Break for Christmas

So, I am taking a break until January when I go full force to lose weight and be healthy.  My goal right now is to not go above 155 and then I'll have 15 pounds until my baby weight is gone, and then ideally another 5-10 beyond that.  See you all on January 3rd.  Merry Christmas!

P.S.  Kate, the fact that you are losing weight during the Christmas season astounds me, truly.

Back to Friday Weigh-Ins

So, weighing in on Monday is hard on me because I tend to eat worse/exercise less on the weekends, especially Sundays when I don't work out at all.  So, I am going back to Fridays.  So, starting with today, my weight is 154, down 1.2 pounds from Monday.

I have exercised every day this week.  Mostly it was running around upstairs for 30 minutes while my baby slept or hung out in the swing. It was accompanied by watching kid shows, dodging kids and toys but I did it anyway! Who knows how far I went or my pace (I'm sure slow) but it feels good!

Until next week :)

Yikes

So this morning I weighed in at 155.2, going in the wrong direction.  I did indulge some this week, but not 3 pounds worth for sure and I exercised twice this week.  Not sure what my body is doing but it's not making much sense.  However, I am not going to stress right now with the holidays here.  I will go full force in January.  I am also having some cramping so maybe my body is still adjusting?  I remember after having Mikey I exercised and ate well and I gained weight for a few months before finally starting to lose, and it wasn't during the holidays where I was even indulging.  Oh well, Merry Christmas!

Thanksgiving is Over!

Well, after a crazy eating weekend, I am up 2 pounds now at 152.2.  You know, I expected this and it's okay.  Now to just eat better this week but now starts the crazy parties and get togethers that usually have yummy food.  Not sure if I will lose much but hopefully I won't gain much during December either.  Not ready to commit to any non sugar goals but going to try to eat in moderation and eat limited sugar when not at an event.

I also want to post my measurements monthly so here goes:

Weight:  152.2  (up 1.4 lbs)
Neck:  12.5   (same)
Chest:  35.75   (down 1.25)
Under chest:  31   (down 0.25)
Waist:  33  (down 0.25)
Natural waist:  30.5  (new)
Hips:  36.5   (down 1.25)
Right Arm:  12   (same)
Right Thigh:  23  (up 0.25)
Right Calf:  15.25   (up 0.25)

Overall, I lost inches from a month and a half ago when I was 1 month postpartum.  Surprising since my weight has gone up.  Apparently the weight has just gone to my lower half, ha ha.  I also added the measurement of my natural waist, the skinniest my waist is between my chest and my hips.

See ya next week :)

I'm Done!

So, I made it!  I did have a few cheats like the ice cream a week ago and this week I ate 1 dinner mint and some homemade kettle corn which is just air popped popcorn with butter, salt and some kettle corn seasoning on it.  I also ate cranberry pork for dinner one night which has some sugar in it as well.  Overall, I feel like I didn't eat any treats though which felt good! 

I had some musings last night as these past two weeks came to a close.  First of all, I really missed my favorite daily cereal of honey bunches of oat but I compensated by eating toast, corn chex and cheerios which were great substitutes.  Second, I really like to eat granola bars as a quick snack during the day but instead I ate more fruits and vegetables instead which is great!  Last and best of all, I really enjoyed waking up feeling no guilt over the food I ate the day before.  No binge cookie eating followed by bloating and guilt the next morning and that was the best feeling of all!

I am planning to go back to eating some sugar but I am still going to focus on eating healthy as much as possible and only indulge when the time is right, not whenever I just want sugar. A friend recommended not eating after 6 PM, even through the holidays and then I will likely still lose weight.  She lost 50 pounds last year doing this.  Something to consider.......

I have also realized that to eat the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables each day is expensive.  I really tried to have 5-6 servings a day and it was a lot of food, just for me.  Imagine if my whole family did that, it would be a lot of food and quite expensive.  I can understand why people don't do it more and that only 1in 4 people eat the recommended amount each day. 

This morning I weighed in at 150.2, down 2.4 pounds from last week!  The lowest I saw on the scale was 149.4 and I am back up almost a pound but my body is still acting quite crazy.  Even this past weekend I have had days where I bled for a whole day, it's gone the next day and then back the day after that.  Not just spotting this time.  So frustrating.  Plus, I feel like I have constant PMS and I have a short temper with my kids and this bothers me a lot.  I had a friend who did this no treats bit with me and she drank a Mountain Dew (her stress reliever) almost every day and she lost 4 pounds.  I'm trying to not be bothered that I didn't indulge like that and I lost less than her but everyone is different. 

Anyway, we'll see where I am at next Monday after 2 Thanksgiving dinners (1 on Thursday and another on Sunday with my Dad and stepmom) and a birthday party/pizza night on Friday night.

Week 1 Down!

Well, I made it a week with almost no sugar.  The only time I ate sugar was on Saturday night when we celebrated my birthday with a date night to The Spaghetti Factory.  We went with 3 other couples and they give you ice cream at the end and for me to not have any when we were celebrating my birthday felt weird so I ate it even though I didn't really care about it (I'm not a huge ice cream person).  I did however avoid ordering the chocolate mousse cake which I really had my eye on :)

I didn't give in to sugar last night but I was tempted.  My sister-in-law brought pumpkin chocolate chip muffins and they looked/smelled so good.  Then I made brownies for dessert and didn't eat those either.  I win!  Oh, and I thought I would see a bigger weight loss from a week of no sugar, but only down 0.4 pounds at 152.6, lame.  This week I will work on eating better as well as no sugar :)  Also, my body is still acting very weird after having a baby.  I bled/spotted for 5.5 weeks and then it went away for 2 weeks and then at 7 weeks it was back and I keep spotting/bleeding occasionally.  I think it may have finally gone away but it's annoying for it to be there some of the time.  Sorry if I share too much.  That may be why I had a hard time losing weight....just maybe.

I really didn't have a hard time avoiding sugar this week.  I felt like it was not a big deal and I wasn't craving it all the time like I have in the past.  The only real time I felt deprived was Sunday night but I pushed through.

This week, perhaps some exercise and more healthy eating in addition to no sugar.  Going strong!

Another Mini Goal....????

Ok,  I have had some good friends/neighbors that want to go sugar free with me so once again I am committing to a mini goal of 2 weeks, starting today.  This time, no sugar at all. 

This past week was my birthday and we had pizza, cake and treats like no tomorrow!  It was finally gone by Saturday and I ate better but still had sugar and again on Sunday, sugar and a huge yummy dinner with friends.  So, this morning I am at 153, up almost 2 pounds. 

Since there isn't anything the next 2 weeks (except my birthday dinner but dessert of ice cream at the Spaghetti Factory I can definitely avoid), I am going to do it.  This will not include the week of Thanksgiving :) 

With friends supporting me, I feel more ready to tackle this challenge head on.  Perhaps a little exercise too.

Also, I am really over the anxiety I felt before when having a newborn.  Now I look forward to the evenings of feeding/snuggling my baby and watching TV with my hubby til he goes to sleep.  Then he almost always sleeps until 2 or 2:30 AM and then again at 6 or 6:30 and my husband gets up for that feeding and then I sleep until 7 or so.  Getting up only once is great and my baby and I are only up for 30-45 minutes now instead of an hour.  Life is getting easier every week!

What was I thinking?

So, trying to not eat treats during a very treat filled 2 weeks was probably a colossal mistake.  I mean, I did eat fewer treats than I would have, but not many.  Plus I wasn't considering my cereal (which is a little sweet) and granola bars as part of my no sugar bit.  However, then I started to not consider muffins as a treat either so it was all downhill from there.  I wasn't very clear even to myself if I was doing no sugar or no treats, ahhh.  I also didn't consider (when I made my goal) my baby's blessing yesterday where we had desserts and muffins galore, and I still have a ton leftover here at my home today.  All in all, it was a recipe for disaster.

Anyway, I am not going to continue this week since it's my birthday and I know I will end up eating treats on my birthday and a few days after with leftover cake/cereal etc.  Then we are going out on Saturday night to celebrate which will mean more dessert.

Perhaps next week I will be more ready to take on a mini goal.

This week I weighed in at 151.2, down almost a pound which is good considering all that I ate, especially on Thursday.  I did clean and cook all day and eat very little on Saturday so that's probably why.

We took a family photo after the baby blessing and I am looking chubby.  I don't love looking chubby (with a double chin) in photos.  I will post the photo for you to see :)

Mini Goal

This past weekend I ate and ate and ate.  Yeah, way too much.  So, I am deciding that for the next 2 weeks, I am going to not eat anything sugary.  The only exceptions are Halloween and my birthday, a week from Wed on Nov 6. 

This morning as a result I weighed in at 152, up 0.4 pounds.  However, I lost weight and even saw 150 even on the scale last week before my binge eating, lol.  It all started with me buying a package of Snickers PB squares in the fun size.  I was hungry so I ate 4 right away and when I checked the calories, I realized they are 130 calories each, yikes!  So I downed 520 calories in just a few minutes, lol. 

I want to feel better than this and start fitting into my jeans so here goes my mini goal!  Wish me luck.  Also, I bought a pair of jeans that fit great so I am ok in that department but I have so many cute pairs of jeans that are calling my name for the winter :)

It's Monday again.......

This morning when I weighed in I was at 151.6, only down 0.2 pounds from last week but I had already had some water to drink and hadn't gone to the bathroom, so I was probably a little lower than that.  In fact, I have been at 150.8 a few times earlier in the week so whatever.

