At Walmart today I found myself squatting down, uberly excited that I had found the bottles that I wanted and cheaper than what I had priced them out!
Leaving the fact that I was squatting (yes my belly now rests nicely between my legs), I threw the bottles in my basket (along with the most adorable little headbands that were necessary in case she doesn't look like a she), and I headed for the check out with my items and my big bag of reeses pieces (which upon writing this sentence I remembered I still had half a bag in my purse and I had to go get them).
Upon my arrival home, I realized that my plans on having a green/eco friendly pregnancy and baby have been sent with the wind... Not only had I ate a half bag of reeses pieces (not the little bag either) on my way home, but somehow convenience with this child has become more of a priority than being eco friendly. I bought bottles that have the drop in liners so that I don't have to constantly sanitize bottles (the package even includes an adapter so that you can use the liners with a breast pump).
Prior to becoming pregnant I often questioned how some pregant women were not able to: eat right, exercise, quit smoking and not earn the nick name heffer. Further to this , why weren't new mommies sucking it up, breast feeding, using cloth diapers, glass bottles, using organic cotton clothing on their new borns and reusing products that others had so graciously passed down to them?
Ha Ha. Then I got pregnant... My vain hopes of eating all my greens, oranges and omega's were quickly flushed down the toilet along with my morning spew. I had given up alcohol, prime times, and the ability to feel normal in my own body... I was going to eat my chocolate as much as I wanted (and still do) and nobody better say anything about it... Not saying that I eat bad, but my husband does attribute the weight that I have gained more to the cookie and cupcake consumption than to the 2 pound person growing inside of me... and I tend to agree, but since my weight gain is "right on track," I say bring on the hot fudge sundae's!
I also admit that I wasn't pregnant for more than a day before I decided that using cloth diapers was going to be way to much work for this military wife (here's for hoping that she isn't allergic to disposables)... and DH (Dear Husband) and I quickly began stocking up on diapers in a variety of sizes - the last thing we need is me making a homemade diaper out of paper towel and duct tape.
We were eco when we bought our solid wood nursery set second hand, and our travel system (which I later sold because I am a spoiled brat)... but I did get a "new" second hand travel system that was pink and much more worth it... I did want solid wood in the nursery and DH wanted me to go easy on the bank account :) However, I do think this was my last attempt to be eco friendly. Why buy used when there is so much new stuff I can buy?
When the subject of drop in bottle liners was first brought up by a friend, I thought no way! Such a waste... and then I thought about the time that I will save should my ginormous chest not be able to produce milk to breast feed (seriously though, if it doesn't then why did I go through all these months of back pain?)... and today I bought my drop-in liner bottle system, which is sitting in the box right next to the box of disposable boob pads :)
.... Now for more of an update... today marks month number 6 of my pregnancy, only 3 more to go until my due date! I am also officially 27 weeks pregnant which is wayyyyy better than that half way mile stone that people told me about only a few weeks ago... I can now see the end!
I have also realized that I am really, really pregnant. Each week I take a picture of my explanding belly but it wasn't until just this weekend that I realized how fat I really am... Fat in a good way, like phat. I think it is because my bust is growing with my belly and it makes it look much smaller... But then I looked back to my week number six picture and realized that I am a heffer :) a pretty heffer, but a heffer at that :)... On the bright side I now think that my pre-pregnancy belly should have been appreciated more than what it was. It was quite nice :)
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