Thursday, May 20, 2010

Good days are Worth It!

















So yes, every day for me is not all roses and waterfalls, especially being pregnant. Sometimes I just want to stay in bed all day and wake up when I am feeling more upbeat. Everyone has their days.

But when the really amazing days happen, they are worth embracing. Today is one of those days for me. Even though I only got about 6 hours of sleep (I am averaging 8 to 9 these days), I woke up in a good mood. I was not feeing cranky or short or impatient (my patience is so limited these days, I get frustrated very easily and that is saying a lot because I got frustrated easily before). Instead I felt light, airy, relaxed. You know those days where you just have an extra bounce in your step, so much so that you could skip along through your day, singing your favorite song and smiling at everyone you pass by. Today was that day for me. I have been working into the nights clearing the pile of work on my desk, which always eases the stress a bit. I made time for my bi-weekly pre-natal yoga class and even had enough energy leftover to take Coco for a long walk on this fabulous day we are having in LA. The weather was warmer today which always makes me happy. I ate a great lunch - leftovers from a dinner I made myself last night (Tim is traveling this week). It was good (sometimes, I attempt to cook). And I just felt happy. Like I could take in every moment of the day and appreciate everything it had to offer!

Especially being pregnant! While I had a rough start with this pregnancy, and I still miss certain things from not being pregnant, there are days were you are just so overjoyed with the natural process you are getting to experience, and you are overwhelmed with anticipation for meeting the new life you are bringing into the World. While I still have a ways to go (21 weeks if all goes well), I am almost over the hump of the halfway point and for me, that makes me excited! And happy! And so incredibly in awe of what is going to happen in my life and my husband's life in a mere 4.5 months.

It is a good day, and I plan to squeeze every moment out of it that I can!

I love being reminded of how great life is. The pictures in this post represent some really good days in my life and I just felt inspired to include them because they really represent how I feel today and hope to feel many more days in my life!

Quick quide to pix:

1. Me with my cousin Jan and our dads at my cousin's wedding
2. Me as a baby, sitting in my grandma's arms with my mom and aunts, uncles and cousins around all looking happy
3. My immediate family and new sister-in-law in Hawaii for Brian's wedding
4. My lovely friends looking gorgeous before my rehearsal dinner
5. Me and Joanne at my Chicago shower
6. All of my St. Louis family together celebrating the oldest girl cousin getting married=)
7. My fun Purdue sorority sisters who alway have fun when we get together
8. Dad and I walking into the Church, laughing and smiling, no tears here
9. Barbara and Raman's wedding, Tim and I looking genuinely happy and dancing
10. Tim and I in Chicago, one of our first weekends together, Randolph Wine Bar, we drank a lot of wine that night
11. My brother, his wife and me and my husband on Xmas, a poignant moment for us
12. The Old Motorola days, when I worked my butt off and loved what I was doing (for the most part), especially because of the very cool and fun people I worked with
13. Bachelorette Party LA - a mishmash of old and new friends, new family members and just a great time
14. Me and my nephew Finn in Hawaii, there is nothing better
15. Me laughing with tears at some hilarious and touching stories from wonderful women in my life
16. St. Tropez, a day after Tim and I got engaged. We just look really happy together!

No comments:

Post a Comment