Last week I exercised Monday and Tuesday and then Wednesday I started getting sick and by Thursday morning I was sure I had strep throat.  I went to the doc and they didn't even do a test but just treated me with antibiotics since 3 of my kids had it the week before.  As a result, I really took it easy the rest of the week although my family and I went on an easy hike on Saturday which was nice.

Anyway, last Friday when I was indeed at 150.8 I took my measurements so that I can motivate myself a little.

Neck:  12.5
Chest:  37
Under chest:  31.25
Waist:  33.25
Hips:  37.75
Right arm:  12
Right thigh:  22.75
Calf:  15

I am still not super motivated to lose weight although the wardrobe is seriously lacking.  I can wear my shirts/sweaters but only a few pairs of pants.  Lots of my stretchy pants are now a little big but my jeans are still too tight.  I tried to find a pair of jeans that fit on Saturday at JC Penney but had no luck.  The only jeans that fit are too long so they drag everywhere I go and bug me a little.   So, I either need to get my butt in gear or find a pair to wear.  Honestly, I'd rather find a pair that fits me right now with all of this holiday food/candy around.

Also, since my baby is just on formula now, he is only pooping once, maybe twice a day and hardly ever at night anymore!  I thought this would cut down on the time it takes to put him back to sleep but no, he still just stares at me for like a half hour, boo.  Last night I was so tired that I fed him and then I normally wake him up a bit to burp but I just put him back to bed and apparently it didn't bother him because he just went back to bed and didn't get up until 6:30 AM.  If I don't burp him though, I have a hard time going back to bed wondering if he will fuss.....I can't win!

Anyway, I just want to give a shout out to my husband.  I think I appreciate him most when I have a newborn.  Just having him around and able to hold the baby while I get things done and escape for a little while is just heaven.  He even gets up in the night to do the feedings occasionally which I love too.  I just really appreciate him right now and he is such a great dad and husband.

Hey

So, this week I weighed in at 151.8, up 1.6 pounds from last week.  However, I am still just enjoying food and not pumping anymore (yay!) so I now have 12 pounds to lose.  This past week I started cutting down on pumping and my milk started going away quickly so I just decided to be done on Saturday, only making it 3.5 weeks.  However, I still have some frozen milk so today will probably be the last of the milk for the baby and tomorrow he is 4 weeks old so it's all good.  We almost made it a month, and I'm so glad to be done with another stage of life!

This past week was a little crazy for me though with my 3 older kids getting strep throat.  I also took the kids in to get their flu shots.  I'm hoping this winter will not be horrible with illness.  Mikey has usually gotten ill every 2-3 weeks during the winter in the past so I'm hoping he's getting older and over that phase, otherwise we could be in a for a rough winter.  At least we took precautions to avoid the flu :)

I am starting to want to lose some weight.  I am not loving that I went up last week instead of down but I have still been eating treats daily.  Perhaps I need to just plan to have treats a few times a week instead of every day.

I am also going to start exercising a little this week, perhaps walking/running around my circle while my baby naps with the monitor outside.  I am also going to go to volleyball on Thursday night with my ward.  I've been waiting to go to volleyball, and last week it was family togetherness week so no volleyball but this week, woo hoo!

In fabulous news, the past 2 nights my baby has slept from 8-2 and then up again after 5:30 or 6 so Justin takes over then.  It's great only being up once at night.  Still waiting for my baby to stop pooping so much at night though.  Baby steps.

3 Weeks Old!

Well, my baby is now 3 weeks old.  The past three weeks have flown by and dragged by all at the same time.  I am not as anxious going to bed seeing as my little one only gets up twice in the night and is really quite well behaved.  Still trying to love this stage but alas, newborns are just not my cup of tea.  In fun news, he is starting to smile a little.

As for weight loss, today I was at 150.2.  I have just over 10 pounds to go, and I really need to lose those pounds quick to fit into my jeans for winter.  I still only have a few pairs of pants that fit and they are getting old day after day.  With the holidays here though, it may not happen and I really have no desire to follow any strict eating plan or exercise with any vigor yet.  Maybe in the next few weeks that will change but for now, I will try to limit sweets. 

I have stayed at 150 every day for the past 5 days so it seems I have lost all I am going to lose without putting my own effort into it.  I usually lose 25 pounds and then work for the rest.  It would be great to get under 150 and but as mentioned above, I am not ready to try anything to get there just yet.

I will check in again next week.  Until then, enjoy the fall food and weather, I know I will be! 

No Stress equals easier Weight Loss

So this time I didn't stress too much about my weight gain like I did with Mikey.  As a result, I gained a little less (36.6 pounds) and it is coming off a little easier :)

My weight gain was exactly 35 pounds the day before I delivered but then I ate at Arctic Circle for lunch, and had pizza for dinner for 2 reasons.  The first, my brother was supposed to come home from his mission that evening and I was supposed to go out to eat at a Mexican restaurant called Tio's in Murray and secondly, I developed a cold that afternoon and my energy was zapped.  I wasn't planning to cook so Justin kindly brought home pizza since Rusty got delayed until Wednesday because of Hurricane Ingrid.  After we dropped our kids off at my in-laws for the night we stopped at Nielsen's Frozen Custard and had custard, yum!

All in all, I woke up weighing in at 176.4 when I headed to the hospital.

Now, the baby is 11 days old and this morning my weight when I jumped in the shower was 154.8, and I had already eaten breakfast and had some water to drink so likely around 154.  I have updated my ticker above to reflect my weight loss with my starting weight at 176.4 and my ending weight 139.8 which is where I started.  This means I have lost over 20 pounds and have about 15 to go :)

I am still pumping 4 times a day so that should help the weight loss but man, I am loving food right now and sugar is so delicious.  I went and bought my favorite cereal (honey bunches of oats with almonds) and I am loving my breakfast cereal with toast every morning!

Here's to a quicker weight loss than 8 months!

Welcome Baby Wesley!

Well, he made it here and we are all so happy!  Not everything has been smooth sailing (hello hormones and anxiety) but today I'm feeling pretty positive.

Last Tuesday we woke up early and headed to the hospital arriving around 6:50 AM.  They had just had 2 women come in and deliver within 10 minutes of arriving so the nurses were a little preoccupied so no one even came in our room until about 8 AM.  I got my IV, not terrible but still hurt.  Then we got started on Pitocin and the nurse left.  My doctor came in around 8:40 and broke my water but he first had to make sure the head was done and ouch, so not pleasant.....did I say ouch?

Then for the next few hours Justin and I just chilled watching Chuck although I had to pee like every 15 minutes, it was terrible.  I got up several times and I almost wanted to get my epidural so that I could get a catheter and stop going to the bathroom.

Our nurse got called into a C-section so we got a new nurse which we both liked so much more.  She was much more friendly and chatty.  I told her around 11 AM that the contractions were only every 20 minutes or so and not really doing much.  She turned up the pitocin and then I felt contractions quite strongly for the next 20 minutes or so and decided to get the epidural.  After that, I fell asleep for an hour, it was nice :)

Then the nurse checked me around 1 PM and I was at a 5 and she put in the catheter and said once my bladder was drained the baby could move down faster.  I asked her how long she thought it would be before I delivered and she said by 3 PM.  She left and around 1:15 I started shaking and was so cold.  Justin went out and got a nurse to give us a warm blanket which helped.  Then my nurse came in at 1:35 to check me because I was feeling a little uncomfortable and she said shaking was a showing signs of a transition.  She checked me and gasped saying I was a 10 and that the baby would be coming very soon.  She called my doctor and told him to run and he did run!  He came in the room, asked if there was time to change and she told him to change quickly and said she wouldn't put my legs up in the stirrups until he was ready, lol.

He came in, got everything ready and I pushed through 3 contractions and the baby was delivered in less than 10 minutes at 1:55 PM.  The nurse almost wanted me to push faster than the doctor because he was trying to help me not tear but I pushed down and I did tear.   He said it was a 2nd degree tear and I got stitches for a little while after.  He weighed 8 lb 1 oz and was 19.5 inches long, my shortest baby. 

Then we hung out in our room for a while and I had lunch and then we moved to our room.  My mom came to visit and then my dad.  Justin left before 7 to spend some time with the kids and get them to bed at his parent's house.

Anyway, that's how the day went when Wesley was born, and it was a pretty great day.

39 Weeks and Here We Go!

So last week after my doctor's appt I was really bummed and kept feeling down all day.  However as the day went on and talking to Justin and my mom and praying a lot, I felt like I should just have the baby on Tuesday the 17th which means tomorrow!  All of my confusion seemed to melt away and I felt pretty happy and peaceful Tuesday night so I'm having a baby very soon.

This morning I weighed in at 174.8 which is exactly 35 pounds gained. 

Now for the bummer news.  I planned with my doctor an induction for Tuesday because I wanted to make it to my brother's airport homecoming from his mission.  Unfortunately Hurricane Ingrid is hitting Tampico Mexico this morning which is where he is serving so his flight was canceled.  Boo.  Now he has another flight scheduled for Wednesday but I will be in the hospital so I will miss the celebration.  Oh well, at least I'll have my cute baby boy here and no more aches, pains and nausea. 

This past week the heartburn has gone crazy, the worst I've ever had and the feeling of acid in my throat was bothering me constantly.  The tums just didn't cut it this time so I tried some Prilosec OTC although the box said it can take 1-4 days to kick in.  I bought it on Friday and took one on Saturday morning and it worked that day, yay!  I took another one yesterday and I needed no tums both days.  (I admit, I took 2 in the afternoon just because I like them so much, lol!)  So far today I forgot to take it on an empty stomach this morning but I am feeling fine and will probably just survive on Tums if needed seeing as this is the last day of heartburn I should really have. 

