Currently almost 7 months pregnant and the tough times are ahead as I enter into the third trimester. The baby shower is next weekend and the countdown is on as I approach 29 weeks this Thursday. My last blood test came back EXTREMELY low on iron, which makes me anemic. Anemia is pretty much lack of iron in the blood and causes dizzy spells, nausea and fainting. Which can probably describe my fainting episode last month and the close calls lately to fainting. It feels horrible. I feel cold sweats, dizziness and its like I am just going to topple over and collapse. The only cure is to take iron supplements and eat foods high in iron, which I am beginning to do.
The baby is active more than ever. I swear sometimes when I lay down and he/she kicks I can feel parts of its body, like a foot, elbow, arm. It is so crazy and puts a smile on my face everytime. As we get the baby room ready, it all is starting to feel so blurry as if I cannot comprehend that in a few months I will be mommy. It just seems so surreal. The room is painted and we are working on it slowly, but surely. It truly is a blessing to become a parent and have the opportunity to nurture a little one, as many women/men are not given the gift to reproduce. I have always wanted a large family, so this is just beginning....
Going way off topic today. I am going to talk about girls. I absolutely hate when girls say "Ohhh, I don't need a boyfriend or I love being single". No, who are you kidding? Either you haven't met the right man yet, or something is just wrong with you so you can't get one. So ridiculous. Who are they trying to impress? That is not the representation of "women power". The power of a woman is most admired, powerful and utilized IN A RELATIONSHIP. Where you are stripped of all your pride, and you will do anything for the other person. That is power. Power is a loyal strong girlfriend, wife, or mother that stands up for what they believe in and raises their family with gratitude. I absolutely can't stand girls these days and their naiveness and lack of integrity. Believe me, I am not the sharpest crayon in the box, but I am trying.
Anyways, my point in this is that women AND men need to start reading more and stop watching novelas or reality shows that show misrepresentation after misrepresentation. I have always lived and understood that a "womens instinct is the best advice and gift she can have", and it has helped me in the past and in my present and my instinct is ALWAYS correct. Start trusting your instinct and act on it. If you don't act on your instinct, you are putting to waste your most precious gift a woman has, and her power.
You look on Facebook and girls represent themselves with pictures after pictures with a glasses and shots of alcohol, or who can wear the most sluttiest Halloween costume to attract the most guys. Your not going to pull a guy with that image. Girls go to a club with an intention to look for love, but then when the guy just wants your number to hook up cause you look easy and leave you, your heart broken and the women's image is more and more depleated as they do this cause the man took away your power. I have a very close friend who thinks that by wearing the shortest dress and showing the most cleavage will make a man fall in love with her and the poor girl has never been in a relationship and probably never will be, because of this portrait she shows of herself. Well, now that I think about it I met Ivan in a short, tight dress with a drink in my hand, but we weren't serious for a long time after that.
I pray everyday, I will be a good example to my children and will be able to provide them the appropiate advice they need when they ask for it.
