and nagging endlessly
8. Always playing the victim
9. Sweating the small stuff
10. Not fighting fair.

Let me just comment on each one.

1. Hmmm...sex..
2. Don't think I'm guilty of this...yet...hope I don't do this after I have a baby.
3. Can't really do this since we live far apart and they lead busy lives.
4. I think I lack time for spending with friends and family. And work, we'll see when I get a new one. Hope I won't do this since I also don't want him to do the same.
5. Oh I almost always never do this. Hehe.
6. Nope, don't think I'm guilty of this.
7. I don't criticize, I make observations. And I don't nag, I remind.
8. Well, not always.
9. I think I'm guilty of this most of all. I am trying to be more patient and resilient though.
10. I hate when we fight so I try not to turn our arguments into full blown fights. It's simply evil.

Earth Day

HAPPY EARTH DAY EVERYONE!
REDUCE. REUSE. RECYCLE.