Okay well there's really not a whole lot new to report. As of right now I am 1 week and two days from my due date, and I was at the doctor yesterday and my weight is 204, yeiks! Last week at the doctor I was 194, the doctor and the nurses are very puzzled as to how I gained 10 pounds in one week I can tell you my feet, my legs, my hips they are all full of water my hands are full of water. the past week or so I probably haven't been moving around as much as I should my body just hurts so bad and there is so much weight on my feet my skin even hurts it hurts to bend my feet. Baby is still doing good he's very active, and I think that I may be having contractions today, yay me! well I guess I should say I think I am I'm pretty sure I am however I'm not sure how close to delivery I am my water hasn't broken and I haven't had that quote unquote bloody show, but I am most definitely having contractions so I think he could come anytime now. that's about all the updates I have I haven't really done a lot in the way of working out because my body's been hurting so much I have done really good at school I find out on Monday if I passed my final for my EMR class, so fingers are crossed. Also last weekend I finally got to have my baby shower it was fun I got some cute things and I can't wait to use them. I will keep everybody updated from here on out as to what's going on if I don't post its because I'm super busy having the baby. Till next time folks!
Okay so I was going to write at the beginning of the week but I have a major case of pregnancy brain and forgot about my doctors appointment till two and a half hours later. I have to call and reschedule and I just went to my doctors appointment yesterday. while I was at the doctor nothin bigger spectacular happened I got to hear his heartbeat, which is something I get to do every time the doctor measured my uterus and its really long, well at least it seems long to me its all the way from about the bottom of my boobs to the top of my pelvic area. Everything is still going good and I shared with my doctor by want for him to wait for days after his due date at least he said that it's possible they also made a joke saying that he might come before Thanksgiving. My weight was a little bit depressing I am at 199 which means that I have gained just about 60 pounds. This is way over what I expected to gain which was the 35 pounds at max however, I have a remarkable number of people tell me that I don't look like I'm almost 37 weeks pregnant they didn't think that I was that far along and I'm partially convinced that almost 20 pounds of it is water because my feet are huge! And oh my goodness do they hurt, not too bad if I'm not on them for a long period of time. And I think that's why I've gained so much weight so fast I gained about 10 pounds this last week. I think because my body hurts so much I'm not really moving around is much and I'm really kicking myself in the butt for that, so I'm trying to get a little bit more active than I have been the last few weeks. I have however capped up on my water intake I drink I would say around 90 ounces of water give or take 15 or so. And let me tell you it does not help with the water weight. You retain water because your body loses so much blood when you give birth, it needs all that water on reserve, so the doctor says that my retaining water is completely normal, however like I said I am huge! I also have kind of been slacking on my eating habits I've been eating a lot more junk food lately and I need to cut back on that. Like I mentioned in a previous blog my dad got me the NutriBullet so I think I'm going to go get some fruit today and try to make a smoothie everytime I get a junk food craving. I am still working, not a lot only on the weekends, but I am still working. Which in all honesty is kinda getting difficult, my legs hurt really bad my feet hurt and I've got these pains in my butt area that do not go away and they hurt more and more the more I walk. But I know that I need it to help keep my body a little bit in shape so that way when I go into labor and do the delivery it's not too terribly bad or painful. I think that I also mentioned in my last blog that I had done some maternity photos for a photo workshop, well of couple of them have been plastered on my facebook and I just got a great gift from one of the photographers, who is in the play I was at the called The Nerd at the Woodstock Opera House last night, which was a freakin hilarious show by the way if you live in northern Illinois you should go see it its going on for the next couple weekends. But anyways the gift he gave me was a couple copies of some of the pictures that he took and a beautifully framed photograph of one of the copies of the pictures that he gave me, and I wanted to share it. Well that's all I have for now folks, I have another doctors appointment on Thursday so I may do another update. I will be 37 weeks Sunday, so I only have a few weeks left! Kind of amazed that it is coming so fast, I'm getting nervous, I'm getting really scared but I'm also getting very excited. Stay tuned.......
