Well well well look who lost another 1.5lbs! That makes me 5lbs lighter! I don't know who I am to say this but.... I like body back and I like stroller strides! I don't miss being a couch potato or sleeping in.... well maybe sleeping in alittle bit! I wish the weight would go away faster but I will take it! Sandra said that at 4 weeks into BB people start to quit, that they don't see the results fast enough and by 6 weeks your body adjusts to your new life. Well I'm on 5 weeks now so we will see :)
My first mother's day was AMAZING. I have a new fav holiday! I worked alittle but then I got to see my wonderful baby smile and laugh. We went for a walk at Forest Park... Bojangles the pug was not impressed LOL. And then we went out to eat at my fav place Piccadilly Pub! Don't tell Sandra! but just to be able to come home and give Brynn a bath and tuck her in was a wonderful present.... I wish I was a stay at home mom!
Friday, May 13, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
FB is very important to me people!!
So last week while driving back for Stroller Strides I saw a girl I knew from college. She was pushing a stroller too, I thought wow thats cool maybe she is on FB and we could become friends... having a mom in town would be nice to go for a walk with or maybe sign her up to SS and get a discount! Anyway I found her on FB and I wrote a message saying I saw u on the street I have a baby too blah blah blah... trying not to be a stalker lol! So she friended me and I didn't have time to really check out her page or write on her wall this week... so again today I saw her walking and I thought I need to talk to her... well... I went to find her on my FB and the bitch unfriended me! WTF!? Whatever, your baby wasn't cute enough to hang out with Brynn anyway!!! :)
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Another one (and a half) bites the dust!
1.5lbs lost this week! I'm super happy because with Easter, teething, broken toes, PCOS, PMS and work I should have gained 50!
I worked for Easter and I thought that would be good because I wasn't around the home cooked food or the desserts. I ended up going to Friendly's with a client. I had a salad with walnuts, chicken and apples. It was pretty good! And I thought to myself, it's easter you can treat yourself. So I had fro-yo with strawberries and oreos! Well... I sorta forgot that client's families love to bring desserts back home with them... so I spent my evening and Monday shift eating jelly beans, cheese cake, peeps and chocolate!
Even though Brynn is almost 10months she doesn't have any teeth! On Tuesday she started wanting to chew on everything and drooling like a faucet, she also did another thing a few times but I will spare her with the details. I thought for sure we would wake up with a tooth. But Wednesday she starting being cranky as well and she has pretty much been that way since... teething tablets have helped TONS and I wish they would come back on the market because I'm getting low on my bottle. But STILL NO TOOTH! How long is this going to take! Coffee Fribble anyone?
On Thursday while I was getting ready for work I stubbed my toes. I didn't think anything of it because I do that all the time. But one toe continued to hurt and by the end of the day it was black and blue. I broke the m-fer! Please pass the Big Mac!
Also towards the end of the week i was so tired! My whole body ached. I feel like I couldn't even move at Stroller strides on Friday.
So that was my week... not the greatest and I'm glad its over. On to the next!
During body back this week we did a exercise where we run around the track in a line. The person in the back runs to the front of the line and the new last person runs to the front and so on. The other women in body back are no where near as heavy as I am, and some of them like to run! So after 2 times of running to the front my body screamed for me to stop. I slowed down and I started to panic because I felt like a failure. Then I couldn't catch my breath and I really started to panic. I knew to stop and put my head down which helped but I really scared myself. And the rest of the work out I wouldn't run.... thinking about it now I feel silly. Pushing myself is something I need to do more! But the other ladies were and are really supportive. I am alittle bummed that I didn't lose the most weight though, haha.
I worked for Easter and I thought that would be good because I wasn't around the home cooked food or the desserts. I ended up going to Friendly's with a client. I had a salad with walnuts, chicken and apples. It was pretty good! And I thought to myself, it's easter you can treat yourself. So I had fro-yo with strawberries and oreos! Well... I sorta forgot that client's families love to bring desserts back home with them... so I spent my evening and Monday shift eating jelly beans, cheese cake, peeps and chocolate!
