Almost 2 years post op - 17 weeks pregnant

Aug 15, 2013

Hi, friends!

I am now 22 months post-op from my gastric bypass and while I am still a ways from my goal weight and this journey has been far from perfect, I couldn't ask for much more.

My life is about to become quite hectic again as I start back at school Monday after a year break. My baby boy is now 8 1/2 months old and is crawling everywhere, pulling himself up to standing and walking along the furniture! I'm sure it's only a matter of a couple of months before he'll be off to the races. He's developing such a great personality and is always full of smiles and laughter. His name, Izaak (derivitive of Isaac) means laughter. Fits him well :) Carmyn is also doing good. She is a wonderful big sister and loves her brother so much and is a great help to me, which I appreciate more than I can say.

I am now 17 weeks pregnant with baby #3. We still don't know the sex of the baby. We see our OB next Thursday (8/22) and we'll have the anatomy ultrasound scheduled at that appointment. I'm hoping to be in for that ultrasound as soon as the next day, but we'll see. My morning sickness is now completely gone. The only time I still wrestle with nausea is when I'm dumping on something. I've got slightly more energy, but still in zombie mode considering I still have a baby waking every now and then in the night on top of pregnancy induced insomnia and the complete inability to get comfortable at night. My weight has been the same for the past couple of weeks. I wonder if I'll start gaining now, but I'm down to 204 as of now. Soooo close to ONEderland and it's an exciting thought to see 199 on the scale but if I don't get there right now, I will eventually. Most important thing now is a healthy baby.

This pregnancy is so different from my last. I can't handle a lot of sweets this time and last time I couldn't get enough of them. I have a completely schizophrenic appetite this time around. One day being ravenously hungry and the next having to force food in my face. Although my early pregnancy symptoms were very intense while they lasted, they didn't last as long as they have in my previous pregnancies. This pregnancy seems to be taking FOREVER, though. It seriously feels like I will have been pregnant for two straight years by the time this baby is born, which isn't far from the truth... but oh my it feels like I should be done by now and I'm still not quite even halfway there.

Well, there's my update. Hoping to be more consistent with blogging now that I have internet at home again. Hope you all are well!

Oh... and a recent pic! :) I braved a pixie cut back in May and I love it and am keeping it around for a while. This picture was taken today, so this is my 17 week baby bump at 204 pounds.

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