Hello everybody well news from the doctor... really there's no news he said that my pregnancy is perfect! My blood test are perfect and everything is 100 percent normal! Baby is in the right spot too. He moves around like crazy, and I'm convinced that he is doing some sort of gymnastics in karate you're crazy Taekwondo thing inside of my stomach. But that's okay as much as I'm ready for him to come out I think I will miss feeling him moving around inside of me. Still no decisions on a name were still thinking about it but we are liking the name Syler. News on my working out, or I guess trying to stay in shape while carrying a child.....that is really heavy! ion asleep didn't realize that just that tiny amount of weight in that area of your body what really makes such a difference of how your body feels, I'm exhausted I'm so tired and my body feels just plain rundown. But that doesn't mean that I have just been laying around doing nothing, I am a trooper haha! This past Sunday the show that I was assistant directing and helping with dressing backstage closed, so for the past 3 weekends I've been running up and down the stairs at the Woodstock Opera House, if you ever have been backstage you would know how many stairs there are.... there are lot! Its crazy! but I think that definitely helps me with keeping my wait and check and not gaining fat just gave me baby, at my last Dr visit I was only 180 which means yea!!!!! I've only gained 40 pounds and I'm holding steady in that area! I'm very proud of myself for that, I think I only use the elevator twice the whole run of the show. I've also been working every weekend, still; I'm trying to keep working up until I go into labor. and I've had school, which I must give myself a great pat on the back for. I must say I am doing well, my fire science class I finished with a 97% I believe, in my Emergency First Responder class right now I'm getting a 98% (I just took my midterm yesterday so this may change), in my biology class I'm getting an 86%, and not proud to say but in my living with desk class I'm getting a 76% which on his grade scale is like a B-. I'm also excited to report that I am all signed up for classes next semester I only have 3 which is exciting but one of them is a7 credit class, its my EMT class so I know it's going to be difficult, but I can't wait to see what I get to learn!
I've been drinking tons of water lately, I think mainly because my dad came for a visit a couple weeks ago and as a baby gift I gave us the nutribullet; which we've been making smoothies with, and a Pur mineral water filter that goes on your faucet. I absolutely love it the water tastes so good, I guess I am kind of a filtered water snob. I really don't like to drink tap water but since I've had the water filter I drink so much more water, because all I have to do is turn the knob and the water tastes good I love it! I drink like a hundred ounces of water day now, which is about double what I was drinking before! ok more baby stuff I would like to say thank you to my cousin and his wife because they bought me the bassinet that I wanted! I couldn't have afforded to buy it by myself but this bassinet is so cute it's a 3 in 1. It's a bassinet which turns into a moses basket; you can carry the basket and the baby sleeping in it around with you, and it has a piece that comes up and turns it into a changing table! This thing rocks it is so cool. They also sent me the belly wrap, which helps me at work because it takes some of the pressure off of my back and it will help me after the baby comes hopefully not getting stretch marks! I'm also getting stocked up on clothes and my aunts and uncle got me a stroller and carseat combo! And my baby shower is just a few weeks away my friend is planning it as we speak I'm so excited! And a few weeks after that my first child, my baby boy will be introduced into the world!! I can't wait to meet him, and finally see the little bugger that's been kicking the crap out of me, haha! I am honestly though very very scared, not so much anymore of taking care of him but the fear that I've always had... the birth. I'm afraid that its going to hurt more than I can handle and I'm terrified of the epidural, even more than I am off the pain from the birth. I know I'm probably just being a big wimp about it but I am scared and I'll admit that. I am lucky though I'm going to have Eric in the room with me his sister and depending on who's here first (they are both coming from Missouri) my aunt or my best friend Amanda. So I will be surrounded by people that have either gone through it or been with people that have gone through it, love and calming feelings. Well folks that's all for now. I will post again maybe in a couple weeks I have a doctors appointment so I'll get another weight reading and baby reading l. Then I'll be going to the doc I think every week here soon. First