Mexican food does not agree with me

Normally, I like to eat mexican food or american mexican food, anyway. Eating a veggie burrito bowl at Chipotle is one of my favorite things to do.

However, ever since I got pregnant, I've realized that I can't do that anymore. I first tried to eat at Chipotle in the first trimester. I had such a bad case of gas that I did not eat any mexican food for a long time.

Now that I'm in the middle of my 2nd trimester, I thought I'd take another shot at it yesterday since there was a new Chipotle near my office. Boy, oh, boy - was that a mistake!! I was mostly fine yesterday but since today morning, I have had a very bad case of heartburn and acid reflux.

I've learned my lesson - no more mexican food for the rest of this pregnancy!

Grateful for so many things...

There are a lot of blessings in life I'm grateful for. Off the top of my head, the top few are ....

1. I'm pregnant with a healthy baby
2. I'm in good health with no major issues
3. I have a wonderful husband who's supportive
4. We have a beautiful house
5. We have good health insurance
6. I have a good job and an understanding boss
7. We have loving and supportive family

Life is good! I hope I can always remember to be grateful even when life gets a little tough..

It's a girl!!

We had the ultrasound last week and found out it was a girl!! Most important of all, she's healthy and growing just as she ought to be.

My husband and I were both in shock - our parents were both so convined (gut feelings) that it was going to be a boy that in our minds, we had gotten convinced ourselves. Not that we particularly cared much if it was going to be a boy or a girl - we welcomed either.

But we were really excited to find out it was a girl and see her in the ultrasound. Since we didn't have the 1st trimester ultrasound, it was an amazing experience to see her moving and kicking. We even got to see her sucking her thumb. As the ultrasound technician started to get ready, my husband took a hold of my hand. I was surprised because I hadn't expected it. Then as we started to see her, I was so excited and happy and I started to squeeze his hand tight - . As I was watching her, I felt a couple of tears slide out of my eyes - it's an emotional experience.

We're so happy and have started to check out baby girl names.. :)

18 weeks

I just started my 19th week of pregnancy. I'm so excited - all these days I kept thinking time is moving so slowly but suddenly I'm almost halfway through.

I have my ultrasound in 2 weeks and I'm so excited about it. I can't wait to find out if it's a boy or girl. While We are ok with either, all my family thinks it's going to be a boy.

I have started knitting my 1st baby blanket for the baby. I started making previously for my nephew but never finished it. I'm quite determined to finish this one. It's a green colored wool and a simple pattern - a plain border with stockinette stitch in the middle.

I will post a photo of it once it's done.

Pregnant!

I've been away from this blog for last few months because I've been fairly sick with morning sickness. I'm beginning to recover but also have some back pain for which I'm going to physiotherapy.

We are 4 months pregnant and just entering my 5th month. My husband and I are super excited.

We Will be having our first ultrasound soon and are so excited.

I will hopefully be more in touch from now on.

Stop comparing yourself to others

I was reading an article a few minutes ago.

From the earliest we can remember, we are compared to others. As kids, compared to your siblings with respect to behavior. As you start going to school, you're compared to other kids at school with grades or popularity.

By the time we are adults, it is etched into us that we compare ourselves to other people. To be happy, we need to stop comparing ourselves to other people. There will always be somebody more successful than you, richer than you, more good looking you, etc.. By comparing yourself to others, you will keep lowering your self-esteem and not be happy with what you have. There is a line between striving to achieve more and not being happy with what you have. You can strive for more and be happy with what you have.

One of the most difficult things in life is stop doing this. I struggle with this on a daily basis. I find myself feeling envious of others even though I'm happy for them at the same time. I hope to get better at this as I grow older.

Global Soap Project

Hilton Invests $1.3 Million in Global Soap Project, Redirecting Hotel Waste for Social Good : TreeHugger:

This is something I've always wondered about. What happens to those tiny soaps in hotel rooms => are they just discarded? If so, what a waste of money and resources. I'm glad that this is something that exists and that hotels like the Hilton are contributing to this.