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Hello,

It has been a long time since my last post! I have been enjoying life a new mother. My son Gabriel is seven months as of July 1st. He was born for those of you don't know December 1, 2010 @ Park Plaza Hospital in Houston, TX @ 0718 at 6 lb 11.5 oz via an emergency c- section (Ouch)!!! I have only a few pictures off my little man up. I have not had time to hook up the camera to upload off those photos but I will. (I hope)!!!!

I have been living life to the fullest but now, and just now am I ready to start getting my physical health back in shape. I work at night, and the days are so cruel. When I get off at 7 o'clock I just want to sleep, but Gabriel has other plans. I find myself snacking all day on the wrong things. When we go to the store I don't even have the will power to not throw all kind of crazy things in the cart. My sweetie just looks at me and smiles he say " You know what your doing"! I get mad but hey I'm at home all day with a very active baby who takes no doze and coffee just before I get off from work so he can stay up and play with mommy all day until dad gets home and takes ever. I'm so tired I can't even find the strength to put him in the stroller and walk. I had all my labs done and everything was in the gutter. The doctor said he doesn't know how I'm not in a ditch!!! I was so deficient that I needed prescription everything from B-12 to Iron. Thank God for flex spending account on all those meds plus the B-12 is not covered anymore so not I have to pay out of pocket for it, and the needles one shot every 15 days.

O.k. so now I'm looking for ways to get back on track. I might do the message boards or seek out a support buddy to help hold me accountable. Here are my stats!!

Pre-Op: 412
Day of Surgery: 386
One year ann: 265
Lowest: 226
Pregnancy: 234
Delivery day: 271
June 2010: 261

I want to thanks those of you who on the backline knew about the baby and sent gift's or cards. I pray that everyone is doing well in their journey.

Lesley

However, it’s not bad for a five month pregnant woman. Yes, you read right I’m five months pregnant. I’m so overjoyed words can not express how happy we are. My entire family though I was never going to have kids. Then right after my 34 birthday it happen. So I’m going to be a mother. I have had a wonderful pregnancy other than the constant morning sickness I have been truly blessed. I have only thrown up once but that was due to drinking while eating (surgery rule). I’m due December 16^th. I’ll be having my baby at Women’s Hospital in the Houston Medical Center.

I try to get by this page more but life happens, and when it’s good you sometime forget to keep up with the other parts that also matter. I will try to put up ultrasound pictures this week. I have been so busy picking out nursery, stroller, baby bed stuff I have not sit down long enough to place the pictures on the web to share with my OH family. I hope that everyone is stead fast on their journeys and that life is treating you well. As for me and my fiancé a big wedding is no longer in the picture but something small and intimate with just our family since our new addition will be here before we planned on getting married. I’ll try to keep you guys posted.

PLEASE feel free to send me emails of all your motherly advice, as I have not changed a little boy diaper ever. My mom is so tickled at how terrified I am at getting pissed on. She said once it happens to me I’ll be fine!!! I’m not scared its just not knowing is what gets me. Either way I can’t wait for this little man to make his entrance into out lives. He is so loved already, and I can’t wait to meet him on that special day. I think it’s going to be before my due date, and I gotten ready for him anytime he comes. I just hope he makes after Thanksgiving but before Christmas not being picky (wink)!!!!

Wow,

It has really been a minute. I have been so busy, and just enjoying this NEW YEAR!!! I had foot surgery on January 19^th, and have been on the road to recovery. I just got into a shoe for my birthday on March 2^nd. I went to Disney World for 7 days, and had a wonderful time. I have so many pictures to post. I will be doing so TODAY. I have only gotten down to 230 lbs from my high of 412 lbs. I could have done better but with breaking my foot for the 3^rd time in a year it has been hard. I have broken the same foot 3 times, and finally had to have so corrective work done. This last break was the day before Thanksgiving the week before finals. I wasn’t able to take one final do to my non-weight bearing status. My professors would not let me handle the “patient” with a walking boot, and crutches. I have a few more months to finish that class.

