End of Month Recap - April 2011

Almost forgot about this.  I can't belive it's the end of April.  And yet I'm soooooo glad it's the end of April.  Bring on May!  April has been a very crazy/busy month.  And the weather has been so wet and gloomy.  But we survived.  Lots of baby prep.  Birthday parties.  Diet changes.  Swelling, swelling and more swelling :P  I think my legs might burst (literally) if it gets any worse.  All kinds of stuff.  Here's how it went.

FOOD

1. Eating for pregnancy, specifically the 3rd trimester - omega-3 fats - fish or fish oil. Continue to eat seafood at least once a week - check.

2. Eat mostly GAPS-legal food - check.

3. Eat grain free (aside from a splurge for Rebecca's birthday cake :) - check.

4. Eat coconut oil daily and plenty of other healthy fat (butter, lard, EVOO) - check.

5. Reduce sugar intake - I mostly only eat honey.  Small amounts of organic sugar in some boughten yogurt.

6. Eat raw egg yolks more often - check.  I eat 1 - 3 every day.  And I found that I can even eat them plain.  This morning I had an egg yolk mixed with avocado chunks and sprinkled with sea salt.  Mmmm.

7. Make/freeze/eat regularly beef broth - check.  I've frozen a bunch of beef broth and been eating both beef and chicken broth every week.

8. New probioitic - tried one pill...way too much die off.  This will have to wait.

9. Avoid foods that I'm sensitive to - check.  Plus found I can't handle nightshades like tomatoes and peppers.

potatoes, oats, rice, raw apples, bananas, carrots, raw spinach, black beans, any raw food that is really hard.

10. Baking - check.
*cake/deco - for Rebecca's party
*special dessert for Justin's birthday - butterscotch pudding and chocolate trifle
*work treats for Justin to celebrate his birthday, graduation and the new baby
*treats for Kindermusik family night in May (if we can make it :)
*hospital and early days at home easy snacks for me - not counting on the hospital to have any nourishing food/GAPS-friendly stuff. (gf breakfast bars, gf granola, crispy nuts)
*snacks for Rebecca and guests while I'm in the hospital (graham crackers, cookies, easy breakfast items)

**I also tried lots of grain free baked goods.  I'm having fun exploring a new type of baking.

11. Continue Sunday night fun/finger food night, and do breakfast one night a week - check.

12. Freezer foods - plan, make and freeze all of the meals for Rebecca, Justin and grandparents while I'm in the hospital and a few easy meals for when I get home - check.

HEALTH

1. Healthy lifestyle series - gluten/grains/GAPS - check.
2. EFT - continue to do it at least 3x a week - have not kept up with this for a while.  I'm holding off on some of that kind of stuff until I get my gut in check.
3. Kegels - continue to do them every day - check.
4. Continue reading/writing rational thoughts - did some, but didn't find it necessary.

FAMILY/PERSONAL

1. Be creative - 1 birthday cake - check.

2. Activities and Outings - check.
a. Kindermusik
b. nursery cmt (meeting April 18, nursery duty April 3, 24)
c. MOPS (meeting April 15)
d. Gymnastics - done at the end of April (so thankful to be done!!!)
e. OB appt. - April 13 (36 week u/s!!!), April 20, April 27)
f. birthdays - Justin April 5, Rebecca April 17
g. birthday/graduation party - April 16
h. girls' day out - April 2

3. Rebecca - some things to do with Rebecca this month - check.
a. Keep working on potty training.
b. Keep working on letters, numbers, spelling/sounds, counting, math, etc.
c. Keep working on napping in her room - going great!!
d. 3 year check up - passed with flying colors.

4. Baby prep - CHECK!  Things are ready.  Bring on the baby :)
a. clean toys
b. pack hospital bag
c. buy a going home outfit
d. put carseat in car
e. put pack 'n' play in bedroom
f. stock house supplies (TP, soap, toothpaste, etc.)
g. clean/prep house for guests/get basement ready
h. write daily instructions/meals for grandparents
i. research vaccine schedule/discuss with ped - he is totally fine with the modified schedule I showed him.
j. stock meds (probiotic, CLO, vitamins, etc.)
k. make email/announcement list
l. organize freezers

5. Clean - anything :)

6. Birthday party - check.

7. Finish basement bathroom - we just have to hang a towel rod (Justin will do that today).  We'll paint later.