Why I may be an irresponsible parent

I did some really fun things this past week. Maybe they were too fun.

On Tuesday the company Tanner works for paid for everyone to go to a huge water park. It was located in Santa Claus, Indiana. It was about three hours away so we left bright and early to get a good taste of Holiday World. Yes, Holiday World in Santa Claus. Victoria, he does exist. This was the very first theme park in the world and it was all about different Holiday's. A huge Christmas tree greeted us as we walked inside and Christmas music was blaring from the speakers. Since it was July and about 1000* outside, it did not feel very normal. It was very fun however. We spent most of the day in the water park and decided not to explore Fourth of July land or the Hallo-swings.

The Splashin' Safari park was awesome. I was extremely paranoid about going. The night before I had a mini break down because I didn't want to go. I would just be sitting there all day in the hot sun, holding my husband back and I wouldn't want to go on any of the rides. Then one of my favorite people out here texted me and told me that we had to ride together. After a lot of coaxing we decided to go. I was so worried about the whole being pregnant and going to a water park. Obviously-it can be super dangerous. There was however, the longest and biggest water coaster in the world "THE MAMMOTH" at this water park.

That was the first ride we decided to go on. It was a long long wait. I looked and looked for warning signs saying no pregnant women but there was nothing. Seriously...nothing. (Little did I know that Tanner and one of our friends who works with him saw the sign and decided to with hold that information). So after about an hour and a half of waiting in the sun (and drinking lots of water that was stationed throughout the lines), I passed out. My really strong husband caught me and escorted me out of the line and under a gate. Yes, he is strong. Apparently everyone kept asking what was wrong and he was like, she's pregnant (and crazy). He kept asking me where I wanted to go and the only thing I could think of was the bathroom. So after a bathroom trip and feeling sooo much better, I decided we had to go back to the ride. Thankfully everyone let us through because they had seen what happened, and we were able to go on the ride with our friends. IT WAS AWESOME. It was truly the best water slide/roller coaster I have ever ever been on. I just...look it up on youtube and try to experience the awesome-ness of this ride.

The next ride we hit up had a no pregnancy sign. So I waited and watched. It was fun...and then our friends convinced me that if I could go on the first ride, I could have gone on that one. Roller coasters are bad if you are pregnant because they have lap bars and jarring twists and turns. Yes, water slides have dips and turns but you are floating on water. I did a selfish thing. I went on the rest of the rides. I do think our baby enjoyed it however because he/she was flipping out the next day. That is good news.

So that was my selfish day where I went on water slides and ignored warning signs and my baby is still happy and consequently, so am I.

Another irresponsible thing I did last night involved one of my cravings. I have been thinking and craving sushi for about two weeks now. BUT I know that the world of the internet cautions against raw fish. I understand why. But I couldn't shake sushi out of my mind. So we went. We ordered nothing with raw fish and I still got my sushi fix. And it was an awesome awesome place. Tanner thinks it's funny because for hundreds of year women have been pregnant and eating whatever they want including raw fish-hello Japan- and hot dogs and every other bad thing you aren't supposed to consume. But perhaps we're living less healthy now and the risks are higher because our bodies are just not taken care of as well. Who knows.

I did already beat myself up about going on the water rides and eating sushi. I had a mini break down. I'm really awesome at those. They happen quite frequently. Tanner is really good at handling them. Except when he tells me to control myself-telling a pregnant woman to control herself makes her more hysterical. At least, it did in my case. I don't think he'll be using his favorite word any time soon. :/ And I'm probably going to be eating more sushi during the pregnancy. Actually not probably. I will be.