Dealing with finicky skin when you are pregnant is no fun. No, I don’t need anything as serious as adult acne treatments, but I freely admit to being tired of skin that can’t decide whether it is 12 or 43. One day it’s oily and the next day it’s dry and tight. I’m taking the natural route and just trying to watch my diet, drink lots of water and keep my face clean. Hopefully when this pregnancy is over my skin will settle back into its 40s where it belongs.
It’s really quite amazing that I don’t have worse dark eye circles than I do, considering the amount of sleep I get each night. As this pregnancy progresses, the discomforts are mounting. Between horribly swollen feet and ankles to heartburn to just plain ol’ uncomfortable…I am not sleeping the greatest. Hubby is being very sweet…going so far as to suggest that I need to stay in bed longer to keep my feet higher than my heart. Honestly though…how on earth can I subtract another hour from my day? Stress mounts…
I am really looking forward to this weekend. My daughter and her family are leaving tomorrow to head up here for a visit. We are rounding out the weekend’s festivities with a baby shower planned for Memorial Day. After that, my daughter and clan will hopefully be able to stick around for a few more days before they have to hit the road back down to Kansas. The last time there were here they ended up in an accident on the Interstate in Iowa that stranded them for days and days. Thankful for roadside assistance, but that was torture for them being stuck in a motel room with two little kids. Anyway, hoping this trip’s travel goes much more smoothly!
As the mother of four sons, I have had my fill of baseball over the years. My three oldest boys are all confirmed baseball players and fans alike. My youngest boy is well on his way in his brothers’ footsteps. No one has expressed any desire for personalized baseball bats yet, thankfully.
But really, when you think about it…I’d rather my boys focus on baseball than some of the other distractions available for mindless pursuit out there. With baseball, they are striving for excellence while working as a team. Doesn’t get any better than that.
