Counting down the Days

Working in a fast food restaurant is bad enough during a normal summer rush, but add 40 pounds on due to pregnancy and it gets a whole lot worse. The heat that gets trapped in the restaurant makes you feel like you are working in a desert. I swear I've never taken so many water breaks in my life. The constant moving around also makes you tired twice as fast as normal. Thank goodness my maternity leave starts next month. Just counting down the days until I can swim for six hours instead of work in an overheated fast food joint.

Staying positive in the Heat

We have reached June of 2012 and I am 31 weeks pregnant. Every day the temperature outside gets hotter and I just keep getting bigger. The heat makes my feet swell like balloons and cute summer clothes are getting harder to find. It's amazing how last summer I was enjoying being free from high school and looking forward to starting college. I was care-free and spent all my time with my friends and spending my money. Now I am preparing to bring my own baby girl into this world and am no longer living with my parents. Said goodbye to my belly button piercing I got last summer (though I will get it back). Saying hello to frequent bathroom visits (thanks to baby sitting on my bladder), and swollen body limbs. Being so close to popping during the summer has its perks though. While I don't get to put on that sexy little bikini I wore last year.....I don't have to work for 6-14 weeks during my favorite season of the year! While every one else cuts back on what they eat during summer.....I actually get to enjoy my food. One thing is for certain....this is going to be a summer I will never forget.