219

~Sigh~ I feel so disgusting.

I weighed myself tonight after a few weeks of not doing it. Last time I weighed myself I was 215 or 213. I feel so gross. Before I ever got pregnant I was around the 200 mark. For a long time, quite a few years ago, I was in and around the 180 mark. That means in approximately 7 years I've gained 40 pounds. That's so gross. I guess I just never seen it because I gained it over a long period of time. The most I've ever weighed was 224 pounds, but that was when I was pregnant with Austin. I can't really blame this on baby weight though because 2 weeks after having Austin I weighed 197. How does that even happen?

Ugh. Isaac and I just bought a bunch of crap food. That's probably part of how it happens. That, and the fact that I'm getting next to no exercise. I have no motivation though. I'd really like to get to a healthy weight, and I know this isn't it.

17 weeks

Austin turned 17 weeks today. It seems a little weird to still be counting the weeks. Okay, so he'll be 4 months on Monday. Wow! People tell you that kids grow up too fast, but I never really believed them. When your a new Mom, especially a first time Mom, that time just zooms by. This is one of those times that I feel luck to live in Canada. I am entitled to a full year of maternity leave, which is awesome. I feel bad for my American mommy friends, who, if not back at work already, will be headed there shortly.

My 25th birthday is in 10 days. I'm neither excited nor dreading it. I think it'll just feel like another day. I don't think there is anything being planned for it. Austin and I may be traveling up to Sault Ste. Marie for a memorial service. Let's hope he likes loooong car drives.

3 months!

Wow, time surely does fly! Austin is 12 weeks old already. We brought him to his pediatrician for his 3 month check up today. He weighs a whopping 15 pounds already and is 24.75 inches long. Everything is great with Austin and we go back in a month for his next appointment (and next shots ACK!).

Austin has been sleeping in his crib in his own room for just shy of a week. I first had him napping in there during the day but would still keep him in the bassinet beside our bed at night. However, the first night he spent in his crib is because he was still sound asleep when we were ready to go to bed. I thought I'd be nervous and anxious to leave him in his own room but I think I got a better night's rest.

We have the annual Hodgert Family (MIL's extended family) picnic on Saturday. I'm looking forward to showing Austin off.

I'm enjoying being a temporary stay-at-home Mom. I wish I had hope that we could possibly extend it passed my one year of maternity leave, but sadly it just won't be feasible. Unless, of course, I was to get pregnant with #2 in October. That would leave me with just enough time to go back to work, work the necessary 600 hours to qualify for EI again and then go off on mat leave again. Don't get your hopes up for me...we don't want our babies THAT close together lol!

Restart

So I figured out that I really neglected my blog for a long period of time....almost a year actually. It was here when I needed it though, to really help me deal with the heartache that would creep up on me. I have decided to move all of my previous posts to my other blog which you can find here.

So, for those of you that don't know me personally...My name is Rachel. I am 24 and married to Isaac (30) for almost 2 years now. We have an amazing little boy Austin who is 11 weeks old. We live outside a small town about half an hour north of London, Ontario, Canada. I am currently on maternity leave and Isaac works for New Orlean's Pizza in-store and doing deliveries. He also does some DJing work on the side.

I'm not sure if anyone bothers to check back here for new posts anymore so I could just be talking to myself! :)