March 31, 2010 I’m officially full term and could give birth any day now. When you reach 40 weeks pregnant you can be anywhere between two weeks early or two weeks late. I haven’t washed Christian’s newborn clothes yet or packed a hospital bag. I am assuming the baby will come on time or late because I haven’t received that jolt of energy’ most women get when they are about to give birth. As I walk around with a heavy…
Delegating my life.
March 10, 2010March 9, 2010 I probably shouldn’t be up right now, but I am. I just finished responding to emails, sending out weekly updates and scheduling phone interviews for upcoming articles. For the past few days I’ve been feeling incredibly anxious as I am planning a Jog-a-thon Fundraiser on April 25th. Yes that is around two weeks after my expected due date. I know it’s crazy, but I’ve been known to do some crazy things in my days. I really wanted…
Love Grows.
March 3, 2010March 2, 2010 It’s 1:47am in the morning. After staring at the wall for half an hour, I decided to get up and start working on paperwork for the next day. This of course, happened after I finished cleaning the house, vacuuming the rug, mopping the floors, scrubbing the stove, wiping the microwave and doing the laundry. I don’t consider this being part of my nesting’ mode (A period pregnant women go through to prepare for her baby’s arrival) I…
Creating my Future
February 3, 2010February 2, 2010 I have 10 more weeks left I can’t believe it! The baby loves to wake me up at night and move rapidly inside my belly. Christian often grabs my tummy and notices its large appearance. I feel excited, anxious and nervous about the birth of our son Nicholas but my most overriding feeling is the need to settle all my projects before he arrives. In a few hours I’m attending a Fitness without Border’s board meeting where…
Focusing on the Future
January 12, 2010January 12, 2010 I am so tired. I am now in the third and last trimester of my pregnancy and am seriously wondering where the time has gone. I’ve been so incredibly busy sometimes I feel annoyed, fatigued even resentful. Somehow I feel like I should be enjoying prenatal pedicures and spending hours laying in bed talking to my belly. Sometimes I wish I had time to spend hours shopping for cute newborn outfits or hunting for a great maternity…
Mornings with my son
October 7, 2009October 6, 2009 Yesterday I looked at David, pointed at my belly and said, Do I look fat? He laughed and responded, No, you look pregnant. In a matter of a couple days, my belly has developed a small bump. After months of not gaining weight or experiencing any real pregnancy symptom, I’m finally starting to realize I’m housing a little, tiny, itsy bitsy person inside of me. We heard the baby’s heartbeat today and it was amazing! For only…
Cherished times.
March 17, 2009March 16, 2009 Christian’s Baptism was held Saturday morning at Good Shepherd Catholic Church. Dressed in a white layered gown, his christening outfit also comprised of a little hat and a stole. David and I were so proud to witness our little, well behaved son get blessed over holy water. Over sixty family and friends came to celebrate his joyous occasion. Afterwards, we convened at my parent’s home where we ate BBQ, socialized and enjoyed each other’s company until evening…
35 memories of my first pregnancy
December 18, 2008December 18, 2008 20 days to go. While lying in bed earlier today I began rubbing my belly realizing that any day now, Christian will be arriving. While a part of me feels saddened when that day arrives, a part of me naturally feels anxious to hold, kiss and hug him. Nothing can explain how it feels like to have a live, human being existing inside of you. It’s an experience I’ve longed for my entire life an initiation into…
the American Dream
October 28, 2008October 28, 2008 This weekend we celebrated my parents 30th wedding anniversary. It was an elegant and fun event, captured by a theme or red and pearls. It was a night filled with lots of Chinese food, exotic centerpieces, a chocolate fountain, a photo booth, a live band and lots of wine and champagne (which I didn’t drink.) My parents met in New Zealand while members of a music ministry for their church. It was fateful they met at that…
Finding my way home
May 8, 2008
May 7, 2008 I am very excited. The day is sunny. The sky is clear. I ran this morning but most significantly, I left a really great meeting where I presented Fitness without Borders to the Elk Grove School District. Not only did we get great applause for the programs we are initiating, but we also received positive feedback for the fitness clubs we will start implementing in both junior and high schools this fall. Since its conception, FWB has…