Leapin’ Lizards

Apparently that free KFC Grilled Chicken Meal last night (courtesy of my mom) was not the best thing for me. The meal was good. The soda that late in the day was not. Ever since I all but cut soda out of my diet 2 years ago, I’ve noticed I’m very sensitive to its effects. Basically, if I have anything other than a few sips of caffeine after lunch time, I’m unable to get to sleep that night. (Surprising, given that I used to take Excedrin Migraine like it was Tic Tacs.)

Occasionally, though, I have a momentary lapse of reason and think “a little won’t hurt me”. How wrong I can be. I literally drank half of a medium Pepsi and could not sleep to save my poor, exhausted life last night. I think it wired the poor kid, too. He was leaping (and kicking) around all night. The thrusts of his kicks were angry. I imagined that he was saying “Stupid caffeine (kick)! Stupid uterus (kick)! Stupid bladder (kick)!” It’s what I would do if I couldn’t sleep because someone injected caffeine into my system. . .

In other news, my sciatic nerve has flared on the right again. No amount of stretching has seemed to help. I think I might have to ask M to rub my butt again.

I’ve been the same weight now for 2 weeks. I LOVE it! M keeps calling me to make sure I’m feeding the baby. (I am.) It’s just that he’s hit a growth plateau, which means I get to stay where I’m at for who knows how long. I haven’t yet broken past the “heaviest I’ve ever been mark”, but one more pound will do it – so I’m happy to stay where I’m at for a while.

I got a clean bill of health from my dentist yesterday. The hygienist said I don’t have gum disease (phew!), but want to make sure to floss to prevent it, since it is associated with pre-term delivery. So far, I’ve eaten candy and soda and not flossed once. But she did compliment me on the thoroughness of my brushing, so that’s something.

I’m still working on little projects around the house. The blankets we used for camping in May are finally washed and put away, clearing the crap room so that it’s looking more like a bedroom. It took a whole 9 months to wash them after last year’s trip, so I’m kind of proud of only a 2-month lapse. Next up: paint wooden pegs I’ve had sitting on the refrigerator for the last 6 years and put them up in baby’s room and drill holes in kitchen and bathroom cabinets to install knobs we bought a year ago. Oh, and clean the stupid dog’s ears, which I also haven’t done since we went camping. (Are you catching the drift that things tend to sit around my house and not get done. . . and yet, I’m always so busy. . . . )

~Nichole