I would like to apologize for how long its taking me to get another post up. Second I would like to tell you that lots has happened since my last post. I have found out that Erik and I are having a boy! And yes I said Erik and I which means we decided we are going to keep him!!!! Well to be honest Eric made the decision but like I told everybody I was leaving it completely up to him and I'm glad he made that decision. Okay so in the last probably month and a half almost 2 months now.... Oh wow! Almost 2 and a half months I'm sorry, I have been very busy. I am still working out at the South Union Road House which is connected to Donley's. Wild West Town in Union (really good food by the way and the service well it's awesome because I'm there). I started school I am going to school to get my license to be an EMT, Which if all goes well and I passed all my tests *fingers crossed* I will have my EMT Basic license at the end of the spring semester! I also have been assistant directing a musical and preparing for baby so I've been super busy. All of this it is going on and because my internet wasn't working for a while is mainly why I haven't posted. Now on to the good stuff. I have been eating pretty good stil, I have eaten out a few times but if we eat out I usually get salad or something like that. I've been drinking lots of water and staying up on my vitamins I take them everyday. Because of my job I'm constantly walking, and at school my classes are on separate sides of the campus so I do a lot of walking there too. I've been a lot better lately with taking Zeus for walks even if I'm tired I still get up and I go and I take him for a walk because I know it's good for him and I know its good for me too. Now the weight department that I am NOT so pleased with, when I was at the doctor last Thursday I weighed in at a 180lbs. *Head down shaking* I have surpassed the 35lb mark, I have gained 40lbs. On the plus side my boobs are bigger! I actually have a problem with buttpning my tops up on top because of them I've never had that problem, some people might complain about it, I think it's kind of cool! Also on the plus side, even though I think that I've gained a lot of weight I have a lot of people tell me that I look really small and even ask where the 40lbs went so I guess I feel kind of good about it, apparently it's all baby. He is perfectly healthy so far according to the doctors and I don't have gestational diabetes yea!!!! I can eat all the candy I want because I think that that is my craving, sugar so that's good. My craving may also be why I passed that 35lb mark. I'm wondering if the sugar is making me hold more water weight, but I am trying to counteract that by drinking more water. Erik and I have been doing great, I can't believe how lucky I am to have him. He tells me all the time that he wants to be with me forever or that we're going to be together for ever and it makes me feel very very good, he even told me one day the other week that if I died he probably would die right after me because he wouldn't know what to do with himself. Now I know that sounds a little weird but in context and you had to be in the conversation that we were having it was really romantic. I got to see two of my aunts for a day a couple weeks ago that was awesome they got me a great stroller carseat combo that came from all 5 of my aunts and my one uncle and I thank them so much for it, it is awesome! My Aunt Lisa also got me a ton of cute baby clothes she got me a Superman outfit which is adorable and Superman was my favorite superhero growing up. I can't wait for my baby shower I'm so excited that will hopefully be in October and I'm really excited to meet him I can't wait to see what he looks like although the whole birthing part I'm really terrified about still. Also *knocking on wood* I still haven't gotten any stretch marks! Well kids that's about all for now, I see my doctor the first week of October I believe so I'll try to do another post after I see him, I get my weight and I find out a little bit more about baby and my health. He is moving around like crazy I feel him all the time I seriously think he's doing gymnastics inside my belly or possibly some karate moves maybe even yoga because I think I feel him stretching sometimes I can feel pressure in just one part of my stomach and its not like a quick pressure it's a pressure that pushes and stays there and then goes away after a while, I think he's stretching, and trying to drive me insane. But so far everythings going good, doc said I have a perfectly normal pregnancy and everything should be great! Also if anybody reading the post has any ideas for a boy name that is different or unique please let me know in the comments we have hit a wall in way of ideas there's a couple floating around but we haven't landed on one in particular. God bless all and have a great one!
