weigh-in

Another gain this week, god damnit – I don’t think I’ve had more than 2 weeks of losses in a row since I’ve started… Have I been perfect? No, but I haven’t been that terrible either, so it’s back to tracking more religiously this week… I HAVE made progress on the exercise front and started C25K on Tuesday, and have gotten in 2 weight workouts since last week… Go me! Hopefully there will be scale-movement again soon…

DC, as well as most of the east coast, has been going through a serious heatwave this week – temperatures will be up near 100 today… We had such a mild summer last year, so I hope this doesn’t become routine… I bought a bigger inflatable pool for at home so we can all enjoy the water and not just Deck – we’ll definitely be using it this weekend since it’s supposed to stay pretty warm… Other weekend plans are meeting w/a prospective babysitter and picking more blueberries – they are in-season and I want to pick as many as possible so I can freeze and of course, eat… I’ve been trying green monsters again so the berries have come in very handy – this morning I used greek yogurt, a splash of OJ, some frozen bananas, some fresh blueberries, and a scoop of protein powder… It was quite tasty!

I went back to the foot doctor on Monday and proceeded to get a shot of cortisone in each foot – better option, he said, so I’m going to see how that goes… I was having pain in my left foot and had a sonogram (that showed nothing) and then last week, my right foot started acting up again… I asked about getting an MRI and he said it wouldn’t really prove anything – if I have a neuroma, I have a neuroma, end of story… Let’s just hope the cortisone helps…

Happy Thursday…

OMG

I GAINED 10 POUNDS THIS MONTH! HOLY SH*T! even though i didn’t weigh myself before we left, please tell me some of that was from our honeymoon… ugh, i’m not handling this whole “gain weight while pregnant” thing… and yes, i know it’s temporary but when you’ve been struggling to lose weight, for what seems like your whole adult life, this is just plain hard… it’s hard seeing my body get bigger, instead of smaller… it’s hard putting on clothes that fit 2 weeks ago and now suddenly, they don’t… it’s hard to not eat because i feel like i’m starving the baby… please tell me this is normal and that i’m not crazy and that all pregnant women go through this? =(

besides gaining a lot of weight (gulp), the sonogram went well and the doctor said everything looked great and that i’m measuring perfectly… he said that i should start to feel movement too, but more of a “flutter/flicker” type thing and mostly at night or in the morning when i’m bed… i AM very thankful that things have been going so well, and hope i don’t sound ungrateful or anything because i’m not… =)

our weekend was good, but very busy… we hit some yard sales on saturday then went to a friend of mine’s post-wedding party downtown… this was the first time that most of my friends had seen me since we told them the “news” so it was fun catching-up and getting advice from the experienced moms… eric spent the rest of the day working on the bike (all the tins were repainted) and i spent a few hours packing up clothes, doing laundry, cleaning, and going to the store… yesterday, we put in my mom’s a/c and then had dinner w/eric’s brother – finally got to meet their new dogs, sparky and buster… all in all, it was a great weekend… =)

this week is busy for me – lots of doctor appointments and i’m sure work will pick-up again… i MUST keep to my workout schedule and go every day this week – there’s no excuse and i can’t keep putting it off… i came in late today and would normally skip going after work, but there’s no reason why i should… it’s good for me, it’s good for the baby, and that’s all that i should be focusing on from here on out… i just can’t understand why it’s so hard (minus the fact i’ve gained so much weight)… maybe that’s it…

well, enough of my rambling… hope your monday is going well…

oh yea, i forgot to tell you

i’m pregnant… =)

i apologize for not telling you guys sooner, but we were waiting for the right time and then my dad passed away and well, you know the rest… we just told eric’s family 2 weeks ago, the rest of our close friends last week, and my coworkers last thursday (still haven’t said anything on facebook)… i admit – it was fun keeping a secret, but i’m glad to finally have it out there… =)

so our little “spicy meatball”, as eric likes to call him, is due the week of october 18 and puts me at 16 weeks… i found out that i was pregnant after having my pre-op bloodwork done before foot surgery – the doctor called me at work and said, “so we have your results here and i’m not sure if you know this or not, but you’re about 5 weeks pregnant”… i had been about 2-weeks late, but thought nothing of it since my schedule was sporadic anyway… i had to keep quiet the whole day and didn’t tell eric til we got home from work that nice – talk about stressful… he wasn’t really surprised either – shocked maybe, but not really surprised…