Well, I'm off to my last doctor's appt and hopefully things are progressing and all goes well tomorrow morning.  A huge thanks to my in-laws for taking my kids tonight through Thursday :)

Oh Decisions.

Well, this was not my favorite doctor's visit.  My doctor must've been in a bad mood or something because instead of being the kind caring sensitive guy I've always known, he was fairly pushy today.

He tells me that we're all set for an induction next Tuesday, the 17th.  I look at him and tell him that I never agreed to an induction, it was rather something we had discussed in the past.  He told me that he went ahead and scheduled it just in case I did want to have my baby then.  I then tell him that yes, my brother will be home and yes, it will be before my dad gets married but then I told him that I wasn't sure going to my dad's wedding with a newborn and engorged would be better than going pregnant.  He then tells me that at least I would have some control over the situation and have my baby instead of going into labor on Friday and missing the wedding altogether.  I told him I never go early so I will probably still be pregnant.  (Of course, I really could go into labor early and miss it, hmmmm.)

Anyway, he suggested that I come in next Monday to be checked and then tell him yes or no to the Tuesday morning induction.  Then I talked to him about pumping and how much extra work it is to pump, have a newborn and attend a wedding just 4 days after having a baby.  He then tells me that if I'm going to pump, I may as well just breastfeed.  Without wanting to get into a long drawn out discussion, I simply tell him that I can control the pain better if I just pump and leave it at that. 

He then measures me and I am measuring at 36 cm and he says that's just fine since the baby is moving down at this point.  I asked him again about last week and he said I was 34 and should've been 37, so I was 3 cm below and more than 2 cm they do more testing.  Also, my blood pressure was just fine today.

He then does an internal exam and said I am dilated to a 1 and he could feel the baby was head down but ouch, this time his exam hurt.

All in all, I seriously felt like crying when I left because of his attitude today.  I get it, doctor's have bad days too but still, not my favorite doctor's visit.

I am going to pray about having my baby next Tuesday and see what the Lord says.  It would be nice to be done in just 1 week......

38 Weeks Weigh In

This morning I weighed in at 174.2, up 0.2 pounds from last week.  This past week I went down to 173.4 and then back up over the weekend.  2 weeks to go and still in the 35 pound weight gain recommendation.  I will write more tomorrow when I see the doc.

Measuring Small

So, I really need to do my weekly post after I go to the doctor for the latest information.  So, this is information from last Tuesday and then I will update again Tuesday when I go in again. 

On Tuesday I measured at only 35 cm instead of 37 so the doctor did an ultrasound (not sure what I was the week before.....did I stay the same or go down?)  Fortunately the baby's heart and lungs looked good and there was plenty of fluid around the baby and the baby was moving enough to make my doctor feel things were just fine.  So, I am going in on Tuesday again at about the same time in the morning to see if the baby has grown this week.  If not, well, I suppose there will be another ultrasound to double check everything is going well again.  The baby still moves quite a bit and I can feel the baby getting hiccups at least once a day so that's good.

However, I may have gone down because the week before I had an appt after lunch when I had already had 4 cups of water and eaten lunch so I could've been bigger than normal since I usually go in in the morning and not in the afternoon.  Anyway, I have never measured small with any of my kids so that was new to me.  Also, my blood pressure was a little high (once again, I don't know how high, I didn't ask).  She did it twice and both times it was high.  I was hoping they would whisk me away to labor and delivery but no such luck, ha ha.

Anyway, I'm super curious to see what will happen this week.  Also, I have decided not to be induced.  The doctor has offered Tues the 17th after my brother comes home and before my dad's wedding, but I am realizing that I will likely be engorged and very uncomfortable and with having to pump, the wedding won't be super easy with a newborn and I'd rather just be pregnant.  Plus, I was complaining that 5 weeks seemed so far away and now 2 weeks seems so soon.  So for now, I will be okay just going into the labor the week I'm due.  I would love to know when this baby wants to come on his own :)

3 Weeks to Go!

Still closer.  This morning I weighed in at 174, up 0.2 pounds from last week.  I have however been higher than that all week long.  I guess the weight has decided to pile on these last few weeks and that's ok.  I have now gained a total of 34.2 pounds and still have 3 weeks to go so I probably won't stay under the 135 recommended weight gain but once again, oh well. 

I went to see my doc on Tuesday and he started talking induction.  He offered Monday the 16th and I told him my brother was coming home from his mission that evening.  I told him if he couldn't take me 2 weeks early I would probably opt out of induction and he said he couldn't do that.  He then suggested Tuesday after my brother comes home (the 17th) and have 5 days to recover for my dad's wedding.  Hmmmmm, a possibility but what if there are complications such as a C-section.  Not so sure about that one either. 

Anyway, we never came to a conclusion so he said he would check me this week and see if I've progressed.  Last week I was still high and tight and almost a 1 and he made a note in my chart about my situation.

The question now is should I be induced on my due date or just let this baby come when it's ready.  I'm almost thinking I should go into labor because it is exciting to see when this little guy will come on his own.  That's my latest thinking but we'll see what the doc and I decide on tomorrow.   Happy Labor Day all!

P.S.  So glad it is finally the month I am due, yay!  Now if the weather would just chill out and get out of the 90's I would be grateful, I have been SOOOO hot this week.

Bonus Post!

I just thought I would write another post this week and tell everyone how much I love chalky tasting antacids from the Dollar Tree.  They are by far my favorite thing to eat.  I also really like otter pops and musty tasting ice.  I also love the smell of wet cement and bleach, lol!  This baby seems to follow the cravings I had with Allison (although not as strong) so I'm wondering if this is a girl in disguise, ha ha! 

Anyway, I am probably just suffering from iron deficiency and should be taking my prenatal vitamins but I don't want to.  I enjoy having some cravings and when they are satisfied, I am glad to have something that makes me happy :)

36 Weeks and Weekly Visits to the OB

I always know I'm getting close when I have to start visiting the OB weekly.  I go in tomorrow to be checked and see how this baby is progressing.  Head down?  (I'm pretty sure since he gets the hiccups and they are low in my pelvis.)  Thinning out?  Dilating? 

This morning I weighed in at 173.8, up over 3 pounds from last week but since I didn't have a weight gain last week, not a big deal.  I actually probably weigh a little less but I believe I am retaining water.  I did not make dinner and ate out or had pizza last Wed, Thurs, Fri and Sat nights. 

Anyway, 4 weeks to go and surviving.  I'll be honest, not loving it. The morning sickness is starting to come back stronger and I feel quite uncomfortable and uneasy a lot but hopefully I'll be done soon. 

On the plus side, the kids started school today and having a busy routine will help the time pass more quickly.  Today flew by with all I had to do and I'm exhausted.  On that note, good night.

5 Weeks to Go!

As of this Friday I will only have 1 month to go, yippee!  I am so ready to be done and I wish I were one of those lucky ones who delivers early so that I had less time to go.  It would be ideal to deliver 2 weeks early and then be able to attend all of my family events without being pregnant. However, with a brand new baby, they would be hard too.  Oh well, it's all good.

This morning my weight was 170.6, same as last week.  I am officially in the 170's now and the lowest I saw on the scale last week was 170 exactly.  I vacillated between 170 and 171 all week.

This week I seemed to feel better for the most part.  One day I did housework for 6 hours and it kicked my butt, but it felt so good to deep clean my house.  I must be getting some nesting instincts because I deep cleaned last week and yesterday I cleaned out my fridge and today laundry and my microwave.  I will probably finish up cleaning the basement which I didn't do last week because I ran out of steam.

There was even an evening that I felt quite normal and no morning sickness at all which is rare these days.  I have even started taking a little more zofran because the nausea has kicked back in.  Not like the 1st trimester but still there.

One downside, I have had some back pain in the night and the exercises, which I do pretty much nightly now instead of every other day, do not touch the pain and I wake up hurting (around 4 or 5 AM) and have a hard time sleeping in, even a little.  I had a prenatal massage on Saturday which I thought would help but alas, I still have major back pain this morning, boo.  If something wakes me up that early (like having to pee) it's a bummer because of the pain.  If nothing wakes me up I am usually ok with the pain until I get up around 7 AM.

Also, I have had some insomnia this past week.  I have never had insomnia with pregnancy so that was unusual.  One night I woke up at 12:45 to pee.  Then I was up at 2:30 with Allison because she had a nightmare and again with Mikey at 3:30 because of another nightmare.  I was up with him for about 15 minutes and then was hungry so I had to eat.  Then I couldn't get back to sleep until 5 AM.  Then I couldn't fall asleep the next night either and I wasn't even tired.  Well, it hit me big the next day and I haven't  had trouble sleeping since besides back pain. 

I guess I will have to take Tylenol PM more if the back pain is causing to much discomfort or preventing me from sleeping because I want to enjoy this sleep before the baby comes.

One last funny bit.....my 2 year old boy now thinks there is a baby in his tummy.  I remember Allison acting this way before Mikey came but Mikey just started this week telling me daily there is a baby in his tummy.  It's cute!

One week before school starts, we are going to have some fun!

Getting Closer

This week was pretty good.  I am slowly losing my energy and can't do nearly as much as I want but the end is getting closer.  I had a fun lunch with a friend who had her baby on Friday morning and I'm so glad she is done :)  She expected to have her baby early like her last one so going all the way to her due date was hard on her.

