1st "New Mom's" class

Well, I guess a few things have happened since my last post. We had our first baby/ new mom's class yesterday!! It was fun, we spent the first hour introducing ourselves and talking about our experiences during pregnancy and labor. There are about 15 ladies in the group, two of them were in our prenatal class as well so I sat with them. It was very interesting to see and compare (I know your not suppose to but I think everyone does) babies and mom's. The youngest baby was only six weeks old and the oldest was 5 months. One Mom had a baby with colic (that of course cried almost the entire time we were there ~ poor mom!!) and there were quite a few babies that had acid reflux and were even on medicine to help! After we all introduced ourselves we went into groups and talked about different topics, my groups topic was "What are you doing for yourself?". Jacob had a great time and I think was amazed that there were other little people out there, some even smaller then him!!! He just kept staring at all the babies and even tried to make conversation with the 7 week old beside us! he he I had a good time and am actually looking forward to next week, I also think that this time away from home gives Dad his alone time as well (something I'm sure he misses). Unfortunately the nurse teaching the class is the same nurse that came to our house the day after I got home from the hospital and I thought was an idiot! But I'm not at the class to talk to the nurse, I'm there to meet the Moms!

Also on the weekend we went over to the in laws for a soak in the hot tub, which Jacob seems to really enjoy! He doesn't seem to care too much for bath time but he has no problem soaking in the hot tub!? Well the next day we get a knock on our door asking for me, it was one of our neighbors that we have never met yet, he had my car insurance papers!?!? He had found them behind his house in the back alley and thought he should return them!! We were really confused!? How did my insurance papers jump out of my car and get in his back alley!? So hubby went to go look in the car and guess what? It had been broke into!! :o I'm actually thinking that we forgot to lock the doors cause there was no damage, no broken windows or locks and no damage inside the car except that they took my little change holder thingy in the consul and riped my map holder off the visor (which is where I also kept my insurance papers/ pink card). I felt so violated but thankful that they didn't damage the car! It's kinda funny cause usually I leave my drivers licence, bank card and even sometimes my Visa in the consul but have recently purchased a card holder that I now keep in the diaper bag. And I had just cleaned the car of any spare change and only left a few quarters in there! I'm a little pissed that they took my sunglasses but I never paid for them anyway, they were a gift. But I'm so grateful that they never touched the baby car seat base or did any damage to the car! Although now I want to put up security cameras more then I have ever wanted too before!!

Other then that, I am recovering well from the surgery ~ probably about 90%. I've been trying to go for more walks now that I am feeling better but if I over do it I get a little bit of pain still. We have started to do the siding on the garage and now have the back finished and new sheds built. We expect to finish the rest of the garage on Sept long weekend. I found out that my boss fired the guy that was too replace me but I haven't heard the whole story yet and I'm not sure what happened!? And I think that is about all ~ in a nut shell, can't think of any other news so I guess I should get going before Jacob calls for me!!

Shots, Surgery and good ole' mother nature! :(

Jacob did really good when he got his immunizations, I made hubby hold him cause I knew I was going to have to be the one to deal with Jacob later and I didn't want to be seen as the bad guy! Hubby had to go to a big race that evening and wouldn't be home till early morning. Jacob only cried for a little while and quickly settled down after having three needles. The nurse gave me the 1st degree interrogation - asking what felt like the same questions over and over!? She asked what Jacob was eating and so I did what most mom's do and lied! ;) he he I told her formula and formula only ! Which he isn't, we give him water and sometimes rice cereal. He likes his water and it helps keep him regular, he's not too crazy about the rice cereal yet and I don't find that he sleeps any longer when I do give it to him so it's more just for fun and to get him used to eating cereal. She also asked me how I was feeling and I felt like she was staring at me waiting to see if I would crack under pressure?! Of course she asked about breastfeeding like every other person I run into (which is really starting to bug me ~ everyone asking if I'm breastfeeding .... like it's any of their business? Why does everyone have to ask that question? ?) And I had to take her little postpartum quiz, a silly test about my feelings.