I had to sit this semester of school out to get my foot worked on. The surgery was very painful, and I could not have done it if it were not for my boyfriend. He took the most excellent care of me, and spoiled me rotten. This surgery has gotten us so close. He joined my church, and the fact that we now Worship “Together” is an amazing feeling. He proposed to me the day he joined my church no “OUR” church. I was so moved to tears. It was the proposal a woman would want. I don’t have a date set but I will keep you posted. We are just taking it slow. So as you can see I have been so busy with my NEW life that I can hardly think to write in my blog to keep everyone updated.

I pray that everyone is in the best of health and spirit. As for me I might not be at goal but the love, peace, happiness, and joy I have are so abundant that as long as I maintain, and not move up on the scale I’m already BLESSED ahead of the game. I still have my days when I eat like I never had surgery. But I know when it’s time to think about getting in a Wedding Gown I will loose my mind trying to get a few extra pounds off. I’m in 14’s I would be in 12’s if I didn’t have so much extra skin from the weigh I have lost. I’m not worrying about any plastics right now because I know a baby is in my near future Lords will so I’ll wait for all those lift’s and tucks after I’ve a my kids. I’m still young; I just turned 34 so I got a few years to finish up this journey.

Be Blessed

It has been a long time since I have updated my page. I have been so overwhelmed with school it’s unbelievable. I go in for 7:30 am – 8:00 am and I’m leaving about 8:30 or 9:00 pm. If I would have known that it was going to be this hard I would have chosen another profession to go into. My boyfriend so understands he has been my rock in these really hard times. These six months we have been dating have been moving by so fast.

I lost all my living room due to Hurricane Ike. The ceiling collapsed in during the storm, and I have been so busy that I have not been able to get all the repairs completed to date. I am thankful that I was not home when this happen but you can’t imagine my shock to walk in my home after the storm to see my entire living room trashed with the remnants of the ceiling the debris fell so hard it slide my 57 inch television all the way up against the wall from the edge of the entertainment center.

I have been managing to loose a few pounds here and there I’m down to 230 lbs from 412 lbs. I wanted to get down to 195-175 but know that is not going to be a good look for me since I am almost 6 ft tall. I’m starting to get that sick look, and the famous you’re getting to small you need to stop loosing weight seems to be the norm from everyone around me.

I have aged from the stress of school, and dealing with my loss since the storm. I don’t like how I look in the face, and that’s due to not getting enough rest. I’m working 16 hour days Friday, Saturday, and Sunday so I don’t really have anytime to myself. I’m surprised I have time for a relationship with my schedule.

So much has happened since my last update I couldn’t possible write it all, I’d need an entire day to write. I thank all of the people who sent me backline messages to check on me after the storm, and those who called and I was unable to return them due to one thing or another. Charge it to my brain, and not my heart Donna, and Faith!!!!!!!!!! Love you guys, and thanks for all the prayers….. BAF really has some wonderful people.

I am looking forward to December 12^th the last day of school. It was going to be the 8^th but thanks to the storm that has now changed. I’m going on a few mini vacations while I am out. My sweetie and I went to South Padre in July, and I have been to Las Vegas twice this year. I went in May, and had such a wonderful time I went back in August the week before school started. I have a few pictures of me in my first swimsuit in like ten years. I was sitting on the side of the pool, and a very handsome white guy leaned down gave me a high five, and said nice! I guess he like thick women who know. I live my life to the fullest, and everyday is a pure joy just to be alive. When you live through the storm like Ike you come to appreciate the little things. I knew people who didn’t make it through the storm, and even thought there gone their not forgotten. God has a plan for us all, and I do my part daily to be ready for when ever he calls me home.

This journey has taught me so many things about myself, and life. If I could do it all over again I would in a heart beat. I have no regrets everything happens for a reason. I do make time for church on Wednesday nights, and that is like the sweetest time in the week now. To be able to praise, and worship with my boyfriend has really brought us even closer over the last few weeks that we have been going. I had to make time for church. I was missing it due to work, and school then finally I said all not done by 7 o’clock won’t get done I have to go because God has been too good to me.

I wish everyone the best on their journey, and know that it’s only what you make of it, and not a thing less. Keep God first, and all else will fall exactly where he so desires.