24 weeks and IT'S A GIRL!!!

Joe and I found out last week that we are expecting a little girl. My due date is still the same (October 9th) but I will most likely be delivering towards the end of September via scheduled C-Section.

Although we were hoping for a boy, we are excited to be having a girl as well. Everything is going well and the baby is healthy according to all the tests and ultrasounds. Right now she weighs 1 pound 3 ounces.

As much as I love summer, I am really hoping that this summer FLIES by!!

17 weeks and doing well!

Hi!

It's been a while since I've popped in to let ya'll know how I am doing. I am now 17 weeks into this pregnancy and looking forward to my next appointment on May 8th. We are hoping to find out very soon if we are having a boy or a girl. If I don't find out at my next appointmet we'll try again at my 20 week ultrasound. One way or another we WILL find out.

I'm feeling well and really trying to be aware fo what it is that I am eating. I'm not letting this pregnancy be a pass to eat anything and everything that I want. I don't want to find myself in the same situation I was in before after the baby is born with a lot of weight to lose and even more bad habits to break.

So, that's where I am right now. Thanks for checking in on me and I'll let ya'll know how my next appointment goes.

~Until next time!

Dr. appointment yesterday...

Hi!

I finally was able to go to the Dr. yesterday. Everything looks good with the baby. We heard/saw the heartbeat and the little bean swimming around on the screen.

There has been some mystery in when my actual due date is due to all of the events of the past couple months, so I was glad to finally learn my official due date which is October 9th. Meagan was a fall baby too. That works for me.

I'm feeling Ok. I'm SO tired all the time. Also I'm popping out so much faster than I did with Meagan. You can already tell that I'm pregnant. There is no hiding that. I brought it up with my Dr. yesterday and she isn't concerned at all-she said I am well within "normal" for 2nd pregnancies and also considering I had surgery in November. So, all is well. I hope everyone else is doing good too!!

Feeling better

Wow! The past couple weeks have been nuts! I haven't felt very good but that seems to be passing with each day. The queezy feelings don't seem to be happening as often anymore.

I went to the Dr. yesterday. Still no official due date-I'll need an ultrasound to determine that, I'm afraid. I just need to wait for them to schedule it. I had an exam though and it looks like I am farther along than I thought I was. I have an unoffical due date of August 4th pending ultrasound verification.

So THAT explains why I was having so much trouble losing weight!  It didn't have anything to do with my will power at all! I feel better knowing that. I was feeling so down about myself and just crummy in general.

I'm sure as time goes on, my due date will change again, but I'm feeling good! I'm already showing-which I think is insane but they say that you show quicker after your first pregnancy. I haven't gained a lot of weight-but I don't know what to use as my starting weight now. Everything is so screwed up, hopefully it will straighten itself out soon.

Later!!

Ok Ok Ok !!! I know I've been MIA but I have a good reason!

Thank you everyone that has hunted me down wondering where I've been. Most of you know that I have been having a hard time with the whole exercise thing-and I promise I was REALLY trying. But, no matter what I did I always felt SICK after.

I haven't been losing weight like I was in the past and it was really bothering me. I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong because I've been doing the same things that I've been doing for the past year.

Well...March 1st was my 1 year anniversary since beginning my quest to lose weight and become a healthier person. Well, it is only fitting that I found out 1 year later that WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER BABY!!

Now I know why I've felt like crap and been so tired. It isn't because I'm lazy and lack willpower-it's because my body is trying to adjust! I am thrilled. I'm excited, and honestly I'm nervous. I've done so well in the past year I am committing myself to being as healthy and active as I can.

I'm going to call and get myself and Dr. appointment ASAP so I can get a good idea of how far along I am. My cycles have been messed up for so long-missing a period isn't uncommon for me. So I could be anywhere from just a few weeks along to 3 months along. We'll know soon enough though!!

I'm writing it down now, so I HAVE to do it.

Tomorrow I will begin to exercise. I'm not sure if I will attempt the exercise ball-or do one of my videos but I WILL do something. There is no way that I am going to write it all out here and then have to come back and explain how/why I didn't do it...AGAIN.

So...here it is. Tomorrow I will exercise. No Excuses. I'm going to keep chanting that in my head. No Excuses....No Excuses......No Excuses.

I Promise.

Doing Ok.

Hey!!