to be honest – i NEVER thought, in a million years, that i would get pregnant this quickly… i had even asked my OB back in january about how long should we try before getting concerned – he had told me that if i wasn’t pregnant by june, to come back… you should’ve seen his face when i went back for my 8-week appointment – he said, “wow, that didn’t very long, did it”… i feel truly blessed and very lucky because i know there are a lot of women out there who have issues with getting pregnant – i really, really thought that was going to be me… guess i was wrong…

so after finding out – it threw a wrench into my foot surgery plans since i could no longer be put under anesthesia… so i had to get a note from my OB saying it was okay to have a local instead, and the rest is history… i was awake for the whole thing (which sucked) and couldn’t take any pain medication afterward (which sucked even more)… will i be going thru that again any time soon? probably not and so far, my foot hasn’t been hurting as much… yay!

overall – i’ve been feeling good… no morning sickness (at all) but i’m still pretty tired at the end of the day… the first few weeks were brutal – like as soon as i got home, i put on my PJs and was on the couch ready for bed… the doc says this should pass soon, but that i may start to get headaches (yup)… i’ve had a barrage of prenatal testing (because of my age) which has consisted of ultrasounds, sonograms, a triple screen test, and most recently – an amniocentesis… everything has looked perfect so far and we were able to get a firm confirmation on the sex –> a boy… again, i’m not surprised – i have always said that i would have a boy and would’ve been shocked if they said “it’s a girl”… needless to say, my family (especially my mom ) is thrilled since we’ve only had girls… =)

so as you can imagine – my eating has been all over the place and same with my weight… i did not start this pregnancy at a weight that i am happy with, but there’s nothing i can do about it now… they say 25-30 pounds is a good amount to gain, so that will be my goal though it’s been hard during the last few weeks… i’ve hardly exercised because of all that’s been going on – work, being extremely tired, and my dad, but know i have to make it a priority… just going for a walk is good they say, so that is going to be my focus…

i’ve had to buy new clothes already, though i don’t think i look pregnant, and nothing from last summer fits (pants anyway)… size 16s are a tad too big right now so i’m trying to make do with buying stuff i can either grow into or wear for more than a month… i can’t stand anything tight either so most of my shirts will have to be replaced soon as well… good thing i like to shop! =)

well, there’s my news and hopefully this site won’t turn into a total baby-blog, but i’m looking forward to sharing things with you since many of you are moms and have been thru it… and feel free to pass along any tidbits of advice – websites, stores, books, etc… =)

happy hump day…

T’was the night before Christmas

Merry Christmas, everyone… :-)

Eric and I will be heading out to church with mom later this evening, and then we’ll be home all day tomorrow with the kitties… We are hosting dinner on Saturday and I have much to do (though we are getting help from honeybaked ham and turkey)… Presents are wrapped but there’s cookies to bake and cleaning to do – maybe I’ll start on those tomorrow…

I’ve had a few good days off, though the news from my sonogram was not good… The tumor has come back in my right foot, but times two – so it’s back to the foot doctor on Tuesday to see what the next step will be… The radiologist said one of the “spots” could be a mass of scar tissue so we’ll see what happens…

As for eating and exercise, both have been crap and I can really feel it… I know that one of my presents from Eric is a Ninendo Wii, so I’m really looking forward to using it… For those that have one – what games/activities do you like?

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday, be safe, and remember to be thankful… I know I am! :)

slacker

ever have those weeks when your meals are just out-of-whack? i didn’t get to plan/prep like usual on sunday so it’s been an interesting week food-wise… i will have to buy lunch again today, but am hoping that cosi has their roasted tomato soup because it was very tasty when i had it earlier this week… i have nothing against buying lunch but it’s pretty expensive to eat out everyday, and as for healthy options – you really have to do your homework… we have a whole garden full of lettuce (still) so i should be taking advantage of that as much as possible – nothing like a free salad everyday! :)

my workouts have been going well (today i have two) and i actually look forward to them since they are so challenging… and it’s been great not having to do the same thing each time because we all know how that goes – boredom comes easily when you do the same thing day-in and day-out… yesterday’s treadmill workout was 45-mins of hills (and hard ones at that!)… :)

does anyone watch ‘true blood’ on HBO? eric got into it last season so we’re watching it again this time around – just makes me laugh since it’s so ‘soap-opera’ like… i had read online that there was this big sex scene at the end of the show, so what happens? eric’s tivo stopped recording just before the good part – hahhahaha, made me laugh! he didn’t think it was very funny… ;)

happy thursday…