Good morning all!
jen I hope you get your house in order... it's hard to stay on top of it when you get sick. For me I clean when I can. Tanner is pretty good about sitting in his bouncer on the table while I do dishes and sweep and all that in the kitchen and he does ok in his swing when I clean the living room and bathroom so my house stays in ok shape. Makes me feel bette anyway. :) Hope your throat feels better today.
Well I don't know what we have planned for today. right now Dh is making breakfast and I'll be having some fried eggs and bacon, so I'm looking forward to that. We'll probably go visit some family this afternoon. It's suppose to be HOT here. 106 degrees. Ugh. I can't wait until fall weather gets here. Our car doesn't have air conditioning so it's so miserable to go anywhere lately.
Well anyway, hope everyone is having a great weekend and staying OP.
Jackie, when are you coming home??? I miss you!!

Spryng, ugh, that is hot!!!! We are having fall-like weather here.... 68-70, breezy and sunny... it is wonderful! I have a big pot of chicken soup on the stove, and bisquits in the oven. :)

I have to be a worry-wart for a minute, though. Please be so so careful about putting Tanner in the bouncy on the table. I know he is still little and probably doesn't move around much, and that you are always right there with him watching. But, I can't tell you how many babies I've seen come into the ER with skull fractures because they flipped the bouncy seat off the table or counter, etc and landed face-first on the hard floor. It only takes a split-second, and happens when you least expect it. That being said, I was guilty of doing the same with my own kids. :o

OK, off my soapbox. I hope I didn't offend you, Spryng. I know you are a great Mommy. :)

No offense taken Jen. I know that once he becomes more mobile I'll have to set him in the floor in the bouncy seat. But right now he can't even get it to bounce yet so he's pretty safe.. plus I never leave him unattended. But thanks for being concerned. That what friends do! :) I hope your soup and biscuits were great and your throat is feeling better.
my day has been LONG. I'm so ready for bed. We went to DH's cousins house and they don't understand LC at all. So needless to say I didn't get much to eat for dinner but I stayed OP. Tomorow I will eat much better. Well, got to get off here. TTYL!

Good morning!

21 days solid OP! And I lost only .5 pounds this week for a total of 9 pounds!

Im really not complaining! Down is always better than UP! :)

I am heading to the gym today so I will post later! But I wanted to let you all know that I did weigh in and am down!! :) WOO HOO!

Congrats Spryng on meeting your goal!! And WTG Karen on staying OP for 21 days! I'm so proud of both of ya!

Jen glad to see ya back and feeling a bit better. I hope you are getting your house back in order. I had a busy weekend and am in the process of doing the same. I loved the story of the xx rings. I'd like to do something like that with my dd too. It's hard for me to just get time for the 2 of us. I'm one of those mommys that take her kids everywhere with her. I know I'm insane. They shop with me and everything. Matter of fact I can't remember the last time I went somewhere and they didn't go. I really wish I could get some time just her and I.

Jackie! Are you here?? Are you there?? We miss you!

Well we had our annual Bluegrass gospel festival this weekend. It was great. The kids had so much fun and the music was great. I'm so tuckered today tho and my house is a wreck. Slow but sure I'm picking things up and pulling it back together. I put some pictures online this am is anyone wants to see, you can email me [email protected]. well I need to get for now and put lunch on :)

Good afternoon all!
Whew! I finally got a small break. The kids are eating lunch and Tanner is napping at the moment. He's been very latchy all morning and I barely got breakfast in me... so now I'm taking a breather.
Congrats Karen on that .5 lb!! That is great. I know you probably wanted to see more gone as do I, but you are right, as long as the scale is moving down then it's great. What do you have in store for dinner tonight? I haven't decided yet...
Oh! Tanner is waking up, boy that was a 15 minut nap... o-well... maybe I'll get some time alone later. TTYL!

LOL Spryng - I havent decided what is for dinner either! I am thinking chicken.. but unsure how I want to cook it! LOL!

Just got back from the gym! I love that eliptical! ANd I got some good abs and upper body training in too! I know I am going to be sore tmo.. but that is OK!

Hugs to all! :)

Just checking in before I go to bed. It's so quiet... hope you all stayed OP all day! Of course I'm eating everything in sight;) I have an appt with the OB in the morn so hope that goes well... I imagine she will just measure my belly and weigh me. The usual. I'll let you all know how it goes.
Nighters!

Who'd thunk it... Giny leaves and I take her place, talking to myself:lol:
My visit with the ob went ok. I've gained 11# since my last visit! Vikes! She said I'm measuring 2 weeks ahead of my due date. So she scheduled another ultrasound. Looks like I'm gonna give birth to baby godzilla. IMHO I think she was measuring wrong or reading the wheel wrong. I'm big but no way that big. We will see soon enough tho.
So I guess since I'm gaining so much weight I need to eat better. Its the sugar. I'm eating it by the truck load!
Ok well I gues I'll get Hope you all are having an op day!

Hi Misty! I havent had a chance to check in until now! 11# in one month! Wow! That could be just a jump though.. I did that with dd, didnt gain more than a pound a month until 6 months then wham!! i gained 8 or 9 in that next month! and only up from there! LOL!

I am doing well but VERY VERY sore!! That upper arm routine hurt! Even with less weight than I usually do! But later I am getting on the treadmill to get in some cardio!

I need to run and deal with closet organizing now! Have a great morning everyone!

Hi ladies,

I just got out of the hospital yesterday, we ended up going in unexpectedly on the 21st. I went to my regular OB. appt and my blood pressure had jumped, so she decided to put me in then, which was last Thursday! All is well though, just had to stay a bit longer because she has a high biliruben count, and I had a spinal headache, so they ended up having to do a spinal patch. Anyway, my precious baby girl is here!!

I can't stay now, but will try to check in again soon!

Here she is!!!!

Oh Mel!! Congrats!!! Wow for coming early she was a big one huh?? Please fill us in all about the birth when you are feeling up to it. I hope you are healing well... and welcome to the world little Myra!!
Misty, exactly how far along are you? I know you said you are expecting a thanksgiving baby but what is your official due date? I'm trying to keep track of your progress. Please don't let that weight gain get to you... in the last few months of pregnancy alot of the weight is water so it will come off fast afterwards.
Karen, good for you for getting so much exercise in. You are doing so great. What did you end up having for dinner last night? I crushed up some hot n spicy pork rinds and rolled my pork loin chops in them with some egg and fried it... MMMMM.... it was so good on top of a huge salad. I even had one for breakfast and even my Dh loved them. Tonight I think I'm having a taco salad or taco roll ups. I have some ground beef thawed out I need to use.
My day is going ok. My ds is finally doing better with his potty training. Instead of 7-8 accidents a day he now rarely has more than 2. Whew! I was about to lose it there for a couple of days. But he's getting it down.
Well I'm off to surf the web for some LC recipes. TTYL!

Awww... so precious mel. Congrats again!

MEL! Congrats! What a cutie!!! WELCOME MYRA!! I hope you are feeling well! It sounds like it from your post! I assume she was still a c-section birth? Take care of your self! And dont overdo it!!!

I'll be back later to post but Spryng this has some awesome LC recipes http://www.atkinsfriends.com Look up the bacon wrapped scallops! YUM! We are having them tonight! :)