My body tricked me into thinking that pregnancy was easy since it was pretty smooth sailing with Novalee up until the very end. If we are ever having more children, it’s either through adoption, or science has somehow made it to where men can have babies (I’ll jump on the latter for the sheer experience of watching Alex go through the same shit I’ve been going through for the past 8 months). I’ve been barely getting any sleep, even worse lately, since I’m either having to pee or my acid reflux is back, despite being on indigestion meds. If I try to lay on my back, I suddenly get a shortness of breath, not to mention my already painful hemorrhoids are being further agitated. And what is our reward? A child that won’t appreciate us until having children of his/her own, and a husband who says he can’t imagine what I’m going through, claims to be grateful for what I’m doing, and then goes back to playing his video games.
Alex has also been spending a lot of time on his new love–the 4runner, along with more tennis and other fun activities; it’s starting to definitely rub me the wrong way (since like 3 months ago). I’m already agitated with most things as is lately, and while from a logical standpoint, I can understand that nobody wants to spend time with a moody manatee. But HE did this to me god dammit, and he better take all the bad along with the good. The only upside is that it further solidifies that I don’t want to be going through this again, and will be perfectly content with 2 kids. Though right now, it’s a lot more dread than excitement, since I know the next few months are going to kick my ass emotionally, physically, and mentally. How are women doing this multiple times in their lives? Kudos to you madams, because I most certainly cannot.
As the end is nearing, I’ve been very absorbed in a new skin regime. I think the realization of how wrecked the entire face and body gets after pregnancy has me scrambling to do as much preventative care as possible. I’ve started using the highly coveted SK-II Facial Treatment Essence for the past month, along side with Drunk Elephant’s Vitamin C serum (recommended by both my OB and Chiro within the same week, so I had to take the plunge). I’ve added these two to my typical AM/PM regime which includes toner, eye cream, vitamin C/E/Argan/Rosehip oil, and finished moisturizer (Origins w/ SPF for the AM, Creme De La Mer for the PM). I’ve been getting comments that my face has been glowing, and it might help that I’ve also eliminated foundation from my daily make-up routine , albeit, I still use concealer, blush, and dress up my brows. So far, I really do like the extra two items I’ve added to the skin regime, but since they were added about the same time, it’s hard to tell if the combination is making my skin glow as much as it is, or really just one thing. I’ll need to eliminate one at a time to really tell. In addition, I’m not very impressed w/ the eye cream I’ve been using lately, and thinking about switching AGAIN. Been trying to hunt for the holy grail of eye creams, and nothing really pops out. I’m not even sure what I’m expecting. If someone has a suggestion for dark circles (thanks to Latisse and lack of a good night’s sleep), please let me know. Until then, I’ll continue going perusing reviews of beauty bloggers and adding whatever tickles my fancy to my Ulta shopping cart.