Six Weeks...

It has officially been six weeks since delivering Channel. I had my check up with the Dr yesterday and all seems well. I do have a hole in my incision but nothing to be worried about and it should heal up on its own.

I have started actually working out again. Josh and I are doing Kettleworx on Mon/Wed/Fri and I have been walking the other days and hopefully turning that into running again. I am ready to shed this extra weight for good! I have decided to have my weigh in days on Sunday.

I am off to do Kettleworx. Stay motivated today.

LOVE.

Another Oscar Mayer...

And 4 boys it is! On April 13, 2011 at 8:17am we welcomed 11lb 4oz Channel Ry to our family. What a chunky monkey, but totally adorable. The c-section went well and as did the tubular. Recover has been a bit tougher 4th time around.

Just a couple of weeks out of surgery and I started having really bad abdominal pain. It got so bad that I ended up going to the ER on Mother's Day. When I got there they thought it was my gallbladder and I ended up going through all these test to find out...my gallbladder is fine. Now we are trying to find out what is causing the pain and how to fix it. I am on two different meds now to try and deal with the stomach pain.

I am now just little after a month post-op and am starting to finally feel like I can start getting back on track. I still don't see the Dr. for couple weeks for my six week check up. By then I should be able to get the green light to start doing more.

Sleep and I are not friends right now, he has left me. Hoping in the next months the sleep thing gets better. Speaking of which......

LOVE!

Five Weeks....

Five weeks and counting....

Five weeks from today is my scheduled c-section. Yesterday I had a doctors appointment. The worse part of the visit is always stepping on the scale. I should be very happy that everything is going GREAT. Blood pressure is great, baby's heartbeat is great, and I am measuring right where I need to be. I really have nothing to complain about and should be very happy with such a healthy pregnancy, but all I can think about is that stupid number on the scale! And if one more person ask if I am having twins, I just might explode!!

On a happier note, Josh and I got to spend the weekend together at a Family Life marriage conference. This is exactly what I (we) needed. What a wonderful break to be able to connect with each other. It reminded us that we need to be making our marriage a priority, and if you have kids, you know that sometimes they tend to take over your life. We have come home with great tools and are making changes in our home.

Also, we are in prayer about Josh's job. Many of you know he is working 3rds, which I didn't think would be as hard as it has been. He might have an opportunity to move to a weekend shift. He would work three 12hour days on the weekend and be able to have the week off if he wanted to. This could be an answer to prayer, we will continue to seek God in this area.

My boys are growing up so fast. Everett turned 5 yesterday!! He is growing into a wonderful young boy, God has really been working in him and in our relationship.

This weather is gross and I am ready to see some grass. Come on Spring!!

I will end on this quote I came across.

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” DARE TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

LOVE!

A New Chapter

I have stepped away from writing and blogging. I am currently 6 weeks and 1 day away from delivery of my fourth child. This has been the toughest pregnancy. I was so sick for 5 months that I couldn't continue my running and that has been rough to deal with. Running was my outlet. And something that I was proud of.

Now I am counting down the days until I can get back on track. I am so uncomfortable, I am ready to feel better. So I will be tracking my progress through my blog. I will be using this more as an outlet for me. I turn 30 this summer and want to get back into shape and have my thirties be totally fab.

So this is the start of my road to recovery. I'll be talking about these last six weeks of pregnancy and my recovery after my c-section. I probably won't be running many races this year, but might do a 5K. 2012 will be my year for races, hopefully.

Turning 30, an awesome dog, a husband, three boys and a new baby, and getting back on the road in 2011. A new chapter in life.

Done, and done well...

YAAAHHHOOOOOO!!!

I did it! Yup, I really did it. Ran the River Bank Run 25K and ran it well! I didn't only finish but finished 5th in my division out of 28. I am so pleased. Right from the start of the race I felt awesome. Besides being a bit cold things were good. I finished in 2:29. I am still on a bit of a high from the whole thing. I can't explain the feelings something like this brings. I was a part of a record breaking crowd of 21,000 participants. Too cool. I never could have finished the training without Tracy, so thank you for everything!! And I am so glad we got to share this experience together.

I could go on and on about the race but I think that is probably enough. As for the household, things are good. Things are hectic, but that tends to be the norm these days. We took Nolan into the ER on Sunday and he has pneumonia in his left lung. He is now on two antibiotics and still cranky. Hoping this passes REALLY soon.

What will I do next you ask? NOTHING! haha, just kidding. But I am taking it easy this week and trying to plan out my next runs and training to come. Got any good ones out there, let me know. Thanks for everyone who supported me all along the way. Nothing is ever out of reach. Just remember to...breathe! LOVE.

Says who...

Hello Blog World!

Well the last month has been interesting. I have still been training for the 25K and working at Curves. My training has been up and down. I am tired of being tired. I love running but am very tired of 5am's. It is time to change up my routine.

T-minus 8 days until race day! I am very excited and hope I have done enough to be ready. Josh and I are going to GR Friday and staying the night because Saturday is going to be hectic and early. Josh's race starts at 7:30am.

The boys are doing well. Everett and Winton both started soccer and are doing awesome. It has been so much fun watching them play and progress. We have also added a new family member to our home. We adopted a wonderful loving dog, Bull. He is so sweet and super great with the boys and a bit spoiled already. We went looking for a cat and feel in love with a 75lb dog! Crazy how things work.

Josh is doing great too, still working like a mad man though. We miss him very much but enjoy every minute he is home with us. I had better get some actual work done while Nolan is napping. Good-bye blog world, until next time. LOVE.

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