This past week I went through and organized all of my baby boy clothes.  I have tons of clothes in 0-3 months but then I have lots of summer clothes from 3-6 months since both of my other boys were born in the spring.  I bought some long sleeved onesies so that I have can have this baby wear the short sleeved shirts but lots of the outfits are one-piece short sleeved items that will just have to go.  Some are just so cute so it's a little sad!  I will continue to have this problem for the first couple of years until there are both summer and winter clothes in the same size from 2 on up. 

This morning I weighed in at 170.6, down 0.4 pounds from last week.  However, I was in the 169's all week but after a weekend of, ya know, weekend food, I am always a little higher on Mondays.  So total weight gain at 34 weeks is 30.8 pounds.  I am still aiming to stay around 135 this pregnancy and with 4 pounds and 6 weeks to go, it's possible.  Plus tomorrow I will probably weigh less than I do today.

Anyway, yesterday was a rough day and a rough night so hopefully I will feel better today.  I am hoping that fall comes early this year (beginning of Sept instead of end) so that I can switch up my wardrobe a little.  That would be nice :)

Stress and 33 weeks

So 33 weeks has been on my mind a lot this pregnancy because my good friend delivered her baby earlier this year when she was only 33 weeks.  While I am jealous she was done at this point, I know that having a preemie is not ideal and the newborn stage lasts a long time.  Plus she was in labor for days before she finally delivered so for now, I'm content to keep this little guy in.

This past week was a stressful one for my family.  My husband works for a company that bids on contracts from the government to have work doing missile defense and the work they have been doing for years and years came up for bid.  They bid and sadly, they lost this time.  We were shocked!  We had planned to go out Wednesday night and celebrate but instead, were quite bummed instead.  I woke up Thursday morning even more sad because in order for Justin to stay with his company, we will likely have to move out of state.   Otherwise he will need to look for another job in the future here in Utah.  He is more inclined to stay with his current company and move but we need to figure out what is best for our family.  His current job goes through March so it isn't anything that will need action immediately but still, not such a great feeling when we are about to start a school year and have a baby. 

On Thursday I had a sitter for 3 hours to go school clothes shopping, run errands and go grocery shopping.  I really walked quite a bit but it was very nice to get out.  Then I made Justin one of his favorite dinners but he didn't make it home until 8:30 PM because of meetings at work and this meant cleaning up dinner and putting the kids to bed by myself.  By the time he got home, I was so worn out I could barely stand up.  On Friday, I was completely worn out so I just vegged all day.  Every time I stood up I would have pains in my lower stomach and so resting was necessary.  Luckily my Mom decided to come visit so she was able to help out with the kids and packing so they could go camping that night.  We went up to the ward campout and had dinner and then I went home with a couple who was not spending the night. 

On Saturday I slept in after a peaceful night all to myself.  Then I got up and went to breakfast and then wandered around Walmart and did some errands at Walgreens and a hardware store.  Then the family came home and we went swimming that afternoon to celebrate the kids doing great at swimming lessons.  It was a fun day but by the end of the day I was worn out again.

This past week I was around 168-169 all week but yesterday my weight just shot up.  This morning I weighed in at 171 but I had eaten my breakfast so I would've been a little less.  I have also had some digestive issues so this weight gain may just be constipation or water retention but either way, oh well.  This came after eating very well yesterday (I fasted sugar so that I will be able to feel the spirit strongly when it comes to decision time about Justin's job) and ate lots and lots of veggies and grains. 

Anyway, I have faith that we will make it through this trial and that we will figure out the right place and the right company for our family.  I'm grateful that Justin is such a hard worker and takes such good care of us.

32 Weeks

This week I weighed in the same as last week at 168.4.  I have stayed right around 168 all week and I am glad that I have weighed less this pregnancy than last pregnancy.  I looked on this blog and I reached a weight gain of 30 pounds at 29 weeks with Mikey so I am doing a little bit better and will likely gain a few pounds less overall with only weighing 28.6 pounds at 32 weeks.

I have a checkup tomorrow and after that I will need to go in every 2 weeks and then at 36 weeks I will go in weekly until baby boy arrives.  It's exciting that I only have 8 weeks left to go.

This past week I was quite ill with morning sickness on Monday but was okay the rest of the week.  At this point I have good hours and bad hours.  I developed a bit of a cold these past few days with a sore throat, sneezing and froggy voice.  I haven't felt too worn out and I'm hoping it doesn't get worse.  I also need to get a few more Zofran pills from the doc tomorrow since I only have 6-7 more and that will only last me a few weeks.  I don't want to pay for 90 of them like he has given me in the past so I am going to ask for a few more just to get me by until the baby gets here.  I am also going to ask him about getting the pertussis shot and possibly send Justin and my mom to get one also.

 Justin and I went on a fun date Saturday night.  My friend Robin got married again to a wonderful man Zach and invited us to her reception at the Lion House.  Her dress was super cute as it was tea length and her colors were pink and gray, super cute!  They served dinner and we enjoyed sitting with some of Zach's friends.  Then afterwards we went on a spur of the moment tour of the beehive home and there was a couple with us and the gentleman was quite interested in the church and we had a great time answering questions and talking with them.  Even the sister missionaries who conducted the tour told us at the end that they appreciated this tour and it was their favorite of the day :)  We then walked around Temple Square as much as I could stand and I loved being downtown when the weather was overcast and it wasn't so hot.  It was seriously my favorite date we have been on in a long time!

Anyway, I'm hoping to have a good week!

31 Weeks & 7 months tomorrow!

This morning I believe I weighed just over 168, up over a pound from last week.  This week was another week when the weight just seemed to keep piling on and I was higher than this earlier in the week.  Oh well, I blame still having morning sickness for the weight gain.  If I didn't feel sick, I don't think I would be eating so much.

The other day a neighbor girl was over here early and she said she had a donut for breakfast.  I don't know, but it really struck me how much I miss eating whatever I want without getting sick.  It's been so long since my stomach didn't feel nauseated or sick, I don't really remember what it feels like to not have morning sickness.  I'm sure once it's gone, it will seem like a short time but for now, it seems like eternity.  I know I only have 2 months to go, but that still seems like a really long time right now.  I keep wondering if it really will go away and realistically I know it will, but it's hard to imagine it not plaguing me during the day.

Anyway, I have stayed true to not eating any sugar in the morning and so far, the oatmeal has treated me best.  I had cream of wheat one morning and it was ok, but still not quite right and I had toast this morning and so far, stomach is not so happy.  I guess oatmeal it is!

Yesterday I didn't feel like I needed a Zofran first thing so I didn't take one but once I got to church, I regretted it.  Justin had to go to the car to change Mikey's diaper so I just sent him home to get me one since I was playing the piano for choir during the meeting.  Once I had it, I felt much better.  I wish I didn't need them.

3/4 of the way Done!

Today I hit 30 weeks, hooray!  Only 10 weeks to go....the final stretch is finally here. Also, I called on my glucose test and I passed the 1 hour one, yay!

This past week, I made a discovery that helped a lot.  I started eating plain oatmeal in the morning and it really helped with the nausea/exhaustion I feel for 1-2 hours each morning.  It wasn't completely gone but much less than before when eating Life cereal for breakfast every day.  So, I am going to try hard and eat no sugar in the mornings (this morning it was plain cream of wheat) and next up, toast with butter because it's faster than cooking cereal each morning.

I weighed in at about 167 this morning, up half a pound from last week.  However, on Tuesday last week I went down from 166.6 to 165 so I feel like up I'm up 2 pounds.  Oh well, keep moving forward.  If I gain a pound a week, that would be 37 pounds.....still doing well in my opinion!

29 Weeks and Post Vacation

This past week flew by, it was so much fun!  It was a very cheap week long vacation, less than $150 total which is awesome! 

On Monday we didn't check in until the afternoon so we just packed and did laundry all day, it was exhausting.  Then Monday night we had dinner at the condo and then went swimming, just perfect.  Then we had popcorn and M&M's and watched TV before heading to bed. 

On Tuesday we drove the kids to Evanston WY and we played in the river for an hour and then went to McDonalds for ice cream and let the kids play for a few hours on the playland.  Once again, just perfect.  We came back for dinner and went swimming again in the evening.

On Wednesday we just stayed at the condo all day and went miniature golfing in the morning and then Justin took Allie and Timmy swimming while I just vegged in the condo catching up on emails, budgeting and facebook while Mikey napped for a few hours.  We had dinner and went swimming again in the evening and then hung out til our friends from AZ showed up around 10:30 PM and then hit the sack.

On Thursday, the 4th of July, we woke up early and went boating with Justin's family at Pineview and our friends came along.  Then we went to my Grandparents in SLC and met my sister's boyfriend Clark from California.  He was very nice.  Then Justin took the kids swimming in my grandma's pool while I went to my niece's dance performance at Murray Park with my family.  Then we had dinner and delicious cake at my grandparent's and hung out til 8 PM when we went to Justin's sister's house for her annual in the street firework show extravaganza :)  I was truly exhausted by the time I went to bed.

Friday morning I was so exhausted it took me a while to get going.  We went mini golfing with our friends but it was rainy and muddy and Mikey fell down in a mud pit, oh joy.  We decided to go swimming and it was much more crowded due to the holiday weekend in full swing.  Then I went to the Park City Outlets with Allison and our friends and then they headed out and I went back to the condo.  We ate at the restaurant that night and then we were going to go swimming again but it started to pour so we just went back to the condo and watched The Incredibles and ate treats. 

We packed up Saturday morning and headed home after a great week!  We got together with our Bountiful friends on Saturday afternoon and then got pizza on the way home and got poured on driving home, crazy rain this week! 

