SAHM 10/25 to 10/31

Hi. I'm a SAHM. I'm 22 and pregnant with #3.
Right now I'm just working on eating healthy to keep the pregnancy weight gain to a minimum (was having an issue with that lol) but in about 7 weeks (!!!!) I'll be back here able to really start.
Hope it's okay if I join.

How is everyone doing?

I am a SAHM of 3 little ones and I would love to join, I have been healthy eating for 7 days now and working out everyday as well, my daughter will be 1 on Friday and I am ready to lose this weight I gained from being pregnant 3 times in 6 years.

My son turns 1 on the 6th. So almost the same age.

I know what you mean about close pregnancies. I have been pregnant 5 times (2 babies, 2 losses, and 32 weeks along right now) in 2 years. My DD just turned 2 in September and she's my oldest.

Welcome to all new comers!

Nicole~Agenda, tonight I am hoping that we can carve pumpkins for family night. Tomorrow canning more apples. I have 21 quarts done so far.

Heymommy and Amanda~I know all about being preggo lots of times in a short period of time. :laugh: I have 7 children ages 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 3, 2,1. I have been pregnant a total of 8 times (lost one) in 9 years. It is exhausting and takes it's toll on your body but it is worth it. :flowerforyou:

Nicole~I hope you time comes soon to be preggo!:flowerforyou:

Not a whole lot going on right now. I am enjoying the quiet right now....naptime! AaaaWWWW such a blessed time of day. Cleaned the kitchen today and I really need to do laundry but I just don't seem to have any ambition to do any. Well got to get going th hubby is home and eating lunch so I would like to spend some time with him.

Hey ladies! It's been weeks since I've posted on here! Just to refresh, I have 2 girls ages 1 and 3. The youngest just had her first birthday last week!

I have never been an avid runner but I've started running a month or so ago with my hubby in the hopes of doing a half marathon here in January. Today I ran 2 miles straight for the first time which was exciting. Now to get my mileage up. With the running it's been harder to balance out my calories. Running burns a lot and I do better with a consistent diet, eating similar types of meals and snacks each day. I was trying to eat back my calories but that gets tough for me then on the days I don't run. So now I'm just opting to have a larger deficit on the days I run, as I've started to eat more even when I don't. I've maintained but I'd like to start losing again! :P

Well, off to bed all!

Good morning, ladies, and a very big WELCOME to all our newcomers! It's great to have you here!

Bluerose~did I hear you say 'apartment'? Did you move out of your MIL's place? If so, that's fantastic!! I hope she has been treating you a little better. You have honestly been in my thoughts a lot. I used to live with my MIL with my newborn when The Man was in Korea. I was only able to handle it for a few months at a time, then I'd have to go to my folks' house several states away.

Pines~I am right there with you. Last night, the family and I went out for supper to Buffalo Wild Wings. And I had beer. A Sam Adams. I thought it would come in a normal sized bottle, but NO, it came in a HUGE glass. Probably 2 bottles of beer...:drinker:

Katie~still more canning, eh? That's just amazing!

valmabel~way to go on the running! You don't know how lucky you are to be able to run...

Well guys, Operation Give Up The Binky has met with some serious resistance. Poor older daughter has to sleep in the guest room due to younger daughter being fussy. "Bink, mommy, BINK!" throughout the night. And the poor dear has to go to the regular day care today, since older daughter has to go to the dentist. Younger daughter does not do well sometimes with regular day care. I don't know why, she does so well with the day care at the gym...:huh:

My Halloween costume should be here tomorrow, I am SO excited!! I am going as Lucille Ball. I wanted to go as Betty Draper from "Mad Men", but The Man said that since I would dress like Betty Draper every day of the year, I can't dress like her on Halloween. Oh, and I managed to bake 2 batches of cookies yesterday without burning myself! Those are going off to my cousin who is down in Mississippi for training before he goes off to Afghanistan. I just can't believe my little cousin is in the Army!

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Good morning! Welcome to all the new ladies! :flowerforyou:

Last week was really busy for me (as they are for all of us)! My son joined Cub Scouts about 3 weeks ago, and I got to watch him get his first badge (the Bobcat badge) and his first bead a week ago today. He was SO excited! Yesterday I signed up my daughter for Daisy Scouts. They didn't have the Daisies when I was her age. She's excited about scouting now too! She already knows 2 girls who will be in her troop. One was a little girl in her class last year, and the other she met yesterday and played with for a while.

Well, ever since last week's great triumph of drinking 80 oz of water and logging all my food that one day, I've been doing horribly about logging and chugging. My water intake hasn't been bad, but I haven't been logging. I have been running still. I'm almost up to half a mile!

Val - You're doing great on your running! :flowerforyou:

My 32 week appointment is Thursday! I can't wait. I wont get an ultrasound this time (I have gotten about 30 so far lol so I can't complain I guess) but I'm excited to go anyways. Also, today is 7 weeks exactly to my c section!!

