Jen...BIG BIG well done to you!!:D :D
12lbs is lots, you must be feeling great.
Sorry I haven't posted for a while, still feeling a bit poorly, and the kids are driving me mad, so i'm feeling a bit sorry for myself. Leo wants to be walked round the house (you know, where you hold his hands and your back feels like it's breaking...wish he was a bit taller or I was a bit shorter) Ted is being all jealous now Leo can do more and is getting 9sorry demanding) more attention, and so I am torn. Poor old Andy doen't get a look in beacuse by the time the kids are in bed I'm shattered. leo has also started getting up earlier.
My weight is still inching down slowly, less than a pound a week but as it's going in the right direction I'm not complaining. I'm trying hard not to eat in the evenings, and still exercising. I know you guys don't have it, but I'm approaching a 'stone' (14lbs) barrier, for some reason whenever I get there I start to put on weight again. My shrink told me I am a 'self sabotager' due to my upbringing I stop myself from suceeding whenvever I feel i am getting close. It's enormously frustrating, I do it in everything, but most notably with my weight and my career, every time I win an award or sell some work I find I can't work until I feel useless again. It's like PMT, you know you are doing it, but you just can't stop yourself.
Oh well, Leo is crying (as per usual) Ted won't get out of bed, sounds lik tyhey are playing my tune.
Ladies, have a good day,
gen

Glad everyone is still around. I think spring has hit and the good (well, better) weather with it. I am getting isabelle out for walks more often. I am also finally learning her schedule. In the morning she wakes up and basically eats and then goes back to bed..... well she causes some trouble in the middle of that, but still she goes back to bed. She sleeps for a few hours (while I am on my big butt on the computer) and then wakes again. I feed her and and then after a few hours she needs to sleep again. This time for a shorter nap. This usually falls into the time when the boys get home from school. Of course on weekends this schedule is thrown up into the air. :dizzy:

I am trying to be good and follow the WW, however I haven't been recording my food down this week and I find that is often the key. I have to remain more than conscious of what I eat.

I have been going on more walks.......but not power walks.

I have been busy getting soaps and lotions ready for the possibility of selling. I still have to apply for the farmers market.......

I am glad everyone is doing well. Jen your weight loss is amazing! I am not weighing myself so I have no idea. I just know my "I will never wear these again -fat pants" are fitting a bit too well. :( They aren't tight, just comfortably loose.


Barb

Hi everyone. Well spring is certainly here, my beautiful garden is busting with life, birds singing and Leo crawling about eating the dasies.
Big day approaching....my birthday on Saturday, my Mothers friday and leo's christening Sunday with big party. I was hoping I'd have lost a stone which won't happen without a miracle, but somewhere between 7&9lbs is a distinct possibility. I'm hoping to go to the gym at least 4 times this week...and swim. I got my old leather trousers out to try on...when I can get them on again I will consider myself slim. I can almost get them over my thighs, which may sound awful but it is better than before!
Leo is driving me nuts. he wants constant attention and cries if he doesn't get it. Some days it seems like he never stops. He wants to be walked round the house, and then if you won't let him climb the stairs or investigate the dishwasher he cries.
He wakes up any time after 5.30, I have to try and keep him awake until 8.15 when we leave for the school bus run. He then sleeps for somewhere between 30 mintes and an hour. In th afternoon he'll sleep fpr about an hour again at around 1.00 and then for some reason he needs about 15minutes at about 4.30. I wish he would sleep longer in the day, he's frequently tired and emotional, but I think the pain from his teeth wakes him up early. He has 8 now and the back ones are on the way with no respite.
I could get very down about being a mummy at he moment. I wish I had more friends within walking distance, mine are all far away enough to make a visiti a day long thing, or they work.
I have a sweet christening outfit for him...white linen romper with beige embroidered butterflies on the yoke (will show off his darling chubby dimply legs) and little white leather shoes with bows! Closest I'll ever get to buying a dress!
Not sure what I will be wearing, i'm not buying anything new until I can enjoy buying what I want to rather than what fits!
A local shop has agreed to display and sell my childrens portraits. Will let you know how it goes Barb...we could be a pair of home tycoons!
Night night everyone!
Geneve

Geneve, anything to make a buck......;) :lol: ;)

Hope you have a wonderful birthday!



Barb

So how was Mother's Day Barb? geneve, do they have Mother's Day in GB?