This morning I weighed in at 166.4, up almost a pound from the week before.  Still haven't heard on the glucose test but the doctor was only in Monday and Tuesday last week.  Still more nauseous than I was several weeks ago so that stinks but I'm trying not to be too negative.  I told Justin I may just have to take a zofran every day to feel a little better.  I am trying very hard to not eat sugar this morning in order to give me a little more energy to unpack and deep clean my house.  So far, not too bad.

Vacation Time!

On Monday morning I weighed in at 165.6, up 2 pounds from the week before.  Oh well, it happens.  I also had a Dr.'s appt and did my glucose test, no results yet.  I have been having more nausea than normal lately so I was tested for a UTI and nothing, looking fine so I guess I'm just unlucky.  I also can't seem to avoid the exhaustion that sets in for an hour or so each morning so oh well, less than 3 months to go.  I asked the doc about my foot and he couldn't see anything and he recommended seeing a podiatrist who can x-ray my foot to see if there is glass or something embedded deep down.  Hmmm, if this doesn't go away soon (the sliver) I will have to consider doing something about it.

This week I am with my family up at East Canyon Resort having a blast!  My grandparents have 2 timeshares and give one away to a grandchild each summer and we were invited this year.  So, basically like a free trip besides a little more for snacks and treats and gas money! Since we had to bring all our food, I am not eating out so hopefully not too much of a weight gain but I am eating a few more sweets than normal.  We are seriously having a great vacation!  Very low key which is great for someone pregnant like me and just relaxing and swimming, and enjoying being together as a family.  I'll check in next Monday!

27 Weeks

This past week was full of ups and downs.  Mikey had fevers for 5 days from Saturday through Wednesday and Timmy ended up getting it mildly with a cough, slight fevers and exhaustion on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Mikey even started coughing so hard he threw up 4 times Tuesday night, that was fun. 

I feel pretty good although I have times when I already feel huge but most of the time I feel pretty normal besides some nausea for a few hours every day.  Yes, I still get nausea every day but it's not super intense and it only lasts for a few hours, not all day. 

I am still taking Zofran every other day and that seems to be the right amount for me however if I get backed up, the nausea comes on very strong so I need to keep eating my fiber gummies and fibrous foods. 

Today I was at 163.4, so I actually lost weight again from last week but I am gaining just about a pound a week total from 3 weeks ago when I was 160.  I walked probably every other day last week and I need to still exercise more faithfully but the temperatures are going to sky rocket this week and it will be hot early.  I am not ready to wake up and walk right away (I have to eat and let it settle for a bit before I get going) but today I am going to Gardner Village with my sister-in-law so I think we will be walking around quite a bit and I'm excited to get out. 

Next Monday is my glucose test and check-up and then vacation!

26 Weeks

This past week was a changing week for me.  I started exercising again and I exercised walking 30 minutes or 2 miles (32-24 minutes) nearly every day.  I actually felt like my old self again getting out and walking around my neighborhood in the morning.  I even ran a little which felt nice.  As for the food, I ate pretty well but still had more treats than I should have with my mom's birthday party and Father's Day.  I am still going to try and eat better this week.  I noticed that I didn't have crazy exhaustion set in for an hour each morning when I exercised but the morning that I didn't (Friday) it was back.  That's quite the motivation to keep it up!

Mikey is sick again with a bad bad cold and slight fever.  His fever got pretty high on Saturday and even after a few hours his fever was still high so I took him to the doctor and he had nothing wrong, just a virus.  This morning he is doing pretty well but still at 100.6.  Hopefully this will be gone by tomorrow.  Poor kid, he gets sick every 2-3 weeks.  What a bummer for him and us who get stuck home with him all the time. It's summer, time for a break!

Last week I had gained 5 pounds going from 160 up to 165.  Through the week I lost 3 and got it down to 162 but this morning I am back up to 164 after the weekend of treats.  That averages 2 pounds gained each week which is still a little high.  I have my glucose test coming up in 2 weeks so I don't want to overdo it on the treats and keep exercising in the hopes that I pass the 1 hour test this time and not have to do the 3 hour miserable test. 

Anyway, here's to another even better week!

Starting Today!

Starting today I am going to try very hard to eat better and exercise some every day.  This past week I ate and ate and I ended up gaining like 4-5 pounds (not real pounds, probably just a lot of water weight and constipation) but I need to get it back under control.  I am not going to say no sugar but just try and make health conscious decisions and drink lots of water.  School is out so the rigorous schedule in the morning is gone (yay) and my anniversary is over and there really is nothing much going on this month before vacation at the beginning of July besides a birthday party and Father's Day which don't focus on me so much.

Last week was pretty good, back and forth with some nausea and exhaustion and days that I felt great and did a ton.  I imagine this week will be much of the same.  Hopefully better results next Monday.

Checkin' In

So, I'm really trying to remember last week and it must not have been very memorable.  Justin and I went on date night on Friday with some friends and had dinner at Costa Vida and then watched the latest Star Trek.  I really did not care for the movie.  Too much violence and a lot of sci-fi and I am not very big into sci-fi.  This week has been good so far.  I tried hard not to take zofran much last week and after 2-3 days I caved every time.  For example, this morning I tried very hard not to take one and found myself laying in bed way too often because of nausea which causes this deep exhaustion in me.  I took one and within a half hour, I was able to go grocery shopping and mow the lawn and I don't feel completely wiped out.  So, I think they are going to stick around for now because I can function so much better on them.

I went to the doc on Monday and the baby checked out and I told him my ears were hurting.  He checked them out and told me they were impacted.  Basically, the ear wax built up so much that it turned into a rock and he couldn't even see my eardrums.  He called the ENT in the building and sent me over to get my ears cleaned out.  Once he was done (didn't hurt, just a little uncomfortable), the pain was gone and I have been great since.  I have also had more back pain this week even though I have been doing my weight training every night so I went to the chiro for an adjustment. 

Tomorrow is my 10 year anniversary and we are trying to figure out something fun to do for date night.  I didn't think I would be able to find a sitter easily since it's the last day of school but the first girl I asked was able to, yay! 

On Saturday we are having a neighborhood bbq here so that should be fun also. 

Also, my pesky sliver finally stopped bugging me but it is back to bugging me again today.  It's not as bad as at the beginning but still a little annoying, lame.

Tonight I get to go to a bridal shower for a friend who is finally getting remarried.  She was a good friend at BYU and a friend from high school and I was her maid of honor at her first wedding which didn't last long since her husband was a completely different person than he pretended to be while dating.  I also get to visit another old friend from high school who was due with her 4th child at the end of May and had her baby 7 weeks early near the beginning of April.  Looking forward to a fun night!

Weight gain is still around 20 pounds.  Hey 130's, 140's and 150's.....I'll see you on the flipside!

23 weeks

On Monday I believe I weighed in around 18 pounds weight gain which is up over 2 pounds from the week before.  In the past 2 days I have gained another 2 pounds so I think I really need to step up the good eating now.  I have just been coasting the past few weeks and not really trying to eat very healthy, but 4 pounds of weight gain in just a few weeks is a little much.  I still don't feel stressed out about it although I am still nauseous every day.  I am trying to cut out Zofran so that I stay regular, so I think eating better will help me feel better overall.  I am also going to try and start mildly exercising again, sliver or no sliver.  With my tennis shoes I don't really notice it.

On Sunday I starting feeling really ill and exhausted again so I drank a lot of water and took some miralax and luckily by Monday it was gone.  I haven't had a Zofran since Sunday and although I really want one today, I am going to try hard not to take one. 

Justin was also sick on Monday with a stomach bug and he spent most of the day in bed watching movies.  He did go hiking with our family and some friends in the morning but we weren't able to go far due to his feeling ill.  He is doing much better thankfully and it doesn't seem as though anyone else has gotten it, crossing fingers. 

Til next week.

Doing Better

So last week was terrible.  I was horribly sick from Sunday night until Thursday night and I was so incredibly nauseous and throwing up all week.  I went to the doc on Wed and he said I was plugged up even though I go every day.  It may be a little constipation but seriously?  He did draw blood and found no elevation in white blood cells so no real infection going on.  I even had Justin give me a blessing and it was very vague saying in time this would pass.  I also had a sliver that I thought he got out but my foot is still bugging me.

Anyway, feeling much better this week and even though 2 kids threw up Saturday night, they are feeling much better today.  If I could just get rid of that pesky sliver that invisibly decided to take up residence in my right foot and make it hard for me to walk.

With illness and not being able to eat much last week, I lost weight and I am just under 16 pounds now.  I remember reading on this blog with my last pregnancy that I weighed 20 pounds at 22 weeks so I am 4 pounds under that amount, which is nice.  I was 4 pounds over the recommended 35 pounds so if this keeps up, I should be right where I should be.  Still, I haven't stressed much about weight gain but I am glad to be less than before.  I think it partly has to do with sweets.  I still get a stomach ache if I eat too much sugar so I don't eat a lot of treats right now.

I hope we are done with illness.....it's about that time that everyone gets well and stays well for the summer!

21 Weeks and Feeling It.

So after an exciting few weeks of going on our trip and finding out that we're having a boy, I'm not quite sure what's going on with me.

On Mother's Day I was completely exhausted and so glad I had an excuse not to do anything.  I even left my ward early because I didn't feel like I could sit anymore, needed to lay down.  Then we went to Justin's parent's ward for their mission homecoming and it was very nice.  Then I relaxed at my in-laws the rest of the day and even had a video chat with my brother in Mexico on his mission :)

Well, that evening I felt worse and went to bed and felt sick all night.  In the morning I felt terrible and even threw up.  The weird thing was that I threw up food I ate the afternoon before. Normally when I throw up in the morning, it's only the little bit of food and drink I've had that day.  I threw up a lot of food, weird!  No wonder my stomach was upset.