Even though Brynn is almost 10months she doesn't have any teeth! On Tuesday she started wanting to chew on everything and drooling like a faucet, she also did another thing a few times but I will spare her with the details. I thought for sure we would wake up with a tooth. But Wednesday she starting being cranky as well and she has pretty much been that way since... teething tablets have helped TONS and I wish they would come back on the market because I'm getting low on my bottle. But STILL NO TOOTH! How long is this going to take! Coffee Fribble anyone?
On Thursday while I was getting ready for work I stubbed my toes. I didn't think anything of it because I do that all the time. But one toe continued to hurt and by the end of the day it was black and blue. I broke the m-fer! Please pass the Big Mac!
Also towards the end of the week i was so tired! My whole body ached. I feel like I couldn't even move at Stroller strides on Friday.
So that was my week... not the greatest and I'm glad its over. On to the next!
During body back this week we did a exercise where we run around the track in a line. The person in the back runs to the front of the line and the new last person runs to the front and so on. The other women in body back are no where near as heavy as I am, and some of them like to run! So after 2 times of running to the front my body screamed for me to stop. I slowed down and I started to panic because I felt like a failure. Then I couldn't catch my breath and I really started to panic. I knew to stop and put my head down which helped but I really scared myself. And the rest of the work out I wouldn't run.... thinking about it now I feel silly. Pushing myself is something I need to do more! But the other ladies were and are really supportive. I am alittle bummed that I didn't lose the most weight though, haha.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Body Back week 2
Go me! Go me! Go me! :::doing the cabbage patch::::: I lost 2 pounds last week! And I had the most lbs lost last week in Body Back! I also found out that if at the end of 8 weeks you have the most loss overall (weight and inches) your next session of BB is free! Thats a wicked nice incentive!
But my past few days have been horrible. I ate Easter candy and desserts like they were going out of style! Doesn't help that I didn't take my metformin and I didn't write down my foods. Although I did exercise and I did drink the water. So today is a new day and I ate a good breakfast and a healthy snack so far.
I've decided that for mother's day I want a jogger stroller. I wish that we could afford the BOB stroller but we can't, plus I'm so new at this walking/jogging deal that I would want to spend that much and not use it 6 months from now! So I have decided on a Baby Trend Expedition LX, pink ofcourse :)
But my past few days have been horrible. I ate Easter candy and desserts like they were going out of style! Doesn't help that I didn't take my metformin and I didn't write down my foods. Although I did exercise and I did drink the water. So today is a new day and I ate a good breakfast and a healthy snack so far.
I've decided that for mother's day I want a jogger stroller. I wish that we could afford the BOB stroller but we can't, plus I'm so new at this walking/jogging deal that I would want to spend that much and not use it 6 months from now! So I have decided on a Baby Trend Expedition LX, pink ofcourse :)
Friday, April 22, 2011
Body Back week 1
Last weekend I started a boot camp program called Body Back. It's a mom's only hour workout. Last weekend was assessments and starting weights. When I saw that weight on the scale I nearly tipped over!! And then the instructor texted me today and said I didn't write the number down do I remember it? Um.. ofcourse it is burned in my skull forever!
But this week I went to stroller strides 3 times and I have wrote down all I have eatten. Plus I am drinking more water and I know that makes me feel better altogether! So I'm hoping for atleast a 3 lb. weight loss. At the scale at home I'm already there.. Wish me luck!
http://www.bodybackspringfield.com/
But this week I went to stroller strides 3 times and I have wrote down all I have eatten. Plus I am drinking more water and I know that makes me feel better altogether! So I'm hoping for atleast a 3 lb. weight loss. At the scale at home I'm already there.. Wish me luck!
http://www.bodybackspringfield.com/
Sunday, April 3, 2011
approaching 40 weeks
It's hard to believe that Brynn has almost been out in the world for as long as she was in me... where does the time go! I know people say that it goes so fast... but I never knew how right they are!! Sometimes I miss her being so little and cuddly and sometimes I barely remember those times! She still isn't crawling yet, I'm pretty sure she is going to just skip it and walk, she loves to "stand" all day. We hold on to her while she stands and if u try to put her down she stiffen ups! She already has a personality and knows what she wants!
My oldest friend Nicole is having a baby in a 2 weeks! Her pregnancies went by so quickly! I can't wait to have something in common with her again and to watch her baby grow! I'm dying to know how much he will weigh!!
