It's been a while since we've caught up! Tons of things have happened since the last time I posted. It's been about 5 months! I'm so terrible at this, but what can I say...it's just who I am. :)
For starters, I have a new job. I am keeping 2 boys before and after school. They are 11 and 13. They are pretty good for the most part and I usually don't have to do much except for fix them dinner. I only work 4 days a week giving me Fridays off which I love. I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to work a normal job again after being so spoiled by staying home and then working this current job!
We went home for Christmas for about 2 weeks. My favorite part of the whole trip was getting to hold my incredibly handsome new baby nephew Hollis. My sister Megan and her husband Jerad had him on November 28th so he was only a few weeks old when we got there. I miss him so much and can't hardly stand the thought that when we see him again he will be about 6 months old!! That is way too long to wait! That is probably the biggest complaint I have about living so far away from our families...we just miss so much!
As of the middle of January we set out to get healthier and loose some weight. I started doing the Body By Vi shakes but so far I haven't stuck with them very well. Instead I just began counting calories which seems to work better for me. I will still have the shakes from time to time as a meal replacement but I'm just not doing them twice a day like I had planned. I have however lost a total of 14 lbs and Justin has lost around 7. We have been trying to go the gym or work out at home everyday. Getting healthier makes you feel so good! We have found a few times, now that we are eating healthier, our belly's can't take it when we eat something bad. For my birthday we went to this all you can eat seafood place called Captain George's. It was delicious, but I paid for it later. My belly was very, very mad at me! But it made me realize how much better I feel eating healthier, less processed foods! I also known that loosing weight is essential to me getting pregnant. I know that if I loose weight then it will even become possible for me to get pregnant on my own! When praying about getting pregnant I've often asked the Lord "Is there something I need to be doing". More than once I've felt like he's said to loose weight. Not because he can't heal me if I'm fat but I believe more out of obedience. The Lord wants us to be healthy and treat our bodies with respect. The scripture in the Bible that talks about our bodies being temples doesn't just refer to sexual immorality (this is a phrase you hear a lot as a teen when hearing about premarital sex) but also to the foods you put into your body and the condition you let it get into.
So since were on the subject of trying to get pregnant......We did our last fertility treatment this past month. My doctor said that we could do another 3 months but we are just so worn out with it all. We needed this break very badly! When you are constantly month after month doing fertility and worrying about doing everything at the right time it gets a little robotic. It takes the romance and the joy out of what you are doing. I think we began this second process around June so it's been about 7 or 8 months since we began this time. So while we take this much needed break we will also be planning for me to have a laproscopic surgery on April 6th. They are going to go in to check if I have any endometriosis because that could be the reason I haven't been getting pregnant even though I've been ovulating just fine. Also they are going to do ovarian drilling. It sounds really scary, but from what I've heard it's not so bad. They pretty much go in and scale away at the calloused parts of my ovaries. It's an older technique but one that has proved to work. Something like 80% of women respond positively and are able to get pregnant afterwards! I also have a large cyst that has been there for a while that they are going to remove while they are in there. I'm a little nervous just because I hate surgery and being put under. I've only been put under one other time when I had my wisdom teeth cut out and I woke up crying and blubbering. I kind of hope that doesn't happen this time. But, it's a pretty simple surgery and it's outpatient so it really shouldn't be too bad. Just an excuse to get pampered for a few days! ;)
The last thing I want to share is the WONDERFUL recipe that is definitely NOT on my diet plan!! ha ha My good friend Rachel Rowe shared this on facebook and they looked delicious! We had a get together last night at my friend Heather's so I thought I would make them for that. They were a little bit incredible! They are from the Pioneer Woman, whom I LOVE! They are called "knock-you-naked brownies" Here is the recipe.....
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/05/knock-you-naked-brownies/
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