I continued to feel terrible so I took a morning nap while my kids just roamed around doing their own thing.  Then I felt a little better so I got up and cleaned a little and then when Mikey went down for a 3 1/2 hour nap, I ended up sleeping another 2 1/2 hours. 

I woke up to the power being out (basically for the rest of the day) and took it easy.  We took our family to Arctic Circle for dinner and the food I ate was not the best because my stomach hurt again like crazy.  Then I felt a little better, got kids to bed and then ate again before bed and stomach hurt again like crazy, lucky me. 

I'm not sure if I am revisiting early morning sickness and I'm super unlucky or if I have a bit of a stomach bug.  Usually when I eat I feel better but right now, I feel worse.  I have tried very hard to eat good foods today and I am feeling a little bit better, but still kinda crappy.  Since it was the last preschool day for me to run errands without 2 kids, I decided to go out and run errands with just Mikey instead of both Mikey and Allie. 

Anyway, I'm hoping this subsides soon.  At least I know it probably won't last long unlike normal morning sickness which goes on for weeks and months.  That's getting me by right now.

Also, I have gained about 17 pounds now.

It's a BOY!

We had our big ultrasound yesterday and found out we are having a BOY.  The baby didn't cooperate very well and she had a hard time getting a shot but she finally did and then did it again at the end to double check.  I felt like it would be a boy but had a little hope that I would be wrong and it would be a girl.  Also, the baby showed no abnormalities and looks completely healthy although measured 2 days smaller than my due date. 

My mom kept having dreams about me having another girl and in the past she has had dreams that I had an overweight girl but those dreams were just dreams in the end.  As for having an overweight daughter, someday I guess it could be Allie but anyone who knows her knows she is one little skinny minny.  At her 5 year checkup she was something like 70-90th for height and only 20th for weight and she only weighs 10 more pounds than Mikey who is 2, lol.

I must admit, I did have a small twinge of sadness when she announced it was a boy.  I wanted another girl so that Allie has a sister, and I always imagined having more than one daughter to go shopping with and have girl dates with.  Plus, all of the cute baby clothes that I just need to sell or get rid of without using again.

I guess I am being blessed though because I started going through all of her baby clothes and I actually didn't feel like I would miss most of them.  The ones that I still remember and made me feel nostalgic I decided to keep.  All in all, I will probably keep one small box of clothes just for the memories. Perhaps I am being too hasty getting rid of stuff in case the ultrasound tech is wrong but I feel it's a boy.  Also, if I ended up miscarrying this baby, I'm still not sure I would want another one because I would be fine with 3 kids also.  I thought about saving the clothes for my sisters to use but I bet they won't want most of them and neither of them are married although one sister is getting close having a serious boyfriend.  Then they would have to have a girl, lol.  Plus everyone wants new stuff for their first child and I get that.

Anyway, it's nice to get rid of stuff and dejunk some and after this baby is born, I will be able to get rid of boy stuff immediately after he grows out of it.  Justin asked me again if I am feeling done with having kids now that this baby is a boy and yes, I am feeling very done.  I am done with morning sickness and the changing of my body and the work I have to do to get back in shape after.  Plus, I am very excited for my kids to get a little older and go do things without bottles, naps, cribs etc to worry about.  Sounds pretty awesome to enter that new stage of life!

What a Relief!

So I just called my doctor's office to find out the results from my blood test for Down Syndrome and it was negative, I am feeling relief!  I have really been concerned that something would be wrong with this baby and the strongest feeling was Down's so I went ahead and did the bloodwork even though it is not required and can have a false positive sometimes.  Since I've been concerned, I have 'noticed' Down's people all around me more than normal and even at our hotel in Cancun was an entire group of Down's adults and I kept wondering if it was a sign or if I was just feeling paranoid.  Well, no worries so far and I'm glad.  Of course the big ultrasound on Thursday will share more information but so far, so good :)

Now, please don't get me wrong.  Those with disabilities are wonderful people and if we did have a baby with a disability, we would embrace the child with loving arms.  But there is just some relief in knowing that you have a truly healthy, no issues baby as well.

Half Way!

Yesterday I reached 20 weeks and I am finally half way, yay!  I got back from my trip on Sunday night at midnight and I had surprisingly very little nausea on my trip, but now that I'm back, I have it a lot. 

I haven't officially weighed in but I think I'm around 156 or 157, so I gained a few pounds on my trip but when you stay at an all-inclusive hotel and eat 3-5 times a day, it's not too surprising.  Oh well, it's all good. 

I will probably do a write up of my trip on my family blog.  We had a good time but I'm glad to be home and excited to find out what we are having on Thursday :)

Viva la Mexico!

Well, tomorrow my honey and I head off to Cancun, Mexico to celebrate our 10 year anniversary!  I am excited to go on a trip, I just wish I weren't pregnant.  I'm doing better but not 100% and still have quite a few food aversions and have to eat every 2-3 hours to avoid nausea.  I'm hoping that I will have enough energy to do everything we want to do and enjoy relaxing too.  The way I'm feeling I will probably only be able to go and go for half a day and then need to rest so we will just have to listen to my body and plan things accordingly.  I just wish I could enjoy desserts more but most of the time they give me a stomach ache.

I went to the chiropractor today for an adjustment and mentioned the throbbing pain in my hip and he said I likely have bursitis or inflammation of the fluid sack that protects bones from rubbing.  He said not to ever put heat on it since it is inflamed but to use ice and stretch the muscles between my hip and knee.  Not really a big deal, but nice to hear a logical explanation for the throbbing.  Also avoid sleeping on that side when it is acting up.

I am doing okay, but still some nausea but at least it is manageable and I don't feel like it is running my life anymore.  That's good.  Only 10 more days til we find out what this little bean is :)

4 Months!

I am officially 4 months as of tomorrow and today I am 18 weeks along :)  Things last week were much better than the previous two.  We waited all day last Monday for Mikey to poop and he never did and when he did on Tuesday morning, it was completely normal.  I still took it in for testing and we found out that he didn't have anything diagnosable.  No C Diff, no rotavirus, no giardia etc.  They ran a full panel and it came back negative for everything they tested.  The only thing I can think is that he had a bad stomach virus but no fever which usually accompanies all of those illnesses listed above.  Anyway, he is doing 100% better and is feeling well and we even finished the pink eye drops as of Saturday, yippee!

As for me, I am feeling okay, but still not great.  I started taking less Zofran going from 2 pills a day down to 1 or even none.  On Saturday I didn't have any, on Sunday I needed 1, and today so far I haven't had any and I'm okay.  As for weight gain, this time I am not stressing about it.  I have a lot of aches and pains in my lower back and side so I haven't felt like exercising much and I am just letting it come as it comes.  Last time I stressed and stressed over it and ended up gaining 39 pounds but I know now that it was it difficult for me to gain so much, but persevered and I lost it all and even more so I know I will do it again. 

To date, I have gained 13 pounds and in my pregnancy book, the recommended weight gain is 10-13 pounds at this point so I feel good about where I am at. 

In fun news, my in-laws are coming home from their mission tomorrow and next week, Justin and I leave on Tuesday morning to Cancun for the week, yay!  I'm excited for fun things to come.

Taking it One Day at a Time

Well, Mikey is still not doing better.  He threw up Tues and Wed night and he has continually had diarrhea every day.  His poop was getting more solid over the weekend and was not lying around for a few hours every day anymore so we thought he was on the tail end of his illness but alas, not so.

On Sunday morning he laid around all morning and had diaper after diaper of diarrhea.  He then had many more in the evening for a total of like 8-10 dirty diapers, good grief.  Also, on Saturday night I talked to my sister-in-law and she said her youngest son had his stool tested and he didn't have rotavirus, but C Diff which is a lot harder to get rid of and may require nasty tasting antibiotics.

So, with that new information, we are going to test Mikey's stool today and find out if he does have rotavirus (I now hope so) or C Diff and see what course of action to take with that.  We did buy him some Culturelle probiotic powder to add to drinks/food and he has taken it Sunday and now again today.

He also got pink eye last week and I only had leftover drops to last 4 days so I stopped and alas, he got it again yesterday so I had to go fill my next prescription and now do it another 7 days, lucky me.

Also, Allie is now sick with a bad cold and fever and is just laying around on the couch all day.  I guess the Lord is feeling like testing me right now because wow, how much more sickness can we take on?  However, with me not feeling all that adventurous with morning sickness, I am not feeling too stir crazy thankfully.

The only really big bummer is my friend Claudia drove up Saturday from AZ while her husband is out of town and was planning on staying with us until Thurdsay but has decided to just stay with her brother's girlfriend's family instead but she doesn't know them at all so it is a little awkward.  Until we know what we're dealing with with Mikey though, she doesn't want to stay with us because she has a little 22 month old daughter that could easily catch what Mikey has.

Anyway, I am now 17 weeks and last week I felt a lot better than the week before.  On Monday and Tuesday I actually had very minimal morning sickness and felt really good and that was so nice.  I thought I had turned a corner.  However, I have gone back and forth feeling good and feeling crappy.  Saturday I was very worn out and sick and Sunday I felt pretty good.  Today, mostly nauseous but just staying home to do laundry all day.

Hope your week is going better than mine!

Ultrasound Scheduled!

I had my regular checkup today and scheduled the big Ultrasound for May 9th :)  I'm excited to find out what this little baby will be.  I want a girl, only because I want to use all of my cute girl stuff again but I'd be equally thrilled to have another baby boy :)  4 weeks and 2 days to go!

