GETTIN' FIT

I was really fortunate to have lost most of the baby weight from our first pregnancy. I have still managed to hold onto 7 extra pounds, but I admit I was about 5lbs. under weight when I got pregnant. Nonetheless -- I lost the weight. I attribute my good fortune to my mother's excellent genes, breastfeeding, and the fact that Miles weighed nearly a ton when he was born. Of course, I lost 15lbs. just giving birth, so that left me with a measley 25lbs. left to lose. All that being said, I have been way too busy and exhausted to get myself motivated to workout. Until now.

I decided that it was time to start trying to tone up the soft spots that are left over from Miles. I told Jason that I needed his help to get motivated to get my body in shape for round two of pregnancy, and he has been quite the personal trainer. He makes sure that we do a mile long family walk (up and down hill) every night. Jason walks the dog and I get saddled up with Miles in the kokopax. The extra 22lbs. is really great. Jason also has me doing a circuit workout every other day that includes lunges, push-ups, leg lifts, and more. The goal is to keep this up through pregnancy number 2 so that my recovery will be just as great as it was with Miles. Here's to hoping. Either way -- it feels good to feel the burn!!!

PATIENCE REQUIRED

So, we are three days out from our estimated Ovulation date and it feels like we've been waiting for months!!! I wish there was some magic switch that we could turn on and, voila, we'd be pregnant!!! We've obviously already started TTC, but we still have to wait until June 13, 2010 to start testing. Oh the anticipation. I guess good things come to those who wait -- of course -- we have no choice but to wait. Until then, we are praying, and wishing, and keeping our fingers crossed that this month will be the month!!! Lots of Love.

THE BLOG TITLE

So -- just in case anyone needed clarification -- we do not have another bun in the oven, yet. YET. I just titled the blog site "Another Bun in the Oven" because we anticipate having one in there very soon. Plus, I didn't want anyone else getting ahold of the link address before I had a chance to do it. So, for now, we are currently just trying to get knocked up.

WE ARE OFFICIALLY TTC!!!

That's right. I said it. We are back to the drawing board and trying to concieve. Are we nuts???? Yes. Do we care??? No. Well, maybe a little. But, we are doing it anyway. We have spent the last few months seriously considering baby #2 -- pouring over the pros and cons -- and we feel that now is the time. It just makes sense to us to have our babies close together in age. The obvious reason -- built in friends. The less obvious reason -- get all the baby and toddler stuff over at the same time. We don't want to change diapers for 2-3 years with Miles and then get saddled with changing diapers again for another 2-3 years. No thank you. The last reason is, obviously, not limited to diapers. All of the rough phases will be relatively close together. Over and done with!!!! Plus we're just really darn excited about having another baby. It never occured to us that we would grow to love Miles so much that we would desperately want to have another baby just to see how wonderful that would be.
We are trying to be realistic, though. We are aware that I am over 30 now and have creeped into "medium risk" territory. It's very possible that we are in for a much harder battle this time around. Getting pregnant after only 3 attempts is considered fast and easy. We know that this time it's likely to take us longer. But, we are optimistic and we're diving right in during this cycle. If we do concieve this month we will be welcoming our new baby home in the sweet month of February. I must admit that the girl in me absolutely adores this notion. We'd also love to have a little girl, but another boy would be so absolutely wonderful. We already have a list names for both a boy and girl. I won't reveal those until much later!!! For now -- we are TTC!!! Lots of love and wish us luck and baby dust!!!