Cheers and Jeers

I used to be on the editorial staff for my high school newspaper.  Imagine a teenage Lois Lane-wannabe, scurrying around demanding copy and negotiating deadlines, and you’ll have an idea about why I wasn’t in line for Homecoming Queen.

My favorite part about producing the newspaper (The Messenger was what it was called.  As in, don’t shoot me…) was a Features section called “Cheers and Jeers.”  This was where we basically made a list of all the cool things happening and all the things we wished weren’t happening.

Maybe it’s because Spring Break is in the air, but I’m feeling a bit nostalgic over those times and thought I’d recreate it.

Cheers:

I’m finally eating vegetables and other “good for baby” foods again.

Jeers:

I still can’t shake my macaroni and cheese habit.

Cheers:

It’s been at least six months since I drank my last diet soda.

Jeers:

I can’t stop hoarding sparkling water.

When the nurse practitioner informed me that seltzer water contains “a lot of sodium,” and that I should reconsider my intake, I threw a fit.  I’ve already given up alcohol, caffeine (*cough* mostly), pedicures, and steaming hot baths.  Sparkling water is my only remaining vice.  Unless you’re telling me it will cause my baby to grow a tail, I refuse.

Cheers:

We’re going on a very brief “babymoon” trip to Palm Springs this week.

Jeers:

I have to figure out how I’m going to lounge poolside in a bathing suit without offending the senses of everyone around me.

Cheers:

I’m fortunate to have a supportive, gainfully employed husband with a job that will allow me to spend most of my time with our baby.

Jeers:

Said husband gets zero paid paternity leave.

Cheers:

At nearly 18 weeks pregnant, I’m finally starting to feel more like my old self.

Jeers:

22 weeks to go feels like a long time from now.  I am still not one of those women who “loves being pregnant,” and can really only focus on the day we get to meet our baby.

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Anyone else want to share their Cheers and Jeers for the week?