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!