Sorry once again it has taken forever for me to post. I haven't had good net connection and life has been so hectic with my new work schedule, but I totally love my job! Saturday was insane I worked 9 hours our power went out at work and because of the storm that hit us our kitchen started to flood that was a blast let me tell you, I even got to light my table by lighter light hahaha. Now one to the good stuff. I went to the doctor last Monday Erik finally went with me! We were supposed to find out the sex of the baby but the darn thing apparently wants it to be a mystery cuz it kept moving around and was not in the same position that it was in the last three times I got an ultrasound, which by the way the last three times had it been at the point where we would have known the sex was in the perfect position to find out. Alas though the baby is playing hard to get. That is alright however because did you know that they just developed a blood test six months ago they can tell you what the sex is just by taking a sample of your blood so the doctor did that. I still won't know till probably this Thursday or Friday what the sex is and I have a 3d ultrasound on Thursday in Rockford so I'll probably find out before the blood test tells me, haha. So I still don't know what the sex is but I do know that the doctor was extremely impressed by my blood tests that I had to have done. He told me that everything came back better than normal and had a very puzzled look on his face, I'm guessing this means that I am extremely healthy, my dad says its because I have the blood of the Lamb inside of me. My weight is doing good, at last post I was at 157 when I went to the doctor this last time I weighed 162 granted it's only a five pound weight gain but they told me that it was perfectly fine that I only gain 5 pounds because of all the weight that I had lost in the first trimester or so. So as of now I have gained just around 20 pounds and I'm almost five and a half months. Speaking of months, I only have 4 1/2 more months to decide and or prepare. I'm still not sure in anyway but I think Erik wants to keep it.... when the doc asked if we wanted to know the sex Erik said, "Yes! We wanna know what we're having!" the other day in the car I made a comment about me feeling bad for the baby if it inherites my hair, my hair has a mind of it's own especially when it's humid, and Erik said, "Why? It's gonna be a boy and he's gonna have his hair like mine all the time, buzzed down, he won't have to worry about the bad hair." Now I'd love opinions on this one, sounds like he wants to keep it.....yes....no....anyone. I have been trying very hard to keep up with working out I've been doing some prenatal yoga and with my new job and all the walking that I do it definitely helps. I have gotten tons of advice from people at my tables when I'm waitressing they tell me all sorts of things and ways to stay in shape while I'm pregnant and after the baby comes. I had one lady tell me as funny as this sounds, to take the epidural she said, "That there is no need for me to be in pain and I'm not going to get sainthood for doing it naturally." I found that very comical because she was an older lady probably in her 60's or 70's, preaching the wonders of the epidural. Another lady told me to continue walking as much as I can because she walked her whole pregnancy, It helps to walk during your pregnancy because it keeps all of those muscles tight when they need to be and loose when they need to be, she told me because of this her first baby came out in 30 minutes and her second one she said just "dropped out." She also advised me not to stop doing any of my activities that I was doing before I got pregnant, advice her doctor had given her, she said that since your body was conditioned to it before you were pregnant there's no need for it to not be conditioned now. This is great news to me because I have been working extremely hard and pushing my body even harder. I mentioned earlier about my 9 hour work day, which I know doesn't sound like a lot but when you think about it I usually only work about two to four hours a day, and it's a lot of walking. but this weekend I have three eight hour shifts at the Lake County Fairgrounds in the Porkie's concession trailer, I have a feeling that by the end of the weekend I'm going to be completely dead but I think it's going to be worth it because I'll be feeling really good about myself for working hard and I'll be feeling really good because I made some good money, hehe. Feeling speaking of feeling the title of my post. As I've mentioned before let me tell you having something growing inside of you is a very weird feeling, not weird as in bad just weird and different and...... kind of...... I guess the word I would be looking for is surreal. I guess honestly don't think I ever really believed that I would be pregnant, not even as a child, so I never quite considered the feeling of something inside of me growing, moving, developing and making me big. But the longer it goes on, the more I feel movement, I guess..... maybe...... I'm finally getting use to it understanding it, and embracing it. Let me tell you flat out, feeling something moving your stomach is very weird very, very, very weird. The best way I can explain it so far is it either feels like when you're on a rollercoaster and your stomach jumps when you go up an over the hill, that one's not to bad. The other feeling is kind of like when you get nervous right before you go on stage and you got all the butterflies floating around in your stomach except you have nothing to be nervous about you're just sitting there watching a movie, Why are you nervous? You're not that is just the baby. That one my friends is the annoying feeling. I am kinda starting to enjoy it though not the nervous feeling but the whole feeling in general I guess. So in conclusion I'm doing good, I'm eating healthy, my weight is great, the baby is growing perfectly to size (which was found out in the ultrasound also by the way), and I'm starting to get used to the idea that there is something growing inside of me... a little bit weird, kinda reminds me of Aliens but its cool. It's a miracle :) until next time folks! Top photo is a picture of my stomach from the right, bottom photo is from the left. Big photo is straight on but if you look at me straight on for the most part there is no change in my size just from side that's pretty good in my book. To me it means that the wait is going exactly where it needs to be, the baby not me lol. So this is me at 5 months and a little over a week :)
Okay so this post is coming a little late I apologize about that, and these last couple weeks have been... kind of.... bad.
