Sanity?
Chocolate soothes the soul, at least this soul. I’m ten weeks pregnant and some days an emotional basket case. Yep, me! I’ve been hit with the surging hormones, a desperate need to feel much better and nesting. The closets have found themselves organized once again.
I’ve still one box needing organized, a few items in need of purging and yes, chocolate. The smooth creamy texture satisfies the taste buds as it quickly melts. Chocolate, definitely, key to my sanity this pregnancy.
Reiley’s Angels
I have posted on several occasions about Reiley and the impact his death made upon my life. I have wanted to help parents for a long time and derived the means to do so through a book and what will soon become a non-profit organization, Reiley’s Angels.
The groundwork has been started with each step bringing what is currently listed as a for profit organization nearer to the goal of Not-For-Profit. The biggest part of that is completing “the book” the IRS requires as part of the application for exempt status. That, I’m happy to say, is well underway.
Gifts are accepted with instructions at www.reileysangels.org. The site is simple at the moment with the bulk of the site design almost completed, hoping to go live within the coming week. It’s been a great undertaking, though a bit emotional. I look forward to helping as many people as possible through Reiley’s Angels.
If you have a few dollars you don’t need, know that gifting them to Reiley’s Angels will help many families during their darkest moments. Those dollars will be joining all that I’ve placed to begin this organization and your efforts will not go unnoticed. Each person who offers anything to Reiley’s Angels will be mentioned in a gifting portion of the site and once our Angel Pins are complete, you will receive one of those as well if you have provided an address with your gift.
Thank you and may love encompass your heart, over flowing to all around you.
Pregnancy at it’s finest
We discovered that we are expecting in the middle of March. We are eight weeks pregnant now with our due date November 16. It’s an excitingly reserved time.
The pregnancy hasn’t been too bad thus far. I’ve suffered very little morning sickness, but have had my bad days. The one thing that is bothering me more than anything is the pain I’m experiencing in my lower back and hips. If I could move as needed and walk when feeling up for it, I’m sure the pain would be less intense, but until the schedule changes at work, I’m pretty sure I’m stuck in this boat. It’s going to be a long few more weeks until I hopefully feel relief with the settling of my hormones.
Family and friends are excited and most are hoping for a girl. I can’t even come close to making a guess at the sex of this child, but hope for a healthy little one that is born on time.
That’s about it for now. I’m headed to lounge out and catch American Idol and relax with my family. Tomorrow marks a day off work for me, and oh so necessary. Perhaps bubble bath’s and yummy cakes are in order…
Somewhat forgotten?
Not really, but yes. I’ve let this blog slip away for the last couple of months as the changes in my life have been numerous. The biggest of them being pregnancy. Oh how I look forward to the days when I’m not so tired, have full brain function and can sleep like I did three months ago. There’s still a long road ahead, until this little bean makes it’s appearance, but I hope to get this blog up and going again before that point!
