Just taking a few minutes to update!
We had a great and busy whirlwind weekend! We had a good friend, Jon, in town from Boston. We all lived in the co-op together over there. So Friday we ate at Marcelo's parents and of course the food was amazing. Jon got to try her famous salsa and loved it! Then we all went out to a movie, lovely evening!
Saturday we had our second Prepared Childbirth class. It was very cool! All of the couples/participants we asked to bring a fitness ball, yoga mat, and rebozo (long wide scarf), and we spent time practicing different laboring positions, exercises, and massage techniques which was my favorite part, hehe! We also did breathing and relaxation exercises. The instructor is great too.
We also had our first potential Doula interview! It was really exciting and she was great and had a ton of good information. She gave us some good tips and I like that she put a really positive spin on the laboring/birthing process, mentioning how many women enjoy that special time. It's refreshing b/c in our classes we focus a lot on complications and interventions which I think is important, but am really interested in exposing myself to a variety of very birth and labor positive/empowering/intuitive based stories and information.
Saturday eve I went to an awesome craft show in downtown LA with some friends. It was so inspiring!!! I still have my dream of making craft/sewing projects and selling them at shows and such. I really enjoy seeing what's out there and getting motivated. Sunday morning I spent cooking :-) This weeks menu includes:
-high protein whole weat noodle, tofu, egg drop soup
-high protein vegetarian chili
-organic quinoa
-chocolate chip zucchini bread
-raw vegan power balls; dates, cashews, pistachios, sunflower seeds, unsweetened coconut, and cacao. Sooooo good and a healthy alternative to refined sweets. Yum!
I am in heaven with all of my health foods :-) Sunday evening we celebrated a good friend, Cortland's birthday at a restaurant in Marina Del Rey. Seeing friends plus eating Coldstone Ice Cream Cake was pretty much a dynamite combination! Woo hoo!
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