Danielle K.
just something to talk about
Feb 05, 2011
So, it's February of 2011. That makes me 20months out from surgery. In a matter of year, I had lost MOST of my weight I had wanted to. Was still losing every so slowly. Well, In April of 2010 I met the man of my dreams. We got engaged June 9, 2010, a year and a day after my surgery. This man is amazing. He is my soul mate I feel like. He makes me soooo happy. And then, bam, in September I find out I'm pregnant. Not quite 18months out from surgery like my surgeon made me promise to wait. But I figured I was close enough, and since I've always wanted to be a mommy, I wasn't willing to give up on my pregnancy for a few months of possibly losing a few more pounds. So, at my lowest (which actually occured about 8 weeks into pregnancy) I had lost a total of 150lbs. Half of the person I was when I started the whole ordeal. I am absolutely amazed at myself for being able to do something of such significance. I worked my tool, and I changed my life for the better.So now I'm 21 weeks pregnant, with TWINS at that. We are having girls. Journie Londyn Kimbrough and Drailyn Drew Macie Kimbrough. And I'm getting married in 2 weeks. No, not so much a shotgun-holy-shit-I'm-pregnant kinda wedding. Remember I said we've been engaged since June of last year. Just seems like the right thing to do now that we have two baby girls on the way, and since we were already planning on getting married, we're just doing it the quick way for now (at the courthouse) and then next year when we can afford more, we'll have a ceremony and reception and all that.
Life is great. I have complaints of course. Like I wish I didn't have to work while pregnant, I wish I had a LOT more money to prepare for these two little monsters growing inside of me, I wish I had more time to spend with my fiancee, I wish my family lived a lot closer than 1500+ miles away. But all in all, I am extremely happy with how things in my life have turned out. My life goals were to be healthy (check), be a nurse (check), get engaged, married and have my first child before i'm 30 (check in progress) and just be happy (check). When I attempt to look at my life from an outsiders view, I think it actually looks pretty good considering all things that could have happened or gone wrong.
Just wanted to give anyone who may view this profile, which I'm sure is not many at all, something new to read. Not that it's information that most of you reading it didn't already know. But I figured since I come on this webiste practically on a daily basis to check out the pregnancy after wls forum, I figured I could start to update this part of it as well. I don't have people to talk to about being a wls graduate and pregnant, and i really don't have close enough friends that I feel comfortable with sharing all my thoughts. so maybe if i just put them down here, and vent through a blog, I might feel better. Maybe someone reading this might feel better too, by relating or just having something new to think about. who knows.
anyways, enjoy.
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About Me
Gainesville, FL
Location
25.7
BMI
Surgery
06/08/2009
Surgery Date
Apr 29, 2008
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