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Sarah G's Diary Entries Diary Navigation: Choose A Diary Entry -------------------- Latest Entry: 3/20/03 -------------------- 1/10/03 11/25/02 11/10/02 10/21/02 10/16/02 10/11/02 10/2/02 9/27/02 8/29/02 8/26/02 8/7/02 7/3/02 6/13/02 5/6/02 4/10/02 3/19/02 2/20/02 2/4/02 1/9/02 12/6/01 11/3/01 10/29/01 10/2/01 9/13/01 9/4/01 9/3/01 8/13/01 8/12/01 8/10/01 8/5/01 7/31/01 7/21/01 7/17/01 6/23/01 6/10/01 5/28/01 5/17/01 5/10/01 5/9/01 5/8/01 4/28/01 4/22/01 4/16/01 4/6/01 3/30/01 3/20/01 3/6/01 2/28/01 2/20/01 2/14/01 2/10/01 2/9/01 2/8/01 2/1/01 1/30/01 1/25/01 1/24/01 1/23/01 1/17/01 1/9/01 1/2/01 12/26/00 12/19/00 12/13/00 11/28/00 11/21/00 11/14/00 11/8/00 11/1/00 10/18/00 10/11/00 10/4/00 9/27/00 9/20/00 9/13/00 9/6/00 8/31/00 8/17/00 -------------------- Sarah G's Introduction

January 2, 2001

Happy New Year! :)

We spent our New Years rather uneventfully. We slept right through it! And woke up to a new millennium. Jake will be 2 years old on the 13th. I'm in denial. He's still a baby! A 30 pound baby with an incredible vocabulary and a definite personality. Ah well.

I hope to have a bit of a party, but I don't know who will come. Most of my family lives at least an hour away, so it would be a drive indeed. And Jake doesn't have any toddler friends. I think it would be a shame not to have a birthday party. If anything, I'll invite everyone and just see who comes. I'll make Jacob's favorite foods: spaghetti, grilled cheese sandwiches, corn, fish and bacon. OK, maybe not. After all, I want everybody else to eat too!

On the pregnancy front, I am feeling HUGE. I waddle when I walk and my breath is constantly short because Logan is up in my lungs. And to think, I was barely showing at all when I was this pregnant with Jacob! I believe the iron pills are helping. I'm not nearly as exhausted as I was, although I'm certainly not filled with energy. And, come to think of it, Jake is feeling better too. I wonder if he is benefitting from a higher iron level in my milk. He certainly is not a big meat eater, although he'll never turn down a slice of bacon or a bit of ham. I much prefer to boost his iron intake through me, along with all his other vitamins and minerals, than through a supplement. (My breastmilk is also free, whereas a supplement would not be. ) Lately, I've been craving grease and fat and cream. I read about women craving sweet or salty or sour or spicy, but not me. I want bacon, cheese, angel food cake, ranch dressing, whole milk, steak, butter ... I can't imagine what that means my body wants. Calories? I am perpetually hungry. Protein? Who knows. I try to eat what I crave, but without all the fat. I know I need some fat, but not much more than a non-pregnant or non-nursing person would, so I'm being careful.

When I was preggers with Jake, I remember I ate oatmeal with raisins every morning. I don't think I craved the things I'm craving now, although I did eat a lot of meat. I guess the old wives' tale is true for me: If you crave meat, you're having a boy. Then again, I've never been pregnant with a daughter to compare. I may crave meat just because I'm pregnant. Go figure. :)

Sarah Gaunt - Logan Wolf due May 9, 2001