Ooooops! Is that my problem???

Maybe this would explain the large belly. LOL. I have heard so many things about not drinking caffeine when prego, but i have consulted with my doctor... and although he hates the fact that i'm taking in empty calories, he said its only a risk during the first trimester.

So the first trimester, i would not even smell coffee. For those of you who may not know, i love coffee. Before pregnancy i would drink anywhere from 3 -4 cups a day. And because this pregnancy was "a surprise" i wasnt doing everything i should. I was not taking prenatal vitamins, i was drinking TONS of caffeine, i was not trying to loose weight, and i wasn't really eating as healthy as i should either. In fact my 4th week of pregnancy, i was in Washington, DC with my boss (i think i might have already told this story) anyways, i was there with my boss working crazy hours and every morning i would have a GRANDE white chocolate mocha with 4 shots of espresso. Then when i would get to our meetings i would drink another 2 cups of straight black coffee just to stay alive. My poor little baby boy survived all that even though he was only the size of a pea. He is such a strong young man.... like his mother... They say that caffeine increases your risk of miscarriage during the first trimester. I'm not sure if i believe that anymore because i drank enough caffeine to kill myself! But once i found out that i was prego, all caffination stopped! No tea, no coke, no coffee, no mocha, no espresso... no wonder why i slept the days away... good grief! how is a person supposed to live like that.

Well needless to say once i finished the first trimester and saw that my baby was going to stay with me, i began the caffination process slowly- and now its out of control again.... well, not competely out of control.

Oh great... here comes confessions... ok so every morning for the past 2 weeks i have been stopping at McDonalds for a super-sized COKE. Just a regular coke. Oh my... it feels my every longing... How can i resist? Its only 99 cents right now... Then when i get to work i have 1 cup of coffee (black... yes, i HATE sweet coffee. thats why i get 4 shots of espresso in my white chocolate mocha...)

So i just pray to God while i sip my black gold like my papa taught me... and i ask Him to watch after my little baby while i indulge in lifes most precious commodity... CAFFEINE!