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Growing Veggies Day #1

I have always had an interest in growing things but have never had any success. Last year I spent over $100 on herbs, soil, pots, and genuinely tried to cultivate these little plants. I feel like I tried hard but not hard enough.  I didn't pay attention to the amount of sunlight or water or maybe it was the fact that the ashtray was next to them but they died quickly so this was not my first attempt at growing a plant. So perhaps it was the lack of knowledge and dedication on my part. When Evan suggested buying a tomato plant on Monday I jumped at the opportunity to try my hand at a new hobby. We bought a beautiful Early Girl tomato plant and as soon as I got home I logged onto the internet and learned all I could about this little plant in hopes that in return it would bestow to me yummy tomatoes. I learned I needed to get a really BIG pot. First mistake of my last plants, I wasn't giving them enough room to grow and I was overcrowding - one tomato plant per 16 inch pot. I learned about soil and water. Today during my lunch I went to Ross and bought a beautiful glazed ceramic pot for $13.00. Make sure to get a glazed one or else they will crack! I could not believe the amazing prices on pots at Ross! I know they have awesome prices but I did not expect ceramic pots to be part of their repertoire. SCORE.
After work, Evan and I went to Home Depot to pick up some soil. David, at Home Depot was amazing, so knowledgeable and helpful. He helped me pick out soil, explained watering and feeding to me, helped Evan and I pick out more veggies to grow and was all around so nice. Evan picked out some sweet peppers to try his hand at. I really hope that these plants are fruitful (please don’t die!) and we get to enjoy delish veggies from our balcony garden soon.

Sweet Peppers (left)
Bell Peppers (right)
Day #1

Early Girl Tomato
 Day #1

Oh and to conclude this is a small competition on who can grow the better veggie.

GO GO TOMATO!

21 weeks

Finally a picture! Here I am at 21 weeks!!! I'm finally starting to look so cute and preggo if I do say so myself :) Believe me when I say I am very happy though I am not smiling in this picture I AM happy.
People (Julia) have been asking for my "stats" so here they are:

• 21 weeks
• 140lbs - 22 lbs. gained
• 36 inch waist - 9 inches added

These measurements will come in handy when I start shredding these inches and pounds off! Motivation, my friend, motivation 

As things progress, my anxiety about giving birth has grown. Growing up I heard my birth story a lot, "a terrible experience" or "nightmare" were some of the most common terms. Now that I face my child's birth I cannot help but be scared! I was a large baby, my mother is small but I am definitely smaller. I won't go into gruesome details <EW!> but you can imagine that I'm deathly afraid being able to squeeze a baby thru that small area

I have not had the best experience with my doctor and her staff. I have had one problem after another and after a call from a very good friend today have decided to take a leap and look for a new doctor. I feel so strange in part because I have my next appointment Monday. I actually have questions this time around and don't want to "break up with her" while getting care. So I think I am going to go through my appointment, pretend everything is normal and call about a week later to explain my reasons (if she wants to know) for leaving. Let me ask you this - have you ever had a doctor PAT you on the head? As in, you are an adult expressing fear (my case being: childbirth) and your doctor pats you on the head in a patronizing way. As if there is another way to pat an ADULT'S head!! It was only once, but it was our first meeting and I should have followed my first instinct - RUN!

The search for a doctor begins...