It's October 1st. This is the start of the last month where my husband and I can have any alcohol or caffeine. We agreed that we would cut out those things at least 3 months before we try to conceive Pickle in order to insure a healthy baby. Of course, once we do conceive, my husband can go right back to having energy drinks, sodas, and the occasional evening drink. But I won't be going back until well after I am done breast feeding, so I have a ways yet. It's hard to imagine not having any caffeine or drinks for the next (roughly) two years! In some ways it makes me want to absolutely splurge this whole month and just binge on coffee and wine! But at the same time, that would make me sick, not to mention it would make weight loss difficult. Nothing like a bunch of empty calories from drinks to put the weight on!
So this month I will make my final toast to late night, caffeine induced energy boosts. And say my final farewell to relaxing with a nice little buzz on those Fridays at the end of long weeks. Since I'm not much of a drinker and I've already cut back on caffeine so much as it is, it seems like it should be easy. But once it becomes the forbidden...it will become quite the challenge.
On a different note, I am feeling better today. My fever broke last night, coupled with some really crazy fever-induced dreams, so I am feeling less cloudy today as I did yesterday. But, my God! My body hurts all over! Who would have thought that getting over a sickness could leave me feeling like I was hit by a truck! My back hurts, my neck hurts, even the tip of my head hurts! (Maybe all the hours I spent sleeping on the couch wasn't so great on my body after all.) I still feel like someone is sitting on my chest, and like a spike is carving it's way down my throat. But at least my energy is up a little.
A toast to Pickle and all the joys to follow!
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