All is going Ok here this weekend on the "diet" front. I've lost a couple of pounds this week, so I am happy about that. I am for sure having more trouble mentally staying in the game than I did last spring and summer, but I'll be Ok.

I have to keep reminding myself that the weight comes off faster in the beginning when you have more to lose. I don't have as much to lose now, so it is going to take a little more work.

I really need to do something about this whole exercise thing. I really really hate it. Hate isn't even a strong enough word for it. I think it would be different if I had a gym or someplace outside of the house I could go-but I live in the boondocks. To get to a decent gym or YMCA I am looking at a good 30 minute drive on a good day. That just isn't going to happen.

It's hard to do the videos and stuff like that at home after work because there is so much going on here with the kids, family, pets, bills, phone, and everything else that needs to be done-I just put off exercise until later. It's an endless cycle. I really need to work on that.

So, that's where I am right now. Thanks for checking in on me!

This is part of being honest right?

I've been missing. I've been missing for a while-and it isn't because I have made my goal, or I am off exercising myself into oblivion. It's because I am embarassed.  I've gained 14 pounds only because I have let meyself get lazy.

BUT-my #1 rule from the day I started this blog was, NO EXCUSES. So, I'm not going to offer any up. The only thing I will say is that I have to pick myself up where I am now and get back in control.

So, I have already started watching what I eat again. That right there is my biggest problem. Well, DUH!! I wouldn't be in the situation I am in now if I didn't like to eat. But really-I went so long with depriving myself of the things that I really enjoy. I need to come up with another plan.

Those of you that emailed me asking where my butt has been-thank you. I knew I needed to check in with you all-but I also knew that if I did that-I would have to admit my downward tumble.

But-I'm here. I'm embarassed, and I'm moving forward. Who's joining me?

I may get back up again, but I'm slow in doing so

Well, I made it through the Thanksgiving holiday. I decided that I was going to take one day that I didn't dwell on every piece of food I placed in my mouth. Did I overeat? Probably. Do I care? Not really.

I've come far. Very far from where I was a year ago and I would be kidding myself if I said that I was only going to make good choices for the rest of my life. Nobody does that. There are days that you just decide to through it all out the window and just do whatever. That's what I did on Thanksgiving, and I'm totally fine with that.

I'm healing a lot slower than I thought I was going to. I based all of my expectations on my gall bladder surgery and wasn't prepared for the toll this surgery was going to take on my body. It has been almost 3 weeks and I still cannot wear jeans comfortably. The don't fit right and the waist sits in the exact location of my incision. I hate that!

I'm supposed to go back to work on Monday. Strike that. I AM going back to work on Monday. As soon as I am healed a little more I am going to have to take on a second job as well. The surgeries have left me in quite the financial bind and I need to get it taken care of ASAP.

Hopefully soon I will be well enough that I can start exercising. My intentions are always good in the exercise plan-it is the follow through of this plan that I'm not so good at. I hate exercise, but I KNOW that in order to see better changes in my body I have to do more than just limit calories. Time for me to move to the next step and get myself in shape. Health is more than just the number on the scale.

I may get back up again, but I'm slow in doing so

Well, I made it through the Thanksgiving holiday. I decided that I was going to take one day that I didn't dwell on every piece of food I placed in my mouth. Did I overeat? Probably. Do I care? Not really.

I've come far. Very far from where I was a year ago and I would be kidding myself if I said that I was only going to make good choices for the rest of my life. Nobody does that. There are days that you just decide to through it all out the window and just do whatever. That's what I did on Thanksgiving, and I'm totally fine with that.

I'm healing a lot slower than I thought I was going to. I based all of my expectations on my gall bladder surgery and wasn't prepared for the toll this surgery was going to take on my body. It has been almost 3 weeks and I still cannot wear jeans comfortably. The don't fit right and the waist sits in the exact location of my incision. I hate that!

I'm supposed to go back to work on Monday. Strike that. I AM going back to work on Monday. As soon as I am healed a little more I am going to have to take on a second job as well. The surgeries have left me in quite the financial bind and I need to get it taken care of ASAP.

Hopefully soon I will be well enough that I can start exercising. My intentions are always good in the exercise plan-it is the follow through of this plan that I'm not so good at. I hate exercise, but I KNOW that in order to see better changes in my body I have to do more than just limit calories. Time for me to move to the next step and get myself in shape. Health is more than just the number on the scale.