So Glad Last Week is Over!!

Last week was a terrible week for my family.  A week ago Thursday (10 days ago) my nephews were sleeping over and the youngest threw up.  He seemed fine besides a tummy ache until he left Saturday.  On Saturday night Mikey threw up 4 times, twice during Easter Sunday and twice more Sunday night.  That was fun.  No candy for that baby.

Then on Monday came the diarrhea which lasted all morning into the afternoon.  It then stopped and he didn't throw up Monday night although Justin started feeling ill on Monday night.  We decided he was better so Tuesday we left Justin home sick and went to visit my Mom in Wales, UT.  We were having lots of fun until Mikey started bawling in the car on the way back from visiting a museum and getting some food and he ended up throwing up, oh goody.  Then we left around 8 PM and he had diarrhea very bad on the 2 hour drive home but I didn't know until we got home and found the mess he left us.  I don't believe he threw up that night. 

On Wednesday Justin was feeling a lot better but decided to still stay home and work from home.  I was able to go grocery shopping alone and then when Mikey had a nap I took Allie on a long walk to the library, it was really nice to have some breaks and help.  That night Mikey threw up again and had diarrhea all morning. 

Then he threw up again Thursday night and when Justin came to help me, we noticed his eyes were sealed shut and we started to worry he was dehydrated.  We called the doctor and they said to go to the ER because I thought he hadn't had a wet diaper the entire day before but then I realized he did have one around 5 PM so we relaxed and went back to bed but decided we needed to go to the doctor on Friday.  (We figured it was just a stomach bug so we didn't worry too much but after 6 days of throwing up and diarrhea, we knew it was time.  Plus, we are paying a deductible so everything is out of pocket right now, ouch.)

On Friday we made an appt and Justin decided to work from home again in case he was dehydrated and we had to take him to get an IV.  The doctor said he wasn't dehydrated but likely had rotavirus, a nasty stomach bug that can last up to 8 days.  Ugggh, what a nasty thing to catch!  We kept trying to give him pedialyte and gatorade but he didn't love any of those drinks much and he wouldn't drink much water.  He only wanted milk, poor baby.

Then Friday night around 11 PM Timmy came in and smelled like poop.  We went down to investigate and he had to poop so bad that he stood up and went in his underwear.  Then he was embarrassed and tried to clean it up but it fell all over his carpet, yuck.  Justin worked on cleaning him up and I attacked the carpet, seriously the worst!  He finally got back to bed in the guest bedroom at 11:30 and then Mikey was up at 12:30 and threw up twice and Justin was so exhausted he didn't even know I was up again.  He had diarrhea all of Saturday morning and was moaning on the ground poor baby.  Then I put him down for a nap and 20 minutes later he woke up crying and cried for a solid 45 minutes and would scream if we tried to pick him up so we called the doctor and they said for us to come right in again.  We were afraid of something else going on like a stomach block or appendix bursting.  He ended up being fine but the doctor said his stomach muscles were shot and he had a lot of pain in his tummy.  She gave him ibuprofen and sent home all sorts of drinks and yogurts to help him feel better.  She also said he had pink eye so we have to eye drops for a week too, oh good.  I was so exhausted Saturday that I fell asleep twice on the couch and Justin made lunch for everyone which was great. 

He finally slept all night Saturday night but had diarrhea all morning and was moaning on the ground in pain so Justin gave him a blessing.  He calmed down and took a 2 hour nap and woke up a much changed baby, actually smiling real smiles and giggles again.  It was so nice! 

He did wake up Sunday night crying but nothing was going on so I just held him for 5 minutes and he fell back to sleep immediately.  He has been feeling much better this morning and I finally gave him milk since he hasn't thrown up since Friday night.  So far no diarrhea yet today but I don't think it's completely gone away yet.  The doctor said diarrhea can last up to a week longer and since this bug is passed through fecal matter (poop), we still need to be careful.

Well, that was long but I wanted to document my poor baby's illness.  I think I may have contracted it a little too because I was really sick last Monday, Wed and Thurs and I am finally feeling back to normal nausea.  I think I also have sciatic pain this time and I keep getting throbbing pain in my hip and just behind my hip.  I have my regular doctor checkup tomorrow so it will be nice to ask my questions and schedule my big ultrasound in 4 weeks :)

I usually start to feel better around now but I am still quite nauseated but not terribly sick and not as tired.  It doesn't bother me as much as it did 4 weeks ago so that's nice.  

Goodbye week, don't wish to repeat you ever!

15 weeks

Well, it's Monday again and I am 15 weeks but not feeling very well today.  I was determined not to take a Zofran since I am running low on them, they are expensive and I am just staying home with a sick baby but I caved.  The nausea was growing and growing all morning so I decided to take one. 

I'm probably paying for the weekend of crappy eating.  We had a triple baptism on Saturday for 2 nephews and a niece and afterwards I was starving and all there was to eat was treats and some fruit.  I ate several treats and felt okay after.  Then on Sunday I finally ate a few Easter treats after church and they were yummy but I felt kind of ill the rest of the day.  I was even going to eat an entire piece of pie after dinner but luckily I didn't like it and only had a few bites. 

In the past few weeks overall I have been feeling a bit better.  I haven't had any of the strong stomach aches that drive me crazy and I still don't even have one today, just some nausea mixed with being tired from being up with a vomiting baby the past 2 nights.  Holy cow, I just noticed it is almost 5:30 PM and I haven't even started making any dinner today.  I guess having a late snack has made me not notice how late it is. 

Guess I should log off and feed my family and pray that tomorrow my son isn't throwing up, no one else gets it, and I feel better!  My trip is only 4 weeks away....... body, get better soon!

14 weeks

Well, I am always excited to make it to Monday because that means I am 1 week further along.  This week, 14 weeks today!  I reached the 3 month mark on Saturday, yay!  I am actually feeling OK most days but there is usually a time in the day that I don't feel very well.  It is usually in the afternoon and especially around 8-9 PM at night.  I think that is when I feel the most sick but luckily the kids are going to bed then and I can just rest and try to ignore how crappy I feel.

I do occasionally have a day where I feel sick all day and this happened on Saturday.  I really didn't feel well and my Dad and his fiance came up to babysit so Justin and I could go on date night since he was out of town all week.  Well, we went to dinner and afterwards I just had to go back home because I didn't feel up for anything else. 

For this pregnancy, I am really digging carrots.  I eat carrots every day and while they aren't that amazing, they are guaranteed to make my stomach feel better and I NEVER get a stomachache after eating them.  I also like celery, life cereal and eggs with cheese.  I still have a hard time eating sweets but fruit does the trick for needing something sweet and it usually sits well.  As a result, I have only gained 8 pounds.  With my past pregnancy I was probably around 12 pounds at this point.

I only have 2 pairs of jeans that still fit although they won't much longer.  Usually when I wash jeans, they are too small for comfort but they need washing, lol!  I keep debating pulling out the maternity jeans when I am still barely showing.  I wish it would warm up because I have several larger pairs of capris that I bought when I hadn't lost the baby weight the summer after Mikey was born.  It should be warm by Wed of this week, yay!  I also bought some cute maternity clothes on Saturday for my trip :)

Well, I have known I am pregnant for 10 weeks now and sick for 7 of those weeks.  Hopefully in the next 2 weeks I will be feeling much better and I know that when I hit about 4 months, life usually gets much better :)  I sure hope so!  In 5 weeks I am going to Cancun for a week of fun with my hubby and I pray and hope that I feel well and enjoy my trip.

How about a little Gratitude?

So, today I am not going to complain.  I may not feel awesome still, but I am grateful that I am past the 1st trimester!!  Plus, I just have to give a shout out to my husband, he is racking up some serious points lately!  Pretty much anything I even mention to him, he has done right away or secretly done for me.  Here are some examples. 

We have a north facing home and we got dumped on with snow this winter.  Because we hardly get any sun, the snow never melts.  I was feeling down that we would have snow on our lawn until June so he went out sneakily and shoveled the snow from the piles all over the lawn so that when it warmed up last week, all of it melted, lol!  I also casually mentioned that I didn't want the garbage can in the garage anymore because the smell was getting to me so he went right out and moved it outside, yay! 

He also fixed the end table drawer that was breaking and Mikey's dresser drawer that was breaking without being asked.  He has done dishes for me and cleaned up when I've been away at R.S. or running errands.  He went outside and cleaned up the whole yard, washed a window that was really dirty, took down all of the Christmas lights that we couldn't do in the freezing cold and mountains of snow, trimmed the trees and was ready to put weed pre-emergent on our grass but the time wasn't right yet.  Overall, he has been awesome at responding to my needs when I need extra help and helping to take care of our yard.

He is gone to LA this whole week so I'm sure I'll be tired doing everything myself, but I have sure appreciated his help these past several weeks!

More Trials

On Friday Justin and I went out to dinner with friends and then we went to the adult ward game night.  I started getting serious chills and shooting pains in my lower abdomen.  Since we drove, I made everyone leave so I could go home (it was almost over anyway).  The next morning I was okay, not great, but okay.  We drove up to Park City to go to a lego builder showing at the Kimball Art Center.  It was pretty cool but then the pains and chills came back.  They continued on and off throughout the evening and I suspected a UTI. 