Over the last week and a half two weeks I have consumed more fast food and junk food then I have in the last probably 7 or 8 months! I have been craving it like crazy and every chance I get I grab something that is unhealthy but so very yummy to eat! Needless to say I am extremely disappointed in myself and this packing on the pounds had caused a bit of concern when I went to the doctor, not from the doctor but from myself. I walked into the doctors office stood on the scale and it said 157! I gained 9 pounds in 2 weeks that's not good not from where I stand. During the whole nine months of pregnancy at max I can gain 35 pounds according to research in order to get back down to my normal size within the first month. Since I became pregnant I have gained about 15 to 17 pounds, depending on what my actual weight was when I got pregnant it was anywhere from 139 to 141. Buy this logic and these peices of informatin I have gained almost have to wait in less than half the time of pregnancy and I'm supposed to pack on most of my poundage in the last few months. This is why I was so concerned at the doctor because I'm already passing how much I should be gaining and all because I ate a ton of junk food that I couldn't bring myself to say no to! I feel so stupid, stupid, stupid and weak, weak, weak! I also haven't been walking up much because I've been really tired, probably from all the junk food, haha. On the brighter side I am starting a new job this week which I am very excited about because I can finally leave my hell job, and it may help me with the packing on the pounds I'm going to be waitressing again yay! Not really though I'm not a huge fan of waitressing, I mean don't get me wrong I'm really good at it and I make great tips but I've been doing it for so long that I'm tired of it and I was kind of excited to have a different type of job but, if this gets me out of where I'm at I'm happy! I also still have not made a decision about what I plan on doing with my baby, I've kind of table the subject I'm leaving it to God, praying every night but not really thinking about it, and I hope that by doing that the feeling that I have strongest will be from God and I obey God telling me what to do. This way I'm not focused on what my mind wants or what I want I'm focused on what I'm being told is wanted of me. Well that's really all that's happened in the last couple weeks I did have a conversation with my dad last night... I got upset, what a shocker. II honestly don't think my dad really realizes how much stress I'm under right now and when I tell him I don't want to talk about something he doesn't really listen you continue to talk about it and then I get upset, which makes Erik my boyfriend upset at my dad. Quick little side note I've been really confused as if Erik wants to be with me or not and after seeing him get so upset last night about my dad making me upset, he really just wants to protect me and take care of me, I know that he loves me really feel kinda good. :) Okay so recap of the last couple weeks, they have been interesting, I have packed on quite a few pounds, eating whatever I want, not a good idea if you're trying to keep your weight in check. Oh I did not see what my baby looks like as of now because we did not do it ultrasound at the doctor I did get to hear the heartbeat though and in two and a half weeks I get to go in and find out if its a boy or girl! I'm kind of hoping it's a boy because if I decide to give it away it'll make that decision be a lot easier because I really want a little girl. Does that make me sound like a bad person I really hope not, I'd keep it if it was a boy its if I decided to keep it but if it was a little girl and I didn't decide to keep it, it would make giving it away that much harder because I really want a little girl. Okay sorry back to the recap, slight misdirection course there. I guess the last thing to say in the recap is I found out that my baby does really love me because he gets protective over me, its kinda cute. And these next few weeks or a week until I post again I vow to eat less junk food, walk more, ride my bike more and take Zeus out more.... oh I cleaned the house.... wow sorry totally off subject haha! But I did clean my house and it looks pretty good I must say, but I hope that everybody enjoyed this post sorry it was it a bit random hehe, have a great one till next time!!!! Ok, first off I am so sorry it has taken me so long to post, life hasn't been the easiest lately a lot has happened in the two weeks or so since my first post. I have been to the doc three times since my last post; I'll elabroate on that later in this post, my feelings are even more jumbled than they were before and I'm wondering if I'm even listening hard enough to hear God's plans for me. I guess I'll start with my feelings, I was seriously leaning toward adoption. I told my dad that I was leaning in that direction and he went off, started