My oldest friend Nicole is having a baby in a 2 weeks! Her pregnancies went by so quickly! I can't wait to have something in common with her again and to watch her baby grow! I'm dying to know how much he will weigh!!
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Nursing FAIL!
I feel like I have a lot to type tonight so I am going to start here and see where it takes me...
Nursing, I must be born to fail at it!!
First of all... when I was prego I was full blown prepared to breast feed. I didn't even buy one bottle because Hey I'm not going to use them, I am the bottle! I got my breast pump all ready to go and even though Bill didn't think I could do it I was set in stone that I was! I knew it was going to be hard, I knew it was going to take commitment but I was dedicated! Done and done!!
Well... Brynn was born.. and her first night of life they realized she was jaundiced and without asking me gave her formula... fine fine, I understand she needs it. My milk came in by the 3rd day but already everytime I nursed her the nurses would "supplement"..... She was little needed to gain and needed to get the jaundice out.... I'm convincing myself..
But by the time we got home the damage was already done. She would nurse and then we would supplement. My supple never had a chance! She wasn't gaining weight.. we tried to work on my milk supple but it just wasn't increasing so we had to increase her formula intake. I TRIED everything, I mean it! I nursed her for hours and she was so upset... I ate oatmeal, I drank beers, I took fenugreek, I drank water, saw a LC...
I hate when I read the breast milk is best and I feel like I failed because I couldn't do it... I wanted to soo bad! I feel like I missed out on the cuddle time when u are nursing.. because usually when I nursed Brynn would just cry knowing that the faster easier bottle would be coming...
2nd of all, nursing school... what a nightmare! I think I would be a awesome nurse and I see RN and I think how come she made it through nursing school and I didnt? I'm smart but I had my head up my ass back then... is it too late?
Nursing, I must be born to fail at it!!
First of all... when I was prego I was full blown prepared to breast feed. I didn't even buy one bottle because Hey I'm not going to use them, I am the bottle! I got my breast pump all ready to go and even though Bill didn't think I could do it I was set in stone that I was! I knew it was going to be hard, I knew it was going to take commitment but I was dedicated! Done and done!!
Well... Brynn was born.. and her first night of life they realized she was jaundiced and without asking me gave her formula... fine fine, I understand she needs it. My milk came in by the 3rd day but already everytime I nursed her the nurses would "supplement"..... She was little needed to gain and needed to get the jaundice out.... I'm convincing myself..
But by the time we got home the damage was already done. She would nurse and then we would supplement. My supple never had a chance! She wasn't gaining weight.. we tried to work on my milk supple but it just wasn't increasing so we had to increase her formula intake. I TRIED everything, I mean it! I nursed her for hours and she was so upset... I ate oatmeal, I drank beers, I took fenugreek, I drank water, saw a LC...
I hate when I read the breast milk is best and I feel like I failed because I couldn't do it... I wanted to soo bad! I feel like I missed out on the cuddle time when u are nursing.. because usually when I nursed Brynn would just cry knowing that the faster easier bottle would be coming...
2nd of all, nursing school... what a nightmare! I think I would be a awesome nurse and I see RN and I think how come she made it through nursing school and I didnt? I'm smart but I had my head up my ass back then... is it too late?
Friday, March 4, 2011
PCOS and so on
Well I have PCOS I was dx when I was 24 ish... I was trying to get pregnant, I took myself off BCP and didn't have a period for a long long long long long long time followed by a period for 3 months straight.. fun times, let me tell ya! So I went to a dr they said I had PCOS and to go back on BCP lose weight and it will be gone... um.... not that effin easy! So after a move and a year and alittle bit of research I went to a Repro Endo. Right away I was put on Metformin and away we went! After failed IUIs and an IVF tx I was told to go on BCP and lose weight (assholes)... but this time losing weight wasn't has hard.. I didn't carve sugars and carbs has much. I lost 15lbs and got pregnant on my own!
So baby is here and the weight came back. I'm not breastfeeding so I want back on Metformin! I'm going to an Endo 3/9/11 and once I get my rx I think I'm going to start tracking my weight loss. Right now I exercise 3x a week and I don't eat crappy but I crave sweets and carbs and I haven't lost any weight. Hmm.. I guess we will see!
