While we're rebooting...

While we reboot I would like to take this opportunity to reflect upon this last year.

After almost 6 months of trying, we finally got pregnant last January. Now those months were very trying for me due to stress, hormone changes, a sprained ankle, a 3 phase project and a rapidly expanding size that couldn't be explained.

Once the evening sickness stopped, I had a completely awesome pregnancy. My blood pressure was consistently good, which was a concern of nine since it was consistently bad for the months leading up to that first positive test. My weight gain slowed to a slow and steady gain rather than continuing with the exponential gains (packing on 15lbs in 2 months vs the first 6 months of pregnancy. My last weigh on, 4 days before the baby was born, total gain was 30lbs. BP was still 112/68 range and aside from aches and pains of pregnancy, I felt great.

Three days after having my daughter I had lost 11lbs. She was 8lbs 4oz. By the time she was 10 days old, I had lost all 30lbs and by 1 month I had lost an additional 8lbs.

And then Christmas happened.

That's all I'm saying.

And here I am, a few pounds lighter than pre-pregnancy, 10lbs more than when I started this blog and starting over. This time I am a little more hopeful.

This time my playing field has changed. This time I have a baby. I work part time so a majority of my meals are right here at home. My stress level is higher but I am dealing with a much different kind of stress.

Fingers crossed. I hope to break open the summer cloths circa 2006 box this year and not be depressed.