On Sunday morning I could not function with morning sickness, losing an extra hour of sleep, pain and chills and 9 AM church.  I got my family ready and sent them all (except Mikey) off to church and went to the instacare.  They did diagnose a UTI and gave me Macrobid which I got at Walmart and started.  I had nausea all afternoon but not too bad but they warned it could cause nausea and to take it with food.  I took another at bed time and another one this morning.  Well, this morning the crazy nausea started and I could barely stand it it was so bad.  I tried to throw up but the zofran prevented me so I just sat around in pain.  I finally took a 2 hour nap and I still felt terrible when I woke up.  I made grilled cheese for dinner and couldn't eat hardly any.  Well, I finally threw up and I must admit, not totally better but a little. 

I did call my regular OB today and explained what was going on and told them I didn't want to take this med for the next 3 days, the nausea was really that horrible.  They called in amoxicillan for me and I was going to go get it but couldn't even leave the house.  My sister-in-law came over to pick up her 10 year old son I was watching and supposed to take to the dentist (but the dentist wasn't working on Monday) so she went and got my prescription at Walmart, bless her soul.  Well, moving on, moving on. 

My poor husband is tired of me always feeling like crap and I don't blame him.  I don't love feeling like crap all the time either.  This too shall pass.  Welcome to 12 weeks.

Still Yuck and More Spotting

Well, I still feel like crap and on Monday the spotting returned for just a few minutes.  I went in since my doctor wants me to come in weekly if I'm spotting and everything was great.  The baby was even moving so that was really fun and made it all that more real. 

I am really struggling with morning sickness this time.  I'm sure I struggled this much in the past but now that I'm in the thick of it, it is all consuming all day long.  Last pregnancy I think I was on the high of taking Zofran and felt nauseated but not to the point of throwing up.  This time however, I feel like throwing up several times a day although I don't so I'm not sure it's working as well.  I'm hoping that I'm feeling worse because I'm having a girl, lol!

I really hope this subsides by 16 weeks like with my other kids because Justin and I are going on a trip to probably Cancun for our 10 year anniversary when I am 19 weeks along.  I am just praying that I feel well and enjoy my trip otherwise I'd rather not go.  We thought about waiting until next year but then my sister-in-law will have 8 kids to care for since she has 4 and one of them will be a small baby, not even a year old.  So, we decided to just go ahead and go this year and pray that I feel well!

Until next week.

Yuck

So the past few days the morning sickness has hit in all its glory, yuck.  Last night I could barely stand getting out of bed and today is really rough too.  Thankfully I am 10.5 weeks and so the worst of the morning sickness should start to ebb in the next week or two.  I am really hoping that since I didn't get morning sickness until week 7 that this baby is just producing less hormones and that it will lessen faster than previous babies and go away sooner.  That is the hope, but it will probably be the opposite and leave later than before, boo.  I guess time will tell.

In fabulous news, no spotting now for 2 weeks, yippee!  I feel like it has truly gone away now and I am feeling a lot more confident in all of my pregnancy symptoms (I just had to unbutton my pants, they were too tight sitting down) and of course the cursed morning sickness.  I was joking with my husband last night that I wish I could go into a sleep induced coma and wake up in a month feeling better.  He stated that I would probably be sad to miss out on so much but honestly, when you feel like crap, nothing is very fun anyway, ha ha. 

Well, weight gain is still going well.  I have probably gained 5 pounds and I am almost out of the first trimester.  So glad to be keeping it under control this time instead of gaining 11 like I did last time.

Getting Better

Tomorrow morning will mark 1 week with no spotting, I am excited!  I went to see the doctor again yesterday since he wants to see me once a week if I spot and since I haven't had any spotting this week, he told me I could come in again in 4 weeks if the spotting is truly over!  Yay!

The baby is still measuring great and showed a week further along in its progress than last week which is awesome.  I am also taking some herbalife nutritional supplements and I believe they are helping with my morning sickness.  I am also trying very hard to eat well in order to make this 1st trimester more bearable. 

With my last baby, I easily gained 10 pounds in the first trimester but I am almost 9.5 weeks along and have only gained around 4.5 pounds.  Eating good food and giving this baby the proper nutrition so that I feel well is what I'm trying to achieve.  I want this whole experience to be a good one, being the last :)

Hope to see some friends on this blog soon!

Hope

So, I haven't been great at doing weigh ins for the past few weeks because my mind has been somewhere else this past while.  The reason is I'm pregnant with my 4th child :)  However, this time around has not been a cake walk.  In fact, it's been quite the opposite with several scares and days of total anxiety.  Here, let me share my story.

I found out just over 4 weeks ago that I was expecting.  I was really surprised because I had taken a test a few days before that has always shown me early and it was negative.  But, that time of the month hadn't come yet so I took another test and just left it to do some cleaning and when I came back it was positive and I was truly shocked!

So, with all of my other pregnancies I have gotten morning sickness on the first day of week 6.  This time it came and went and no morning sickness.  Plus, all of my other symptoms lessened and I didn't really feel pregnant so I was worried about miscarriage and spotting.  Well, the dreaded day came just over a week ago Sunday, the 3rd.  I woke up Sunday morning and started spotting.  I immediately thought I was going to lose this baby with no other obvious symptoms and still no morning sickness (6 days late).  Of course being a Sunday, my only options were to wait until Monday or go into the ER.  I called the on call doctor and he told me either choice would be reasonable, but he also said if I was going to miscarry then it had already happened and going to the ER would be a long wait and expensive.  So, I decided to wait.

Talk about the worst day of my life.  I tried calling Justin over and over and he wouldn't answer.  I finally called him while he was in church and he finally answered and immediately went home and started to research miscarriage since we were sure it was coming.  Well, the spotting only lasted about 5 minutes (I know, not long but I still didn't know what was going on).  I stayed home from church in case anything started to happen and my sister came over to watch my kids and I took a nap since I was so tired from the stress and not sleeping well the night before.  I woke up and felt fine so she left and then my Mom came from Wales, UT.  She helped me with the kids and we even went to the McMurray Super Bowl Party but I wasn't in much of a party mood.

We came home and Timmy was complaining of a bad sore throat and Allie was coughing so hard, it was rough.  I let my Mom take care of my kids during the night and in the morning and I woke up to Timmy complaining about his throat and having a high fever.  I called my doctor and they told me 2 PM, are you kidding me?  Uggh.  This was however just the appt line for the whole bldg of doctor's so I finally got ahold of my personal doctor's office at 9:15 and they told me to just come in.  I went in and surprise, the baby was fine!  I still had so much anxiety that I couldn't really relax until later that day when it finally sunk in.  I think I was still just worried that something was still wrong.

Then Timmy went to the doctor and had strep throat, yippee.

Well, it was very helpful having my Mom there and Justin was so surprised when I called him with the good news.  On Tuesday I finally got the blessed/cursed morning sickness.  Not too bad, but there just the same thank goodness.Then I started spotting again on Thursday morning so back in I went.  Another ultrasound showed the baby was good and had grown again, right on track.  The doctor told me to take it easy and not stress too much since both times had shown doing fine.  Mikey also woke up on Thursday with strep throat and ear infection so this made 4 doctor visits during the week.  Well, Friday morning I spotted all morning into the afternoon but I tried not to worry.  Justin came home that afternoon and I took a long nap.

I went in again on Monday morning and once again, baby has shown growth and I could even see a division of head and body, pretty fun!  I asked my doctor about my chances of this baby making it full term and he said my chances are good although with bleeding, there is always a slight chance of miscarriage.  He also told me to come in weekly as long as I keep spotting.

So, I am trying to keep my life as stress free as possible and not even worry about gaining weight since I can't exercise much and I am starving all the time.  I have seen so many cute pregnant women lately who keep their cute skinny faces the entire time and I just poof up at the slightest weight gain, lame.  Oh well, here's to a healthy baby and a poofy pregnancy face.  I'll get my face back by the end of year maybe :)  Starting weight the day I found out was 139.8, just under 140 lol.  Today I think I'm around 143 so up about 3 pounds in 4 weeks.

Baby is due September 23rd.

Friday Morning Weigh In

So I was just sitting here on the computer looking up some things for my husband and I just realized I completely forgot to weigh in yesterday.  Whoops!  I guess I'll check in next week, lol!

Friday Morning Weigh In

So, I did weigh in on Friday, I have just been on the go like crazy with Justin coming home on Friday.  I weighed in at 139.8, which is up over a pound from the 138.6 I saw last Saturday.  I did however start eating sugar again and that probably had a part of it and I have had a really hard time getting motivated to exercise when I can't work out outside ever.  We have had the craziest winter with ice and slush all over the roads and side walks not to mention temps in the teens every day.....too cold! 

Plus the TV downstairs is not working which makes it hard to do the treadmill without a distraction, grrrr.  Spring, come quickly!!!

I'm even of thinking of taking my kids down to St. George or somewhere next weekend to get away from all this muck.

Friday and Saturday Weigh In

Yesterday I weighed in at 139.4, the same as last week but this morning when I jumped on the scale I was down to 138.6, down 0.8 pounds.  Even though I have been eating healthy and exercising some, I think I have been eating without restraint.  Basically, I haven't been counting calories at all and just eating whenever I feel even a little bit hungry so I'm sure it isn't helping me to lose weight all that quickly.  I feel fine though, at least I'm under 140 again and that's good.

Friday Morning Weigh In

This morning I weighed in at 139.4, only down 0.6 pounds from last week.  I am still sugar free so I'm not sure why I'm not down more than that but my weight has been fluctuating a bit the last week.  I got down to 138.4 and then I started going back up.  It's almost that time of the month so maybe that's why I'm gaining some back?  Anyway, a little discouraging to start gaining weight when I've been eating well and exercising M-W-F this week.

Shoveling snow is great exercise though!!