yelling at me and making me feel like crap because I wanted to do that. He said, "What if your mom had given you up? Where would you be now?" I totally get that but, if my mom was still alive I wouldn't be making this decision she would make sure that I had everything I needed to take care of this baby. If my family was around it would be so much different, but they aren't I'm all alone here. I know if my mom was around this would be so much easier either decision cause she would be there to guide me without judgement and the sholder that I need when I watch them take my baby away from me and hand it to the family that so desperatly wants this child. However I so desperately want this child, I want to raise it and watch it grow, take it to sporting events, share my love of God and theater, watch it in it's first play, first soccer game, teach it things, love it with all my heart and give it opportunities to take over the world! That is what I want, but is that me being selfless or selfish, is that God telling me what to do or me telling me what to do cause it's what I want? I don't want to be selfish I want what's best but I'm just so conflicted, trying to sort out what is the right thing to do and what I want to do, I'm not sure if the choice I make is right. Does that make sense? Well those are my feelings anyway and why these last couple weeks have been a trying time for myself. On the plus side however I am involved in a small collection of skits being done at a cute ice cream parlour in July, that I can not wait for! It'll be my first stint on stage in two years, the butterflies are a fluttering. Now on to the pregnancy and all the heathy stuff since I have explained my feelings. I am as of this post 15 1/2 wks along. On May 25th I went in to get my results from my blood tests and another ultra sound, everything was normal, that means that the baby doesn't have down syndrome, cystic fiborsis and as of this point mommy(me) doesn't have jestational diabeties. At this visit I weighed 150lbs, meaning since conception I have gained around 10lbs, not too shabby. The ultra sound looked good, baby looked like a pig alian! So funny, no I'm not being mean, I watched a video of a developing fetus and it acutally does look like a pigalien cause it's head is so big and it's nose isn't formed yet. So in effect the baby was normal and so freaken cute! Then on June 4th I had to go to the ER because I was getting deydrated and having sever pains in my stomach, my OB told me to go in to be checked and make sure the baby was ok. After they did my blood, urine and blood pressure they told me that all was fine and i just needed some fluids, I was slightly disturbed by this seeing as how I am pregnant and they didn't check the baby at all just me, I understand you can tell some stuff with blood and urine but what if the answer wasn't in those test and the only way was to check the heart beat of the baby and do an ultra sound? They didn't do any of that, but I was sent home and told I and the baby were fine. I called my OB a couple days later feeling fine but worried about the lack of follow through at the hospital, when I told them that they didn't check the baby they told me I could come in and they would check and make sure everything was ok, just to ease my mind. So on Saturday I went back into see my OB and have an ultrasound done to check the baby. My OB seemed very concered that the hospital didn't even check the heartbeat, also when I got to my OB they weighed me again; I'm guessing this is an ever visit thing, and I was weighed at 148lbs. This worried me also, in two weeks I've lost two pounds that didn't seem right to me, but the doctor and nurse assured me that it is normal due to my throwing up, which I'm convinced is more my migraines than morning sickness, which is kinda cool. But anyway back on subject, the ultasound looked great the baby was moving, heart was pumping and my weight is great! The baby is also starting to look like a baby!!!! That was really exciting, you could start to see the bridge of the nose and it's head isn't so alien-like, this is such a strange thing to see but so very cool at the same time! Tiny baby bump, that's where they 8lbs went! Going to where it should. YES! I am also doing well with my eating and working out. I have been walking when I'm bored, not just to work and I've been riding my bike even more to and from work and on errands now that it's finally getting nice out. My friend Nicole is my park walking buddy and we take Zeus, my dog, so he's getting tons of excercise himself. He's been really weird lately too, follows me everywhere and won't leave me alone, my friend told me it's because he's wanting to protect me cause I'm pregnant, I told him, a 115lb dog, last night that he runs away from a chiuauha I think I can take care of my self. But he's a great dog, starting to earn his keep, hahaha! I have also been eating a lot heathier than