The day after Jacob's shots I had my surgery, after our appointment with the nurse I called to find out what time my operation was going to be at. They told me I had to be at the hospital by 7am and the surgery was scheduled for 9:30am, no eating or drinking after midnight and no nail polish on fingers or toes!! So much for my pedicure!! :( We got to the hospital on time, hubby and Jacob hung out with me for about an hour and then they left. Everything seemed to be running on time, they had trouble getting an IV started (as usual) and said they would just let the "drug doctor" do it in the operating room. I was scared out of my mind and was seriously thinking that maybe I shouldn't bother getting it removed, maybe it would be better to just leave it in? The operation took about an hour and a half to complete and I remember being back in the recovery room by noon. Everything else is pretty much a blur, I remember hubby and Jacob coming up to see me around 2:30 cause he thought I could go home by then but they decided to keep me a little longer (apparently I was really white?). I didn't feel nauseous at all but I could barely keep my eyes open, I only got sick once at the hospital and they finally released me at 5pm. All I could think about in the hospital was what was for supper but as soon as I got home that was the last thing on my mind as I sat on the couch with a pail!! Hubby took pretty good care of me that night, making sure my ice pack was full of ice and my puke bucket was cleaned and emptied. Hubby was busy all weekend with racing so I was pretty much on my own from Friday night on, yesterday was a pretty hard day I was still in pain but the Tylenol 3 makes me sleepy and it's hard to look after Jacob when you're sleepy so I didn't take as many meds as I wanted too - needless to say I was super happy when hubby finally walked in the doors at 6:30pm!! He is gone today too but I don't feel as sore and I told him that I can not do another 10 hour day so he better be home by 4 today?~ We'll see if that happens ?? I feel bad for Jacob and the dog cause I can't take them for their afternoon walk and I can't play with Jacob on floor like I usually do, I tried getting hubby to take them for a walk last night but he said it was too hot (which it was) so instead we went swimming/ visiting at the Grandparents. Jacob really seems to like swimming, I can't wait till I can take him to classes.

So not only did I have to deal with a somewhat cranky baby from getting his shots and then having my surgery the next day but the day after my surgery good ole' mother nature stopped by!! So I'm not sure if the pain in my stomach is from surgery or from cramps? It sucks - I sure didn't miss this when I was pregnant!! So I guess now I am almost back to normal and as soon as I am healed (about 7 to 10 days) I think I might have myself a treat!~! I'm giving myself till my birthday (Sept 14th) to have cheat/ treat days but after my birthday I am going to be 100% serious about dieting/ exercising!! By then I will be 100% healed and Jacob will be 3 months old so we will be able to get involved with exercise classes and I can push myself a little harder. I also joined a mom's group - the first class is not until the 26th of August, I will meet other mom's in my neighborhood and be able to talk to them about issues that might be bugging me or listen to their stories and be able to relate to them, it should be fun!?

Up coming surgery ...

Two more days and three more sleeps till I go for my gall bladder surgery and I must say I'm scared out of my mind!! Not that I would tell anyone else that but I can honestly say that I'm a little freaked out. They say that a lot of women that had attacks while pregnant will never have another attack again (unless they get pregnant again... something about all the hormones in your body?). So if I wanted too I could choose not to have my gall bladder removed and just take the chance, eat fatty foods and hope I don't have an attack or just get it removed and never have to worry about the thing ever again!? I know quite a few ladies that have had theirs removed and say it was the best thing they ever did, but they had the surgery done years ago when the surgeon had to actually open you up and you would stay in the hospital for 3-5 days. Now a days they do the surgery by laproscopic and all I will have are four small wounds and be discharged from the hospital the very same day!!! :o I have no idea what I am going to feel like after and I think that is what scares me the most ..... what if I'm too sore to pick up Jacob when he is crying? or what if I need help out of bed and hubby is working? Will I need him to babysit me? I don't think he is too excited about me going for surgery (not that he really has a choice) but there is a big race the day before my surgery (the same day as Jacob's shots that I'm already making him miss a little of the race to be with me for support) and then the regular races on the weekend. He's not really the sit and home and I'll take care of you type guy, he rarely likes to sit at home on any day. I suppose we will get through it just like anything else we have done but it still sucks and a part of me wishes I didn't have to go!

I must admit that this staying at home bit is starting to get a little boring and yes I know that eventually Jacob will become more active and entertaining but for now he is really kinda boring?! Everyday he has "play time" where he is more active cooing and entertaining - which to me is the best part of the day and I love to see him smile at me, it makes my day! But there is still a good portion of the day where he is sleeping or he is awake and I'm thinking to myself ... now what?! He's been fed, changed, burped, we did a little tummy time and I tickled him till I thought he had enough, I talk to him almost all day and wait patiently for him to coo back to me. But then what? I think I want to get one of those baby carriers that you wear on your chest, I think it's called a Snuggly? Cause the other day I went outside to do some gardening and put him in he stroller thinking that he would be OK with just being outside but I think he thinks that the stroller is suppose to move and if it doesn't move for a while then he cries? Same thing with the car and his baby seat, if we hit too many red lights or are stuck in traffic not moving he screams! It's like he knows if he is in something with wheels it needs to move!! So maybe if I had one of those Snuggly things then I could get stuff done outside (while it's still nice out) cause there is only so many times that I can wash the floors and clean bathrooms in one week! ;)