Mine was okay except that when my hubby called his mother she gave him attitude about us not driving down to visit them then today I got a card with this cheap heart pin from her and a note saying that she would have given this to me on Sunday except that we didn't come down to visit but she wanted me to have it anyway. Both of us were right po'd. Why is it that we have to be the ones to drive around everywhere? They have 2 cars and as much free time as we do, they certainly are capable of getting in the car and driving 45 minutes to visit us.

makes me so mad :mad: :mad: :mad:

anyway...I gained back .2 lbs this past week, I know why though. Not enough water and too much snacking. I'm going to do better this week though.

How is everyone's little darlings? drake has both top teeth in now. He is still having problems with anything thicker than pureed baby food though he has been able to get down the odd Cheerio. he is actually taking naps longer than 30 minutes, today he had a 2 hour nap in the am and 1 hour this afternoon. I was extremely pleased. almost didn't know what to do with myself!

well take care all, enjoy your week.

Hi Jen, hope you're wearing that pin:lol:
Yes, we do have Mothers day here, but ours is in March sometime.
I'm still inching downwards slowly but have been pleawsed this week as a few people have commented on my reduced size.
Leo is utterly miserable. he has a cold which is stopping him sleeping as much as he wants to so he's waking up at maybe 5.30 in the morning then getting through the day on one or two hours of sleep taken in cat naps. It's horrible. DH has the day off work today so for once I am not holding him walking round.It's his christening Sunday...almost 70 people here to watch him grizzle, I wish I had the guts to cancel it!
The local kids wear shop offered to sell my drawings (you know the type of thig, pastels of children from photos) for me. The woman who owns the shop loves them, and the cafe next door to her have taken two to hang on their walls as well. I just hope I get a few orders in, it would make a lot of difference to things here.
Anyway, i feel I should go and help with Leo who is very, very unhappy.
You'll lose it all again next week Jen, just keep on keeping on...I figure it will take me as long to lose it as it did to put it all on.
Geneve

Well, here I am...
First off let me wish every one a late happy mothers day.

geneve, that is great about the store and cafe selling your pictures. I hope you get as many orders as you can handle. I'm sorry that Leo is feeling so icky... doesn't that always happen for special occasions? I hope he feels better soon.

Jen, I agree with you... you'd think that as you are the ones who would have to cart along a baby and all the assorted paraphernalia that goes with one they could have made the 45 minute drive. Of course... you could be like me and have you mil living in your house with you... which isn't all bad. :^:

Barb, I hope that everything is going well in your business endeavours too. I tried to make homemade lotions once and did a better job of making a mess of my kitchen than anything else. Although I do still use the Unpetroleum jelly I made. although it didn't exactly turn out the consistency of vaseline... good luck to you, I wish you lived closer, I'd definitely buy handcrafted lotions.

I got the domperidone last thursday so I've now been on it for a week. It has about doubled my milk supply so far, maybe even tripled it. :D however I somehow cut my right nipple so I'm tossing out half the milk cause it's bloody and upsets her tummy. She's still not latching on consistantly, but every so often she does. I'm not sure how much she is actually getting those times though because it's always much shorter between feedings after those sessions. The good thing though is that with the increased breast milk she is no longer as constipated, and we have been able to stop the dark Karo syrup in water which was making her projectile all over the place as a side effect.

My middle sister was here for a week, and we had a fabulous visit which is surprising as we don't always get along very well. I guess having the baby to dote on changes the dynamic a lot. I told her the only thing I had to do the entire week was get my hair done. So she made an appt at a much more upscale place than I usually go to and she paid for the whole thing! She said it was a Mothers day present from Mya. I am now a red head with "FUN" (her word) blond streaks. I really like the cut (much shorter and I'm sure after I get used to it easier) and the color so I will be saving my pennies to go back there to keep it up... minus the streaks probably... I think they are just a little too "FUN" for me. Brad likes it too which is an added bonus as usually if I ask him anything about my hair he either sort of shrugs and says whatever or tells me I should just shave it all off and then laughs. What's that all about I ask you? :lol:

Mya had her 8 week healthy child check up today and had her 4 shots... they really upset her. She is sleeping fitfully right now, and keeps crying in her sleep. :( I feel so badly, but I know I'd feel ever so much worse if I didn't have her immunized and she caught one of the diseases. Otherwise she is doing well... has gained exactly 2# since birth which puts her at 10 pounds 8 ounces, she is 23 1/2 inches long... up 2 1/2 inches, and now has a 16 inch head also up 2 1/2 inches. puts her in the 50th percentile in weight and 90th in length.

so there's my book... but I think it catches you all up on what's been happening for me...