Amanda- you have a scheduled c-section? is that becasue you have to , or want to?

It's my third.

My DD was breech, DS was a repeat, and now this one is breech again.
If I go into labor my DR said I can try a VBAC if I want if he turns head down (I've never gone into labor or even had signs of it lol, so I'm not expecting that). I have really easy c sections though, no complaints.

Hello ladies! I haven't checked in as much as I'd like. I have been really busy---I don't know why, since I don't DO ANYTHING! Welcome to my life-my vent for the day-or my vent for EVER! LOL! Yeah, it's been a very stressful day/past 12 hours or so. So, I come home last night (from a SHORT visit with a family member), and WORK my bottom off getting the housework done-not all of it, but the essentials-laundry, dishes, etc. By the time I get done, it is after midnight, and I am very tired. So, I go to lie down in the bed. My husband starts this stuttering type stuff trying to tell me something...turns out that he is taking half a day off tomorrow to go fishing with his dad... Shouldn't be a problem, right? Well, I will tell you why it is...and you tell me...

* He has NEVER taken a day off to spend with me. I have asked him to every year on our anniversary, his birthday, my birthday...and it's always, "I can't, we need the money." I agree...a family of five on one income...so, I still ask, but always know that the answer will be the same.

* He spent the ENTIRE weekend with his dad... They were together all day Saturday, until supper and sleep time...and all day Sunday...until supper and sleep time.

* He always tells me that we need the money-so, let me tell ya...a HIS truck payment is due tomorrow, electric bill, water bill, rent...and other things that I don't even remember right now because I am so upset...and I tell him that I need some jeans (mine are FALLING OFF-woo hoo!), and he says that we probably won't be able to get them with this paycheck...BUT he has enough money to go out on a boat fishing with his dad...

So, am I being selfish to not want him to go fishing with his dad? I am sorry if this is off topic, but I really needed people to share with... Also, this morning, he was ANGRY with me, didn't kiss me goodbye...because his jeans and work shirt weren't dry... Well, A PARTICULAR pair of jeans and a PARTICULAR work shirt. Why does he have so many clothes (our closet is FULL of HIS stuff) if he only wants to wear particular ones?! So, I washed the clothes last night, practically fell into bed and was asleep before I knew it...so I didn't wake up EARLY this morning...so he LOUDLY puts his own clothes in the dryer (gasp!). A while later when I check them, the dryer isn't even hot because he had it on the wrong setting. So, he gets mad at me telling me that it should have been done yesterday...since I don't do anything else during the day. Hello? Who takes care of and schools our three children? How is your house cleaned? Your supper cooked? Besides that, I ran out of laundry detergent yesterday and couldn't do laundry until I got some...and my 7 yo ds was sick the night before, so some laundry was stuff that had vomit on it...so I thought that was a priority and that it would be best NOT to put his stuff in there with it... My greatest fear- I am going to lose all of the weight that I want and need to, and nothing will change. Our intimacy has been little to none for a long time. He has refused to kiss me several times...and other rude things that he has done/said to me...and when I ask him why, he answers with his own question..."Why aren't you losing weight?" Apparently, my weight is the problem and everything stems from that...I do NOT believe that for one minute. I am doing this for me, my children, and for him...but he is probably my biggest reason...because I want him to treat me like he did in the beginning...but what if I do end up looking like a "HOT mama," and he finds something else...it feels like that is what I am headed for... And now, that I am losing weight, he hasn't said one word...while other family and even people I see @ the stores have noticed and said something...even when I outright ask him...if this has been his PROBLEM with me, then when I am working toward fixing it, why, why, why isn't he saying SOMETHING?!

Sorry for the long vent ladies. I truly have no one else to turn to...

You all have been doing so great!

Val-great on the jogging! 7 miles, really? At once? Looking forward to a day when that doesn't seem so difficult!
Amanda-I have had 3 little babies-5.5, 6.3, and 8.2, so never had that problem, but have had family with your exact story, and they prefer C-sections as well.
Nicole-I have been wanting to cross-stitch for a long time. Any recommendations for a beginner?

Hope you all have a great rest of the day...and sorry again for my long vent!

whoa, girls. lots to catch up on.

i'm really worn out today, tho, so i'll be quick. boy is asleep in our bed--w/no sheets on it.....and i don't want to put them on. lazy girl.

the trip was great in so many ways---just being w/my friend was awesome. and laughing. and GOOD food. and walking and shopping. it rained most of the time and even snowed while we were sleeping sunday night. but even that was fine. i'm so grateful i had this getaway. i've never left all my kids for an extended amt of time before....(not counting delivering babies or surgeries)...and it was HEAVEN.

pines--sorry for the difficulties. maybe counseling is in order? do you have a pastor you can talk to? i'm glad you're doing this for you, but it sounds like something deeper may be going on. (((hugs)))
but try not to let it take away from your success! you are making incredible progress on getting healthy.