I'm a little anxious with the weight loss, I really miss the new/ old me, just when I was starting to be comfortable with the new "skinny" me I get fat again. I know it was all for a really good cause and I would do it over in a heart beat. I'm so glad I lost 80lbs before getting pregnant cause if I didn't then I would have to loose soooo much weight now and loosing weight is the hardest thing I have ever had to do!! I'm still stuck at 190, actually I think I have gained a few pounds since then and I'm at 194!!! It pisses me off that instead of loosing I'm gaining and I need to focus more on eating healthy! I wish I could be one of those skinny girls that never has to worry about how many carbs I've eaten today or if it's OK for me to have a treat? I want to be at 170 again and I know before I said "it takes 9 months to gain the weight so take 9 months to get it off" but I'm so impatient, I want it to all fall off effortlessly! Doesn't everyone?! ;) Jacob is almost holding his head up for longer periods so I think when he is at 3 months I will join a mom/ tot swim group or find other groups for mom's that want to exercises and burn the fat! I'm also thinking of joining a mom/baby group that is in my neighborhood (for babies over 6 weeks), it starts Aug 26, goes for 6 weeks and costs $30. It will get me out of the house once a week (and not just to go to WalMart), I will meet other moms (and potential future friends) and I will get to talk about any concerns or questions.

1st road trip!!!

Well it wasn't a very long road trip, only about 2 hours but it was our first trip out of the city and kind of our first camping trip!! On August long weekend hubbies family has always gone to play slow pitch in a small town 2 hours away (Edson) and this year was no different. We packed up the car with Hubby, Jacob, the dog (Roxie), my Dad and of course myself with all our luggage and I gotta tell you the car was full!!! I can't imagine what we would do if we were going away longer then 3 days !!! We already had to ask the in laws to take the stroller, baby tent thing and our chairs with them in the truck!! The weekend was good, Edson is pretty close to the mountains and you could just barely see them from the ball diamonds. Unfortunately it was cold and rainy for most of the weekend and of course I packed more onesies then sleepers. The only nice day we had was the day we headed home .... of course! Our team one 2 out of 4 games, not bad for a team that only plays once a year!! :) Jacob was a good boy (of course - he he) and seemed to really enjoy everyone holding him cause when we got home that's all he wanted me to do!! I also must say that I think he is one of those people that can only use his bathroom at home and doesn't like going #2 away from home cause that was literally the first thing he did when we walked in the door!!! It's not like he didn't go #2 while we were away but they were just little ones, we figured it was because we didn't want to use the town water for his bottles so we were using bottled water and thought that the change in water was why he wasn't quite himself, now I just figure it's cause he was away from home!!

Today we had our 6 week appointments, they weighed Jacob in at 11lbs 14oz (almost 5lbs heavier then at birth!!) and he is now just over 22" long (3" longer then at birth). Everything was good with him, she never said anything was wrong so I can only assume he is healthy!? Same goes for me, she gave me the "OK" to go back to "our normal activities" - I think she meant sex but instead said "like exercise" - cause why else would she say "our" and include my hubby in that sentence? he he Our next appointment will be in about 6 weeks for his 3 month appointment, our doctor gave me the OK to use baby Tylenol or Advil if I think it's necessary which is good cause we might need to use it next week when he goes for his shots? I think next week is going to be a hard week for me and a little stressful, with Jacob getting his shots and I'm not too sure hubby will be there with me cause there is a big race that day, my surgery the day after his shots and I'm not sure how long recovery is supposed to be and then hubby has to work the weekend at the track so I will be pretty much on my own after just having surgery!!! :o It will be interesting and hopefully I won't be in too much pain?

Yesterday was the first time I have ever left Jacob with a sitter (kinda). I finally made my appointment for my pedicure and my girlfriend met me at the mall, so while I was getting my toes done she walked the mall with Jacob. It took an hour and a half to do my toes and the last half hour was the hardest!! Hubby doesn't understand why it is hard for me to leave him with other people and I really can't explain it but I just feel like I should enjoy every minute I can now cause pretty soon I think he will be "Daddy's boy" and will be outside wanting to help Dad all the time?

Here is one of my favorite pics from the weekend, hopefully you enjoy it as well!?