Morgan is here...let the fun begin

Well, my sweet little angel is here. I'm so happy, but now begins the fun of getting "BACK" into shape.

 Morgan Alicia was born February 6, 2012 and weighed 8 lb 2 oz. 

 She is about 5 weeks old now, and I'm trying to start exercising again.  I am nursing and I feel more hungry than I did when I was pregnant, so eating is definitely going to be my struggle (like usual.)

I understand I need to eat more calories, but I've not been doing a great job of eating healthy calories. I'm cutting sugar out almost entirely (starting right now...) and hopefully that will help.

As for the exercising goes... I'm healing a little slower this time, and haven't wanted to overdo it too much, so I've mostly been keeping it pretty basic. We did buy a new Eliptical though, (A schwinn 420...which I've loved so far) so that will be nice. We got it put together last Saturday, and I am so glad to be able to do it from my own house.  (4 kids is rough with scheduling extra things like exercise!)  I haven't really weighed myself and don't really want to. I'm just going to focus on eating better and exercising and we'll see how it goes.  I know I did end up gaining about 25 lbs this pregnancy, which I was happy with. Let's just hope that it doesn't take me the same amount of time (9months) to get it back off!  Wish me luck girls.  Hope to hear from you all soon!

Pretty much immobile.

So, I'm pretty much immobile right now.  I had to stop exercising a few weeks ago (which I've never had to do with my other pregnancies) because I would get really bad contractions the whole day when I did.  And now, I'm about 35 weeks, and feeling crappy.  About a week ago I started to contract each and everytime I stood up. To get a drink, to go to the bathroom, to walk to the kids' room.....if I was up, I was having contractions. Good thing is, they would stop when I sat down, but how often does a mother of 3 little kids get to sit down?!  Anyway- when we got home from visiting Utah after the holidays, my doctor sent me up to Labor and Delivery to be monitored and checked, and luckily I'm not dialating yet, but still having contractions when I'm up. Basically, this means I can be up as much as I can handle since the baby is safe and good, but I'm pretty miserable when I am.  This sucks girls. I HATE not moving!!!  I'm a busy mama with lots of things to do, but I guess I'll have to wait a few more weeks to get going on some of my projects, and just take it easy for now.  So for now, I'm at 35 weeks, and I've gained a total of 23 pounds.  I was hoping to gain around 25 this time total, so if the baby comes early, I may be okay......but if not, I may be over my goal. Oh well. Christmas is NOT the time to lose weight!  I love the sugar!  Anyway- I hope all you girls are doing well, and hitting it hard now that the New Year is here. I can't wait to get back into my exercise/eating routine once I meet this sweet little girl in a few weeks.  I'll keep you all posted!

My belated check in!

Well, I have good news. With my weight loss, I had lost 14 pounds!! Woohoo! It took awhile but things were paying off. I felt great and then...I got pregnant. :D Cami, I don't know how you do it because I'm too uncomfortable to work out at this point, so I haven't. I have some SI issues going on that I'm starting to work on and hopefully soon I'd like to get back on my treadmill and at least walk. I've lost an additional 9 lbs so far this pregnancy but that will change I'm sure. :) I'm 10 weeks along and happy to be expecting again. Anyway, that's why I haven't been around. Rolyndia, want to join in with Cami and I on the pregnancy merry-go-round? ;) Keep up the great work girls!

27 Weeks...

I'm at 27 weeks now, and feeling pretty good. I hate that just because my belly HAS to get bigger when I'm pregnant, my face, arms, butt and legs do too! What's that all about?! Anyway- I'm feeling good. At my appointment last week I had gained 12 pounds. I'm happy with that. And I've still been exercising as much as I can handle. Somedays the contractions are strong and I just try to take it easy. I need to lay off the junk food still, and I'm working on that. Wish me luck as I enter my last trimester girls!!!

Still Alive

HI!!! Yes, I am still alive. It has been so crazy lately. I started a class this Semester, hubby is gone every week, boys have gymnastics twice a week and scouts, Paeton has ballet and Achievement days. There is not a night we are home with nothing to do. I am up at 5am every morning getting my workout done and in bed by 9:30pm every night. Somewhere in all that I find time for homework, to eat, kids home with homework, to eat, laundry, to eat, dishes, to eat, cleaning, to eat and oh, did I mention to eat.

That is my biggest thing right now is my eating. I am not gaining weight, but I am not trimming down either. Maybe to stressed, I don't know.

Hope you guys are doing great!!!!

Hitting it hard at 22 weeks

So, we are thrilled to be having another GIRL!!! We're very excited, and throughout all the excitement, I've been eating like CRAP! Talk about horrible cravings! All I've been wanting are potato chips and dip, ice-cream, and carmel (frosting, candy, topping...it doesn't really matter.) So....after getting ahold of myself again, I'm back to hitting it hard. I have gained a total of 7 pounds so far, which isn't bad, but I think I'm going to need to watch myself and control what I eat! I've been doing better the past few days, and at least I've still been exercising 6 days a week. I'm sure that's the only reason I haven't gained 50 pounds already. I'm doing all kinds of exercises still, low weights, walking, toning exercises, and pregnancy pilates and cardio pregnancy DVD's when it's too cold to go out. For the most part, I've been feeling okay energy wise, but have been having a TON of pain in my.....well, I guess I'll just come out and say it.....my right butt cheek. I think it's a sciatic nerve thing, but sometimes I can barely even walk with it. Hopefully I'll be able to get that figured out soon!

So, how are you girl's doing? I want to hear from you both soon!

Hey girls!

Sounds like you both are doing well! Cami you look great and Rolyndia I love your new strategy! My game plan lately is mostly the same. I'm still watching what I eat and I'm trying to get some exercise in everyday. The newest thing we've done is everyday after dinner we go on a family walk. I find that on the days we aren't able to go, I miss it. It's good for the kids and great exercise for us. I've really enjoyed it and my efforts are starting to pay off, I've lost 7 lbs!! That feels really good after the weight loss roller coaster I was on during the summer. :P So that's where I'm at. Plugging along!