On one hand, I can’t believe its already Sunday! Then, on the other hand…that means baby B is only 5 days old and it seems like he has been here forever. Crazy how time works.

Yesterday was a fairly busy day. After getting things situated around the house in the morning, we headed out for a couple of errands. We had to stop by Babies R Us to stock up on a few essentials…like diapers. They had a deal this weekend for a $15 gift card back when purchasing 2 boxes. You  have to take advantage of things like that.

After our Babies R Us trip, we headed over to Peter’s parents’ place for a birthday celebration. My little niece, Avi, is now 7 years old!

We had lunch while there. The Italian family always dines on pasta at get-togethers, so my lunch consisted of a small bowl of fettuccine alfredo and some salad.

Normally I am a hater of alfredo…but when breastfeeding, you eat. I was starving! I even managed to down this plate of dessert (scoop of icecream and a brownie) plus another brownie before leaving.

Even after that, I still felt hungry. Breastfeeding hunger can rival pregnancy hunger. I guess that will happen when your body is fueling itself for a kiddo that likes to eat every 2 hours on average throughout the day. I don’t mind. I think it helps him sleep for those longer stretches at night.

I continued to eat well with dinner last night. Remember when we bought a share of a cow from a local source to get higher quality beef? We pulled some steaks out for dinner last night with my parents before they leave today. I had a small filet alongside a baked potato with chives & plain Greek yogurt, some sautéed mushrooms, and a small salad.

I have to say I could get used to people cooking for me. It helps us so much!

A New Idea – Your Thoughts?

Before I sign off this post, I wanted to let you all in on an idea that struck me this morning. In September of 2010 I shared a series of posts called the 30 Days of Self-Love. I adored writing these posts and reflecting on the various topics.

I know many of you were around during that time, but I have had some new readers (hi friends!) show up around these parts. Quite a few have emailed me or left comments about the 30 Days and shown interest in the series. I quickly learned during the posting of that series that these topics were fairly heavy to reflect on each day. The thought struck me today, however, that I would still like these messages to hold a special place here on FFF.

For that reason, I am going to see how it goes posting one of the messages each week (on Sunday night) as a topic to reflect on for the week. Hopefully this will allow us to continue thinking about and discussing such topics, but not overtake FFF with super serious topics day in and day out. If you have already gone through the series I hope you don’t mind seeing these posts re-published once a week. If you’re new, I sincerely hope they bring a message to brighten your day as they did mine. I think it will be rewarding to go back through them again a bit slower and more informally. I’m excited for it, in fact! Look for the first post to go up tonight!

Question of the Day – What do you think would be the BIGGEST help to you after something like having a baby, being ill/injured, etc?

Were you around for the 30 Days? Thoughts on the 1x/week republishing of these topics?

Happy Thanksgiving Eve! I know many of you out there may already have holiday festivities under way, but I still had to share my day with those of you chilling with some blog reading. It’s one of my favorite ways to unwind too. 😉

After my major overhaul cleaning this morning and debating the Facebook page, I set out for a very nice day. First up I had my 8 month appointment at the doctor’s office. Once again, everything checks out well but the midwife did show concern about my mention of the increasing Braxton Hicks contractions and the few more painful ones I had last week. She said to still follow the original advice of drinking water and laying down when I feel them, but then proceeded to tell me I needed to pay very close attention to them because we have to get me to at least 36 weeks. I’m ready to meet baby B, but only four weeks from now seems a little soon. Eep! Hang tight baby B, and stop hurting your momma.

Of course I will include the obligatory 8 month belly picture for you all…

After my appointment I had some time to catch up on emails and blog reading with a simple, delightful lunch.

A whole wheat tortilla with black beans, corn, fresh salsa, cheese, and lettuce. Plus, a Honeycrisp apple with honey greek yogurt on the side.

The afternoon only got better from there. I had a prenatal massage to get to!

My parents gave me this gift certificate for my birthday and I waited to use it until nearer the end of pregnancy. Good decision since discomfort only increases at this point. The massage was just what I needed – calming, yet tough enough to relieve the tension in my neck, shoulders, and lower back. Plus, no getting rubbed raw through a sheet. 😉 I could have stayed for another hour of just getting my hands, feet, and head rubbed. Those are my favorite part of any massage, but they didn’t get as much time today since she focused on my painful spots. Maybe the night will keep getting better and I can finagle a foot massage from Peter. One can hope!

Now, time to live it up with my family who is staying with us tonight. Happy Thanksgiving!!!

• What is your favorite place to get massaged? Okay, that sounds dirty…but you know what I mean.
• How was your day? Did you have to work? Did you travel?