It's Not Easy Being Green

Wasn't it Kermit the Frog who used to sing the song "It's not easy being green," after Miss Piggy or some other Muppet character refused to listen to the logic of this well intentioned frog on Sesame Street? It's amazing the truth that carries over into life from the childhood lessons first gleaned from one of Jim Henson's creative teaching moments. Right now in our household one thing is certain, "It's not easy being green."

As I make this entry, my wonderfully pregnant wife has already drifted into a night of well deserved rest. It's been a tough day to say the least. Guess what Kermit, it's not easy being green on our street either. After convincing Pilar that a day off from work would be the best remedy for the nausea she was experiencing this morning, we proceeded to fluctuate from moments of seeming calm to extreme discomfort. I just feel horrible about how Pilar is feeling. Everyone says, “Oh, just wait until after the first trimester – then you will feel great!” People lie. Monday will make fourteen weeks that we have been pregnant – two weeks into the second trimester. I sure hope that wisdom begins to prove it self true because it's not easy being green.