So baby is here and the weight came back. I'm not breastfeeding so I want back on Metformin! I'm going to an Endo 3/9/11 and once I get my rx I think I'm going to start tracking my weight loss. Right now I exercise 3x a week and I don't eat crappy but I crave sweets and carbs and I haven't lost any weight. Hmm.. I guess we will see!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sick Sack Suck!
Being sick... well sucks! But I never ever thought about being sick with a baby! You can't sleep in, you can't lounge on the couch... and when I cough, sneeze, or blow my nose Brynn cries! And the worst part is what if she gets my cold? That would be awful.. poor little thing!
And I don't call Brynn my littlest baby for no reason. At her full term birth she was 5lb 4oz! Can you say PEANUT!? And don't look at me, I didn't drink or smoke or do any crazy un-nutritional things... I had gestational diabetes for christ sake! They thought she was going to be a big baby... I still don't understand how she was so little... but even now she is a slow gainer. She is 7.5 months old and weighs about 14lbs... thats the normal size of a 3.5 month old? Her pedi isn't worried, he says she gains and is "on track just below the line" but that doesn't stop me from worrying!
In other news she started saying Dada this weekend. Melted Bill's heart! Babci and Opa say that she said mama today while they were watching her.. I can't wait to get my hands on her!
And I don't call Brynn my littlest baby for no reason. At her full term birth she was 5lb 4oz! Can you say PEANUT!? And don't look at me, I didn't drink or smoke or do any crazy un-nutritional things... I had gestational diabetes for christ sake! They thought she was going to be a big baby... I still don't understand how she was so little... but even now she is a slow gainer. She is 7.5 months old and weighs about 14lbs... thats the normal size of a 3.5 month old? Her pedi isn't worried, he says she gains and is "on track just below the line" but that doesn't stop me from worrying!
In other news she started saying Dada this weekend. Melted Bill's heart! Babci and Opa say that she said mama today while they were watching her.. I can't wait to get my hands on her!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday
It's raining... I'm probably the only one in New England that thinks this but I wish it was snowing! Snow is so pretty when its fresh and clean. We had about 5ft of snow (no joke) between Jan-Feb and I loved it!
Well.. baby is awake from her nap :)
Well.. baby is awake from her nap :)
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Saturday
Everyone is the house is napping. Brynn, Bill and even Mr. Bojangles... but thats not a real big shocker because Mr. Bojangles is also sleeping.
Today my mom and my Carl came to watch Brynn swim. Water babies is the cutest thing! And I hope that she really takes to swimming.... I picture her on a swim team and me, her proud mama, in the stands. But for now she loves to splash around while mommy or daddy holds her. Today Daddy went in the pool with her. He holds her so tight and half of her body is out of the water while when I go in with her I kept her in the water and I keep her away from my body. Daddy's are funny creatures... haha! He also hate to put her underwater, he almost refuses... doesn't want to make her cry. While I will put in head under and let her cry alittle... how else is she going to win the Olympics if she doesn't go underwater! :)
Today my mom and my Carl came to watch Brynn swim. Water babies is the cutest thing! And I hope that she really takes to swimming.... I picture her on a swim team and me, her proud mama, in the stands. But for now she loves to splash around while mommy or daddy holds her. Today Daddy went in the pool with her. He holds her so tight and half of her body is out of the water while when I go in with her I kept her in the water and I keep her away from my body. Daddy's are funny creatures... haha! He also hate to put her underwater, he almost refuses... doesn't want to make her cry. While I will put in head under and let her cry alittle... how else is she going to win the Olympics if she doesn't go underwater! :)
Friday, February 18, 2011
Intro
Hi, I'm Laura! ..... I guess let's start with the stats. Sorta like when I was a teenager in an AOL chat room, 28/f/WMass here! LOL, those were the days! Before myspace, facebook, before you could even put a "flatter" picture of yourself up! You would describe what you looked like, I was 5'1 brown hair with blonde highlights and green eyes. Although I hated when the boys asked how much I weighed..... Anyway I talked to a lot of interesting people in the teen chat room only met a handful... back when meeting strangers was "safe" Oye!
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