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We welcomed our second son "B" into our family in October of 2008. He is a complete joy. A loves him so much and he is just such a good boy. He is now over a year old and is walking and into everything...all that a typical boy is. I had a wonderful pregnancy & super easy labor & delivery. I ended up gaining 29 pounds, which I was thrilled about. My goal was to not gain more than 30, so I just squeaked by. I lost all but 2 pounds by 8 weeks post partum.

We are currently expecting another (and last) addition to our family. This time we are being blessed with a baby girl. YEAH! Baby C will be here in Jan 2010. I am currently 151 pounds (I've gained 14 pounds in 32w).  Well pleased with that. Hoping I stay at or below the 30 pound mark again and that I lose it just as easily/ quickly.

I don't even know where to begin. I guess I got side tracked after we moved.

Maybe I should start with now and go backwards...

 We were visited by the Pregnancy Fairy in Jan (08). Found out we were expecting on Feb 4. I am currently 23w5d today and it is another baby boy. So far I have only gained about 7 pounds. I was 141 on the scale today.  I am happy with my slow gain. I haven't been eating great but I do keep an eye on it, so hopefully I can stay in control and not have alot to lose once the baby is here.

J wasn't sure if he wanted another, but I did and A had been praying for about a year that God would give him a brother or sister. So we decided to see what would happen and since A was already 5.5 we better do it soon.

About the time of my last entry, my periods started getting WACKY. 100 days longs, then 60 something days long, 40 something. I knew I wasn't ovulating correctly if at all. I thought it was odd since so many people get pregnant so easily after WLS. In Sept, I had bloodwork done and nope, not ovulating. My Dr said to let him know when we wanted to start trying and he would put me on Clomid. I took it in Dec and responded well with a strong O, but didn't get pregnant. Tried again in Jan and viola, PREGNANT! I was 135 pounds the day I got my first BFP (Feb 4th).

So I have been able to maintain my weight from April 07- Feb 08 typically bouncing between 133-135. I was very happy with that, although I would have liked to have been closer to 130 when I got preggo. But oh well. As I said above I am more than satisfied with my weight gain up to this point. If I can maintain a slow gain and only gain 30 pounds the whole pg, I will be thrilled.

A started K in Aug. It was rough at first...adjustment issues. He progressively got worse behavior wise and after many tears, we had him start seeing a child therapist. He was diagnosed ADHD in Nov. At first we decided no meds, just behaviorial therapy & herbal suppliments. It helped but not enough, so we decided to medicate him. It was the hardest decision to make. I felt like a complete failure. However, now it is the best decision. He is a changed child when he is on the patch. (He has a patch he wears on days we choose- it lasts 9 hours.)  All the good characteristics are still there but 90% of the bad ones are gone. The only draw back is it makes him NOT hungry. He rarely eats on the patch. Well he eats a good breakfast and a decent dinner but NOTHING else all day long. He has dropped 6 pounds (from his heaviest) and for a 5 year old that is A LOT. Fortunately he was about 3 pounds heavy to begin with so right now he is at a perfectly healthy weight. We try not to patch him on the weekends ( and deal with his poor behavior choices) just so he will eat and keep his weight up. Now, I have a soon to be 6 year old & 1st grader.  He is very excited about his baby brother coming but I worry we will have some normal jealousy issues.

I guess that is about all that has happened here. I will try to be better about updating.

Gosh, I can't believe it has been so long since I have been here.

Things got so busy with buying and selling the houses. Plus I was working 4- 12 hour shifts a week from the beginning of Feb until the beginning of April. I was exhausted. Moving was tough, doing bits and pieces in between working. 

Now things have settled down some and we are loving our new house. Andy is doing well in school, listening well and not misbehaving! We just did Kindergarten registration on Friday. I can't believe my baby is starting K in the fall.

I have been maintaining my weight. I bounce between 129.something and 134. So I am happy. I am not eating as well as I should be and I haven't exercised since Nov or Dec. I don't want to lose but I do need to tone. 

I had my 1 yr appt, he was pleased. He thought I still might lose more, and I might if I was eating better and exercising, but I am not and I don't want to lose more. I only hope that I don't start gaining. I also haven't been doing good with my vitamin intake. Pretty poorly actually. I need to get back to taking them daily.

I think that is about it for my update. This morning I was 129.8.

Forgot to add that all my summer shorts from late year are way too big. LOL size 8's, way to big. Amazing.

Yep, we got an offer, were happy & we accepted. We close April 10th on our old house. Yeah.

I can't believe I haven't updated in so long. Things are so hectic here. We close on the new house on the 27th. Our house has been on the market for 2 weeks & a day and supposedly we are getting an offer tomorrow. Yeah. It has been hard keeping eveything clean for showings.

We have been sick, too. Diarrhea for the past 4 days. Me & J. So tired of it. Plus we are down 6 nurses in my unit so I have been working lots of O/T. Worked 52 hours last week. 

I am still bouncing between 128.6-131.

It is amazing how busy we have been, I will try to post here more often. We do have a signed contract on our new house and our current house is officially on the market as of late last night. The realtor came and put the sign up at 11am today and by 4 she had already gotten 2 calls. We are sure hoping it sells fast, this keeping everything perfect is a pain with 2 dogs and a 4 year old.

Forgot to weigh this morning, but I just did this evening before my shower and it was 128.6, so I am happily hovering.

Been really busy around here so it has been hard to get on. I was 129 yesterday and 128.8 this morning. Bouncing between 127 -130.

Got the call last night, we got our house. 2 other people put in offers the same day we did, so I thought we were sunk, but nope. Good news came last night. We are thrilled.

Can't believe I haven't posted all week. I worked the begining of the week because J went out of town for business. A and I went to stay with Nana for a visit. She was so happy.

Good things are happened...at least on the personal front. We found a house we love. Got pre-approved for the mortgage. I have to talk to the banker Monday for a final # but if it's in our range, we are putting in an offer Monday. We hope to get our house on the market by Friday. Lots of stuff to do, busy, busy, busy!! The new house, is our dream house, brand new, 2300 sqft, lake view, lots of extras. I am so excited.

On the weight front...frustration. I gained up to 130 this past week. Then yesterday I was back to 127.6 and felt much better. But now this morning, I am back to 128.6. It makes me so nervous. I want to get to 125, so I have some leadway.

Off to work today, J & A are sleeping, I wish I was too. But now with the new house, I will have to work.

127.6 this morning.

So excited about today! I think we *may* be getting serious on our house hunt. We went over finances last night and J admitted we could afford my dream house although it would be tight. So we are going today to look at it again and a realitor friend of ours wants to show us a few others she thinks I might like. Now, we just need to get ours on the market and SOLD! We need a bigger house and one in a better school district!

Was up a little yesterday, back down today, 127.2.

I am so tired. I wonder if my sleep apnea can return even though I have lost all this weight. I just seem so tired lately. Waking up a lot at night. Gonna have to talk with my Dr.