I was before, when I went shopping I only bought freeze pops no Ice Cream, one pack of cookies, a bag or two of chips, putdding for lunch and fruit snacks, everything else was healthy foods! When i get a craving for sugar I eat a piece of fruit, sometimes a freeze pop. If I'm wanting junk food I've been opting for a salad or a hot dog, hot dog not as healthy as salad but it isn't as unhealthy as some other things I can think to eat. All and all I think I'm doing pretty good, I take my vitamins everynight and apply lotion regularly, I'm looking into belly bands for when I get bigger and after the baby comes to get myself back to normal. Also I can still fit into all my pants! Though I have to unbutton them not because they don't fit but because the pressure from the button on my tummy makes it hurt. This weekend I think I'm gonna try to go swimming we'll see what happens...... TO BE CONTIUED! OK this is my first blog post ever so please everyone bear with me. I'm Sumerlyn, I'm 28 yrs old a theater nut and a store clerk working for Pzazz Gifts and Home Decor on the Woodstock square. In Aug. of 2009 I was at my highest weight ever 210lbs and wearing a size 16!!!! This made me very unhappy so I started eating less sugary foods and less fast food, but I still wasn't loosing very much weight. In the early 2011 my dad introduced me to a book called, "Eat Right for Your Type" all about how to eat for your blood type and I started loosing weight preparing to be on stage as Roxie Heart in Chicago. In July of 2011 I began loosing mass amounts of weight due to a migraine episode that went undiagnosed for 3 months causing me to throw up everything I ate, then I was given a migraine prevention Rx that caused me to develop anorexia as one of the side effeces, would have been nice if they had warned me that was a side affect. By April of 2012 I was 145lbs!!!! This actually excited me, having never been that small ever and down to a size 6!!!!! I stopped taking the pills knowing that my weight loss wasn't heathy, and after giving up my car; that's a story all in itself, I began walking and riding a bike everywhere, 10 miles some days, which if you know me that's a feat! I kept eating heathy and by March of 2013 I was down to a size 5 weighing 139lbs!! I was finally at a weight and size that made me happy, maybe just needed to tone a little here and there. Then the bomb dropped. I found out in April that I was pregnant and due Dec. 1st!!!! Something I never thought could happen and so not at the right time, finaces for me just are not in the right place, I'm not sure if I"m ready to raise a baby so because of those feelings and thoughts I'm not sure if I want to keep it or give it up to a family that can't have a baby, and on top of all these feelings and thoughts I FINALLY got to my goal weight! NOW I'm going to grow again!! That is why I have decided to try and attempt the most healthy pregnancy ever!! I never thougth I would get pregnant just didn't think it was a plan that God had for me but now that it has happened, my goal is to gain no more that than the suggested 25-35lbs, not go up one dress size, continue to excercise, continue to eat heathy, aquire no new strech marks and after baby comes get back into my skiny jeans with in the first month and a half!!!! I know that pregnancy weight is something all women struggle with so I thought it might be helpful and interesting for you all to join me on my journey, learn new things with me and experiance the joy of a tiny life growing inside me all with the hopes of letting the little blessing change my life not my body. At the writting of this post I am currently just under 12 1/2 weeks along. Also I would request that anyone that reads this please do not repeat it, I'm ok witht he folks that I'm pretty sure are going to read this but due to drama that will be caused with my boyfriends ex we request that no one speaks of this outside the blog or my posts on Facebook, I have it set to go to who I want it to, and the odds of her or her friends reading this blog are slim to none..... sooo I thank you for your discresion :) Wish me luck on this strange and incredible journey, I will probably need it HAHAHA!!!! Here we go! |
Sumerlyn is a 28 yr old theater nut and store clerk on the Woodstock square. In Aug. of 2009 she was at her highest weight ever (210lbs and wearing a size 16). However, by March of 2013 she was down to a size 5 weighing 139lbs! She was finally at her goal weight maybe just needed to tone here and there. Then the bomb dropped. She found out in April that she was pregnant and due Dec. 1st! Something she never thought could happen. NOW she is going to grow again!! Join in her journey as she attempts the most "healthy" pregnancy ever! Her goal is to gain no more than the suggested 25-35lbs, and after baby comes get back into her skinny jeans within the first month and a half!
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