amy--nice job on the running. and it is hard to keep up with the logging. wtg on the scout stuff too.

nicole, thanks for keeping this going each week. so appreciate the effort.

bluerose--clean apt=happiness and clear thinking. good job!

val--welcome back! keep up the running and the rest of the good work. how's the yard now?? are you doing any plantings this month? are you looking to sell, i don't remember. in any case, bet you're enjoying the cooler weather as are we.

welcome newcomers! most understanding, supportive, encouraging group out there, imho.

just to update for the new addns--i am sahm to dd-10, dd-6, and ds--almost 4. i live in las vegas and before that salt lake city and before that denver and grew up in the suburbs of chicago. i've been on this site for awhile and lost up to 12#, only to backslide from march till october. but i'm making a comeback! this is my first year homeschooling--just dd2. dd1 goes to public school, and ds goes to preK 2AM's per week. i've been married 14 yrs and no, we are not military despite the bazillion moves. i love to read, bake and walk. and i dabble in making quilts and purses and needlepoint.
so that's a refresher course on me.

long post--off to sleep. good night all and start your morning strong!!:flowerforyou:

Finished Week 2 of C25K today!!!

LOL~ my mom lives way out in the sticks, and she was shocked last week to see a group of people running by her house, and they continued to do it on a regular basis! She went out one day and asked them what they were running from...they were doing the C25K.:laugh:

Pines~absolutely have a sit-down with your hubby, maybe after venting to us (which is totally acceptable, BTW) and getting most of the anger out, you can sit down a little more rationally with him. Don't misunderstand and think that I am calling you irrational! Sometimes when you let the anger out to someone else, it doesn't come back. Hopefully. In any case, you are definitely in my thoughts and prayers! :flowerforyou: I know how hard it is being on a single income, taking care of the house, and doing EVERYTHING. To echo Stacey~don't let it derail your motivation to get healthy.

Stacey~so glad to hear you enjoyed your girl's weekend! I myself am taking tomorrow off and going to the arts and crafts show. Of course, this is contingent upon DH actually having tomorrow off to watch the kids. Watch, some dumba$% soldier will get arrested tonight and DH will have to go in to work tomorrow...:mad:

Job search is not going so well, I'm afraid, but what are you going to do? I'm going to give my buyer a call and see if she wants some cinnamon chip scones...I just got a shipment of cinnamon chips in and I can make her a good deal.

Hope you guys are having a super day!

Pines - It sounds like the whole fishing trip isn't the real issue, just icing on the cake of a deeper attitude that has been hurting you. As hard as it is, there isn't a whole lot you can do to change the way he behaves. All you can do is pray hard for him, and make sure that your own attitude stays positive. Both about your weight loss and about him. My mom spent 12 years with my dad before he became clean from a drug addiction. It was rough and a long haul for her, but the biggest thing she told me is that he needed to see the need to change for himself. She couldn't make him. All she could do was love him and show him love to the best of her ability and that slowly started to affect his attitude and the way he looked at her. Key things if you do talk to him, don't accuse him saying he did such and such or he shouldn't do this. Instead tell him how his actions make you feel. People accept criticism if it's not accusing but isntead merely clarifying that certain behaviors hurt you, whether he intends them to or not. Hope this helps!

Stacy - Good for you on going on a mini-vacation! I think too often we as Mom's think our kids' worlds will stop revolving if we were to leave them for even a day. Yet a small trip can do WONDERS for our attitude towards them and our mental (and physical) well being. I'm glad it was such a success for you. About a year ago we had been trying to sell our house, but instead we rented it out and bought another one in a nice neighborhood. We love our new house and are looking forward to trick-or-treating and meeting more of our neighbors. It was a short sale so the yard was scraggly, but we've gotten it mostly under control. Right now is continuing to shape up the back yard. We planted some new bushes in the front yard, but are taking a break to work on the back yard. Good memory!

Amanda - I take our girls trick-or-treating just cause I love to see them all dressed up and so cute. And I love to show them off. But I don't grab a lot of candy, none for the baby, and I figure one night of fun is perfectly acceptable. If I don't get treats every once in a while, I'll fall off the bandwagon and go nuts! :P

We went on our 7 mile walk/jog today. On average our pace was a 15 min mile so we kept up at a pretty good pace. It actually ultimately ended up being 8 miles. My legs are jello tonight, but I still feel good! Now we get the weekend off until monday before we run again. In celebration we went to a family pizzeria just down the street that I have wanted to go to for a while. It was super family casual and the food was fantastic. There was a small bar there, but the whole place reminded me of a modern day Cheers. Everyone seemed to know each other and were friendly and sweet. We're gonna go back every week after our long run as a reward for hard work. Now I'm excited about these long runs instead of finding excuses not to go! :P Hubby starts his work week tomorrow. We're so backwards....he works Fri - Monday and our weekend is really Tues - Thurs. :P Having my friends and family over for halloween, it should be fun! Have a great end to your week everyone!