lucabrasi999's Journal: About my Wife and Son

My son was born in July, 2003. My wife was pretty amazing during the pregnancy. First (and foremost), I had a designated driver for nine months, which sort of made up for all those times my wife came up to me at various parties and said "Stop drinking, you are driving home tonight." :)

Second of all, not only did she not even touch a glass of wine, she held to a very strict diet and counted, every day, how much protein and vitamins her body was taking in.

The result? Connor weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz. at birth and had a full head of hair. Today, nearly six months later, he is in the 97th percentile for height and 95th percentile for weight.

What makes this amazing to me is that my wife is a vegan. She doesn't eat meat of any kind -- no beef, no chicken, no fish. And, no milk products -- no cheese, no cream sauce, etc. Oh, once every few months, she may have some mayonnaise (mainly in potato salad), but that is very limited.

She's not a *true* vegan. True vegans live in grass huts and don't drink alcohol. We live in a real house (in Pennsylvania) and, when she's not pregnant, my wife loves to have a glass or two of red wine.

I fully credit my wife for being healthy during her pregnancy. Her healthy lifestyle gave me a beautiful and healthy son. But I do miss having a permanent designated driver.