Lara
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Lara - I'm so glad the domperidone is working for you. I'll bet things are a lot easier now that you've got milk coming out the wazoo. I think your hair sounds great and I would keep the blond streaks. I recently went 'red' too and I"m thinking I might want to try some blond streaks of my own!


Geneve - hope your event goes well tomorrow, I'm sure it will be fine even though 70 people sounds a bit overwhelming. congrats on finding someplace to sell your pics. I hope you make a ton of $. How is Leo's cold?

Not much new with me. Drake is now munching on crackers so I'm hopeful that we might get past the pureed food someday. He is taking longer naps during the day which has been really great. I"m finally getting some stuff done around the house.

Take care all, have a nice weekend.

LOL I wouldn't exactly say "milk coming out the wazoo" You have to remember that I was only geting about 3/4 ounce combined before... now I get at least 1 1/2 sometimes as much as 2 1/2 - just under 3. I'd like to be getting more, so I'm trying to pump every 3 hours instead of every four. We'll see if that works. Mya still does not like to latch on consistently, and the domperidone is over $110 (!!!!) for a 30 day supply, so I'm not sure we will be continuing after this month. but atleast she will have had as much breast milk as I could provide her for 3 full months. It's the best I could do for her and I'll have to be happy with that.

geneve, I hope the christening goes well. My church has a baby dedication each easter Sunday and since we missed it this year Mya will have to wait until next year. I can't imagine having 70 people descend on my home though -- good luck to you!

Lara
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Yikes!! I can't imagine having to pay that much for domperidone. I can't remember how much mine was but it sure wasn't that much. I don't think it was more than about $20 and our insurance covers prescriptions anyway. Still I think 3 months worth of breast milk is pretty good. You did your best, that's nothing to feel bad about. I was a formula raised baby, most of our generation probably was too and I think we turned out okay.

It's not covered at all by our insurance. And there was only one pharmacy in the entire area that would fill the prescription and of all places it was the hospital pharmacy in Sun City West--the retiree community!! Of course after the viagra incidents out there maybe they need it! :o I had to have it fedexed from them to me or drive the hour and 20 minutes each way!

Domperidone is also used as a stomach medication, it assists with speeding up digestion in a way. It is just a happy side effect that it also assists with let down in lactating women. We give it a lot at the hospital especially to patients that have feeding tubes. Just FYI.

Do you know, sometimes I quit moaning about this country and think how lucky I am. All medicines for kids are free until the age of 16, and you get a years free medicine and dentistry each time you have a baby. I'm having all my fillings re-done! After that you only pay a fixed amount for a prescription, about £5, I think, no matter what the cost of the drugs. I'm shocked to think of you having to spend all that money! Still, you know you have done the best for Mya, and yourself. I struggled with expressing for 3 months with Ted, then I stopped. If I rememebr correctly the first 12 weeks is supposed to be the most important time.
I was breast fed, but at the time my Mother smoked, so I'm not sure if I'm glad or not!!
The christening...well, we all got to the church, only to foind out the priest had forgtte. I kid you not. Then he had the cheek to say I must have got the date wrong as they never do in service christenings at pentecost! As if I'm supposed to know that! In the end we all had to sit through the mass (and my in-laws were late) then wait for him to get ready for a rushed baptism at the end. By this time he was howling with tiredness and hunger and it was just awful i wish i'd had the guts to walk out. By the time we got home some of the non church guests had arrived and were wondering where we were...
In the end I just got hammeringly drunk, something I haven't done for ages. It was that or cry. BUT the party was great. i have a pale green carpet covered in red wine, which I'm not too thrilled about, but no other mishaps, and a chance to catch up with my family and friends. And the sun shone, so the kids bounced round on the hired bouncy castle all day long.
As i wirte I'm very sleepy and my head hurts! Oh well, i should know better at me age!
And obviously the diet didn't happen!
Sending you all a piece of totally calorie free virtual christening cake!
Geneve:hb:

Geneve - you poor thing, and poor Leo! What rotten luck the priest forgetting Leo's christening. It sounds like quite the day. Well it is over and done with now. Did that red wine come out of your carpet?

Only lost 0.8 lbs at my weigh in on Friday. Was very depressed by that and ate myself silly but recovered on Saturday and have been okay today as well. I think I let my exercise slack off a bit and I've just been getting Drake to eat crackers so I usually eat a few to keep him company. I know crackers are not super high in calories but still I'm sure I don't need them.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Take care.

halloooooo, hotties, anyone out there except me????